Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
RCD Wrap Up: EpCam
July 27, 2022
In June, the Cancer Research UK Children's Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence (CRUK-CBTCE) hosted an international ependymoma meeting in Cambridge, sponsored exclusively by the RCD Foundation, and...
Kicking Goals for Brain Cancer 2022
July 25, 2022
What a weekend! Our Kicking Goals for Brain Cancer Round was a huge success! A big-hearted thanks to everyone who supported the round. We had lots of teams purchase our awesome...
RCD Wrap Up: International Symposium on Paediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO)
July 14, 2022
The Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation proudly sponsored the 20th International Symposium on Paediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO) in Hamburg, Germany this June. The conference attracted more than 400...
Outcomes of Travel Grants
June 2, 2022
Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year ending 2022 We warmly congratulate the following grant recipients for the 20th International Symposium on Paediatric Neuro- Oncology (ISPNO) in Hamburg,...
2022 Aeternum Fortis Brainy Breakfast
May 26, 2022
We were fortunate enough to have an amazing group of big-hearts and brilliant brains in the same room for our Annual Aeternum Fortis Brainy Breakfast, at the Waterfront, Port Melbourne. It was a...
Connor's Run 2022: Registrations Now Open!
May 5, 2022
Connor's Run is back for its 10th year in 2022! After a two year hiatus, our one day Melbourne event is Sunday 11 September along with Connor's Run Your Way Any Day, all of September. Connor's Run...
Shane Warne: Larger than life character, with a big heart
March 24, 2022
A larger than life character, Shane Warne will always be known to us as a great guy with a big heart who loved his kids. Warne passed away suddenly at just 52 years old of a heart attack in Ko...
Brawn for the brain: Over $93,000 USD raised for Connor's Erg Challenge
March 2, 2022
Thank you to all of the individuals, schools, gyms and teams who used their brawn for brains! Our seventh Connor's Erg raised over $93,000 USD ($128,000+ AUD!) for paediatric brain cancer matters, our...
DIPG/DMG Collaborative SIOPe Grant Presentation
March 2, 2022
We're a proud Foundational Sponsor of the DIPG/DMG Collaborative. We invest $10,000 USD annually along with over 20 foundations to help fund vital DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) research....
Kendra Maass receives 2022 CERN Robert Connor Dawes Scientific Fellowship Award
January 26, 2022
We’re thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2022 Robert Connor Dawes Foundation CERN Fellowship – Dr Kendra Maass, scientist at the Hopp Children's Tumor Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and German...