Cancer eNews - 4 Dec 2020

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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

CONCERT members take out awards

CONCERT Director, Scientia Professor Michael Barton OAM and CONCERT members, Dr Vikneswary Batumalai, Dr Tony Pang and Ms Natalie Stunnell have all received awards at this year’s UNSW SWS Precinct Research Awards.

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CONCERT Member of the month: Prof Afaf Girgis

Recent Articles from TCRN members

Express your interest in leading the Cancer CAG - deadline extended

Scientia Professor Michael Barton will be stepping down as the Director of the Cancer CAG in mid-2021. Expressions of interest are sought for the role. The appointed Director will lead preparation of a Cancer Institute NSW grant application that will form the basis of the next 5 years of activity. Please see the EOI form for further information and submit for consideration ASAP.

EOI

GRANTS

Cancer 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.

Four grants of up to $50,000 over 1 year are available to undertake projects in at least one of the priority areas.
Two of the four grants will be awarded to UNSW affiliated researchers for projects focussing on low grade gliomas.

Further detail is provided in the application form and information from Dr Rebekah Puls.

Deadline: 6 December 2020

MRFF Funding Opportunities

2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Opportunity Deadline: 3 Feb 2021
2020 Efficient Use of Existing Medicines Grant Opportunity Deadline: 3 Feb 2021
2020 Primary Health Care Research Data Infrastructure Grant Opportunity Deadline: 23 Feb 2021
2020 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists Grant Opportunity Deadline: 23 Feb 2021
2020 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity Round 2 Deadline: 3 Mar 2021

NHMRC 2021 Grant Program Dates Confirmed

2021 Investigator Grants - min data: 3 March 2021; deadline: 31 March 2021
2021 Synergy Grants - min data: 24 March 2021; deadline: 21 April 2021
2021 Ideas Grants - min data: 7 April 2021; deadline: 5 May 2021
2021 Postgraduate Scholarships - min data: 12 May 2021; deadline: 9 June 2021
2021 CTCS Grants - min data: 28 July 2021; deadline: 25 August 2021

Further details to follow on NHMRC Funding page

AWARDS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES

NHMRC Consultations

The NHMRC is currently seeking feedback on the following:

SEMINARS AND EVENTS

NSWHSB Seminar: Down the rabbit hole of publication integrity

The University of Auckland's A/Prof Andrew Grey is presenting a talk titled 'down the rabbit hole of publication integrity' as part of the NSW Health Statewide Biobank Seminar Series.

When: 7 December 2020

CONCERT Showcase and Trivia

Register now for the CONCERT Showcase and Trivia on December 11. The showcase features presentations from PhD students, our ECR recipients and is an opportunity to hear about future research planned across the network. The afternoon will finish with a fun session of trivia.

When: 11 December 2020 (11AM - 1PM)

Ageing CAG/UNSW Ageing Futures Institute: Assistive Technology and Smart Environments Webinar

The Age and Ageing CAG and the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute are pleased to announce their joint webinar - 'Assistive Technology and Smart Environments'. The webinar will include a 10-minute talk from each of our 4 speakers, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. All welcome.

When: 14 December 2020

Save the date: World Cancer Day

Save the date to join us for World Cancer Day 2021. Further details will be provided early next year. Until then, take a look at the highlights from our 2020 WCD event.

When: 4 February 2021

ABOUT US

TCRN

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.

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