Three world-class Australian cancer research projects, for which ACRF grants have previously been awarded, are underway following the start of our payments this week.

The total $8.6 million in funds will ensure Australian scientists are able to work in world-class conditions with the very best equipment, working to speed up the breakthroughs in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

1. $3.1 million to The ACRF Chemical Proteomics Centre for Kinomics, at the Children’s Medical Research Institute at Westmead in Sydney. Kinomics is a new discipline in Australia comprising a very simple, yet rapid, large scale, high-throughput screening process to study the entire kinome – that is, all of the protein kinases which are expressed in a cell at a given point in time.

From all of us at the Australian Cancer Research Foundation, we wish a Happy Easter to all of our supporters,  with special wishes to our Greek (Kaló Páscha) and Italian (Buona Pasqua) donors!

If you’re rushing to make those last minute Easter purchases, it’s not too late to make a small donation in lieu of easter eggs or gifts. Even though our office will be closed from Friday 6 April for the long weekend, if you make a donation online a receipt will be issued to your email address automatically.

Thank you again for your ongoing support of our work.

A new research centre set to fast-track leukaemia discoveries and other types of blood cancer research from the lab to the hospital bedside was opened today by the Victorian Minister for Health, David Davis.

Established through a $1 million grant from the ACRF, The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Centre for Translational Research will provide new hope to thousands of people with blood cancers.

The facility is located at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, which sees more than 120 new leukaemia cases and performs some 80 bone marrow transplants each year.

The Translational Research Centre will therefore provide a seamless link between the Hospital and collaborating research facilities, including the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne’s Diagnostic Haematology Laboratory and clinical services.

Executive Director of Research at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Prof Ingrid Winship said such a centre was vital to improve outcomes for patients.

Please click here, or on the image (right), to read our top stories on cancer research, fundraising around Australia, and ACRF news for the month of March.

This edition features new indicators for melanoma survival, a fundraiser’s solo kayak to Bass Strait in tribute to a mentor and friend with oesophageal cancer, and ideas for replacing your Easter sweets with a gift to cancer research!

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