Blog Archives
Teaching kids how to Kick Cancer’s Butt
26/07/2018
On Tuesday, 40 school students from Canberra visited us to learn about cancer and how we’re working to cure it. For the budding scientists among them, it was a chance to find out what a career in medical research is really like.
A global effort to improve childhood cancer treatment
13/07/2018
A database of genetic information of more than 270 cancer models, encompassing 25 different childhood cancers, has just been made publicly available. Children’s Cancer Institute contributed 90 leukaemia models to this global effort.
Live for Lily Butterfly Ball fundraiser a huge success
26/06/2018
The 2018 Live for Lily Butterfly Ball was held on 16 June in Melbourne’s Palladium at Crown. It was a fantastic evening and a huge success, raising much-needed funds to support our research.
We’ve created our road map for the next five years
30/05/2018
We’ve just launched our Strategic Plan for 2018–2022. The culmination of months of consultation and thought, it provides a road map for achieving our vision as quickly as possible.
$1 million funding boost for Zero Childhood Cancer program
11/05/2018
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has announced a $1 million funding boost for the Zero Childhood Cancer program. The money will support an immunotherapy trial for children with brain cancer.
The past, present and future for young Australians with cancer
01/05/2018
How does the future look for young Australians with cancer? According to a recent article by Cancer Institute NSW, it’s looking brighter, and our work’s playing a vital role.
Zero Childhood Cancer national clinical trial – 6 months on
22/03/2018
It’s six months since the Zero Childhood Cancer personalised medicine national clinical trial began. We'd like to share some of our progress with you.
Meet a Researcher: Q&A with Dr Marion Le Grand
15/02/2018
Dr Marion Le Grand is a Research Officer in our Tumour Biology and Targeting Program. She tells us what she does, and why she came all the way from France to do it.
VR helps scientists ‘walk’ through cancer cells together
08/01/2018
Ground-breaking virtual reality (VR) technology is allowing multiple scientists to see inside a human cell at the same time.
How specific DNA ‘microdeletions’ help predict leukaemia relapse
11/12/2017
If doctors can reliably tell which children are most likely to get their leukaemia back, they can offer more intensive treatment options to prevent it.
