eNewsletter - TCRN, CONCERT & Cancer CAG No images? Click here The Cancer Clinical Academic Group is now proudly working with Translational Cancer Research Centre partners to bring you the latest news, grant opportunities, and events from our combined network Uniting cancer research into a globally-leading partnership to deliver continuing evidence-based practice in diagnosis, intervention, and support LATEST NEWS New directions towards a better future for patients with pancreatic cancer Innovative research centre to image ‘dark space’ of cancer The ACRF INCITe Centre, based at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research will enable researchers to see immune cells and molecules move and interact below the surface of tumours and deep inside tissues. Light, liposomes, action: researchers show safer, more targeted way to deliver CRISPR gene therapy Biomedical researchers have come up with a novel way to use a beam of light to deliver CRISPR gene therapy molecules targeting illnesses. Express your interest in leading the Cancer CAG - deadline extended GRANTSCancer CAG E/MCR Seed grants - closing soon! Four grants are available to early or mid-career researchers. Projects can address any area along the continuum of cancer control and must have direct relevance to at least one Cancer BIG Idea. The funds for these collaborative grants are sourced from Cancer CAG and SPHERE funds, as well as additional UNSW philanthropic funds administered by UNSW Sydney.
Further detail is provided in the application form and information from Dr Rebekah Puls. Deadline: 6 December 2020 MRFF Funding Opportunities
AWARDS, TRAINING AND RESOURCESGSK PhD Graduate Innovation Program An opportunity for PhD graduates and post-docs to undertake a 12-month program working with GlaxoSmithKline in Melbourne, funded by MTPConnect. The program aims to provide interns with a diverse range of development opportunities, experiences and exposure with view to improving Australia’s success in terms of translation and commercialisation of health and medical research; and expanding the capacity and capability. Multiple positions available including one in Oncology Medical Affairs. Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences recently launched the medal, to be awarded annually to a female researcher for one or more seminal discoveries in the health and medical sciences. Deadline: 1 March 2021 Genetics in palliative care: a qualitative study invitation Join Us research register launched The George Institute and UNSW have launched Join Us, a secure, online research register that provides access to community members who have provided consent to be contacted about research that might be relevant to their health status. SEMINARS AND EVENTSWorld Cancer Day Social Media Ambassadors: Save the Date When: 4 February 2021 ABOUT USTCRN The Translational Cancer Research Network (TCRN) is a translational cancer research centre program funded by the Cancer Institute NSW and is a collaborative and interactive cancer research community based in the South East of Sydney, with links to cancer services and researchers in inner and southern Sydney, and Albury. It was formed to create an innovative and supportive environment for the translation of cancer research into improvements in patient care. CONCERT The Centre for Oncology Education, Research and Training (CONCERT) is a translational research centre program funded by the Cancer Insitute NSW. CONCERT exists to bring together the knowledge and expertise of cancer health professionals and researchers to facilitate translation of research generated evidence into practice to achieve better outcomes for those affected by cancer. Cancer CAG The Cancer Clinical Academic Group (Cancer CAG) brings together clinicians and researchers from three universities, four cancer services (with six major treatment facilities) and three Medical Research Institutes. Our combined research strength spans the translational medicine spectrum of bench to bedside and health service delivery. Working with TCRC partners, our network extends to all of the organisations below. Connect with us! |