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LATEST NEWS Barriers and facilitators: digital health tools for adults living with cancer UNSW researchers found in a systematic review, 3/4 of digital tools designed to help cancer survivors are not distributed to the user, undermining the goal of digital health interventions to increase the accessibility of psychological care for survivors. World-first clinical trial targets immune molecule IL23 as potential treatment for sarcoma Recruitment is now open for a national clinical trial that will test whether an existing therapy for psoriasis can help treat patients with sarcomas. Moving Towards Sustainability: The Health Science Alliance Biobank NSW Cancer Plan Have your say – Cancer Institute NSW has released the draft NSW Cancer Plan for public consultation. TCRN PhD Candidate Profile TCRN Members recent articles GRANTSAHRA Women’s Health Research Translation Network grants The AHRA WHRTN has announced its inaugural Early and Mid-Career Researcher Funded Awards grant round comprising of a one-off 12-month financial support to facilitate career advancement and development in women in E/MCR stages of their research careers. Deadline: 26 April 2021 Al and Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship The fellowship is targeted at Early-Career Researchers, with a salary component of $120K p.a and an additional research support package of $50K p.a for a five-year term. Deadline: 30 April 2021 Allied health cross boundary grant programme Deadline: 27 May 2021 Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant Deadline: 28 May 2021 Open NHMRC and MRFF Funding Opportunities
AWARDS, TRAINING AND RESOURCESHealth 10x Deadline: 12 April 2021 NSW Health and Medical Research Sponsorship Program Deadline: 12 April 2021 2021 APEC ASPIRE Prize The ASPIRE Prize is an annual award which recognises young scientists from APEC economies who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research, as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with scientists from other APEC member economies. Deadline: 27 April 2021 SEMINARS AND EVENTSRandwick Precinct Cancer Roundtable Inaugural David Cooper Lecture with Dr Anthony S. Fauci Dr Anthony S. Fauci joins Tegan Taylor, co-host of the ABC’s Coronacast, to discuss the past, the present and the future: from what we learned from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to what the ongoing impact of COVID-19 will be. This event is the inaugural David Cooper Lecture, which honours the legacy of the Kirby Institute’s Founding Director, Prof David Cooper AC. This event is co-presented by the Kirby Institute, UNSW Centre for Ideas and UNSW Medicine & Health. TCRN PhD Career Pathway Workshop: Life after a PhD! When: 3 May 2021 Cancer Immunology Forum This meeting will bring together the NSW-based pre-clinical, translational and clinical research community for presentation of work, scientific discussion and research brainstorming. This will be a day of collegiality and collaboration for those working on this frontier of medicine. It is our vision that there will be annual Cancer Immunology Ideas Fora in the future that will provide a framework for network-building and for large competitive grant applications. When: 21 May 2021 Sydney Cancer Conference: abstracts and registrations The University of Sydney will host the seventh Sydney Cancer Conference, a national forum showcasing existing and emerging strengths in cancer research across Australia in September 2021.Registrations are now open and abstract submissions close on 17 May. When: 9 - 10 September 2021 ABOUT USTCRN CONCERT Cancer CAG Working with TCRC partners, our network extends to all of the organisations below. Connect with us |