BrainCancerCentre
@BrainCancerCtr
Bringing together our brightest minds to end brain cancer as a terminal illness. Founded by @carriesB4BC & established in partnership with @WEHI_Research.
Check out our BCC Research Rockstars and Cover Stars! Prof Kate Drummond AM is Director of Neurosurgery at @TheRMH and Professor @UniMelb She’s a passionate mentor and advocate for junior colleagues, like Dr Heidi McAlpine, trainee neurosurgeon. Currently only around 11% of…
The Brain Cancer Centre’s most significant investment has been the establishment of The Brain Cancer Research Laboratory (BCRL) at @wehi_research The @braincancerlab is pioneering a new model for a collaborative laboratory. Co-headed by Dr @sarahannbest cancer biologist…
Today is International Childhood Cancer Day. Prof. Nick Gottardo, Paediatric Oncologist at @PerthChildrens & Co-Head of Brain Tumour Research at @TheKids_AU is leading the charge against childhood brain cancer. Some brain cancers, like DIPG, still have no effective…
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩🔬 We’re celebrating the incredible women behind our research. 🔬 Most of our senior research leaders are female 👩🔬 60% of our Chief Investigators are women 🧬 We support 50+ brilliant female research minds We’re…
2025 BCC Grant Recipients!! We’re excited to announce our 2025 funded programs. $2.25 million in additional funding to these brilliant researchers and projects. In our 4th year - we’re proud to continue to support these brilliant researchers working together to achieve our…
In December 2018, the lives of the Pavone family were changed forever. At just Laurence was diagnosed with an aggressive, inoperable brain tumour – a Glioblastoma Multiforme. Despite the devastating news, Laurence and his wife Julie turned heartbreak into hope. From his hospital…
Prof Nick Gottardo is a Paediatric Oncologist at Perth Children’s Hospital and Co-Head Brain Tumour Research at The Kids Research Institute Australia. “So many people don’t know this, but brain cancer is the biggest killer of children…. More than any other disease” Prof Gottardo…
💙 Everyone’s Got a Fiver 💙 Brain cancer is a devastating illness. Currently there is no cure. We need to change this. 5 is a number that means a lot to us. 🔹 Every 5 hours, one Australian is diagnosed with brain cancer 🔹 Only 5% of people survive Glioblastoma, the…
This week is International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, shining a spotlight on the devastating impact brain tumours have on patients, and their families. We’re on a mission to develop new treatments and trials for patients, to help create a brighter future for patients. Our…
Our Research Rockstars Prof @DrMistyJenkins & Dr @sarah_ann_best @WEHI_research have just returned from the EANO Neuro-Oncology Conference in Glasgow, where some of the leading brain cancer clinicians and researchers gathered to discuss the latest in brain cancer research.…
We’re turning 3!! 🥳 Happy Birthday to us! 🎉 We’re so excited about how far we’ve come in 3 short years. We’re celebrating: 🧑🔬 3 years of ground-breaking research 💰 $30 million committed to research & clinical trials 🌏 A world-first clinical trial Brain POP 👩🔬 70…
Our BCC Research Rockstars have had another exciting new paper published, led by Dr @luluhegs @WEHI_research This study is part of BCC funded programme the BRAIN Registry and captures comprehensive data from patients with brain cancer, from the time of their diagnosis…
Proud to have brilliant minds like Dr @luluhegs and Megan part of our BCC dream team. Many Minds. One Focus.
“Evolving Practice and Outcomes in Grade 2 Glioma: Real-World Data from a Multi-Institutional Registry” can be accessed by following the link below: mdpi.com/3001886 This research was made possible in part through funding provided by @BrainCancerCtr
One of our brilliant minds BCC member @SammyShaya presented his research RESET-GBM at the Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology ASNO annual meeting. Sammy works with our Co-Head Research Strategy Dr @whittlejim with collaborative partners @PeterMacCC @WEHI_research and @TheRMH…
Dr @whittlejim BCC Co-Head Research Strategy is presenting at @myESMO in Barcelona, a platform with over 30,000 researchers from all over the world. His talk will focus on the early data from one of our first trials targeting IDH1-mutated Low Grade Gliomas (LGGs), testing…
Welcome to some new brilliant minds joining the BCC team! Dr @_joesia Radiation Oncologist @PeterMacCC & Dr Negar Asadian, Neuroscientist have joined the @braincancerlab team at @WEHI_research Joe brings his expertise from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre’s Department of Radiation…
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month we’re proud to share the some of the brilliant minds behind our paediatric brain cancer research programmes. Like A/Prof @DrEndersby Co-Head Brain Tumour Research @TheKids_AU in Perth “No-one expects a child to be…
Catch our Research Rockstar, BCC Co-Head Research Strategy Prof @DrMistyJenkins talking to @10NewsFirst about her brain cancer research breakthrough. This cutting edge immunotherapy known as CAR T Cell therapy uses the body’s own immune system to attack the brain tumour and…
Awesome to see our Research Rockstar Prof @DrMistyJenkins work in the Herald Sun today. Misty and her @WEHI_research teammates @leesa_lerts Melinda Iliopoulos, Stacie Wang, @DrAlexDav and @CTLengineer authored this study, proudly funded by The Brain Cancer Centre with funding…
A new cancer therapy that melts tumours from within could be a breakthrough for incurable brain cancer, if it is successful in clinical trials. > bit.ly/3zdU0hE
Congratulations to one of our Research Rockstars Dr Ryan Cross @CTLengineer awarded one of @KidsCancerProj fellowships! Ryan is a mid career researcher at @WEHI_research working on Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG)/ Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) His research…
