Major ANU funding win to boost health for all Australians

Professor Emily Banks. Photo: ANU - A tobacco-free future and stopping cancers caused by infections are two of the exciting projects at The Australian National University (ANU) to receive major funding from the Australian government. Five ANU researchers have won more than $10.7 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant scheme to help tackle some of the biggest medical and health challenges. Announced today by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP, the grants will empower ANU researchers to tackle chronic diseases caused by smoking, Alzheimer's and Multiple Sclerosis, cancer and heart attacks. Professor Emily Banks will receive more than $2.9 million to drive improved tobacco and e-cigarette control and provide new insights into cardiovascular disease prevention.   - "Smoking remains Australia's number one cause of premature death and disability," Professor Banks said. "It is also a major cause of health inequity.