Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Profiling Ependymoma - Georgia Brown
September 24, 2020
Saturday 26 September is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on ependymoma. Georgia Brown is a beautiful, active five-year-old girl. She loves playing with her sisters,...
Profiling Ependymoma - Olivia Phelan
September 22, 2020
Saturday 26 September is Childhood Brain Cancer Awareness Day, this year the focus is on ependymoma. Olivia Phelan was 15-years-old when she was diagnosed with an ependymoma in January 2017. The...
Innovative new clinical trial to give hope to Australian kids with deadly brain cancer
September 17, 2020
INNOVATIVE NEW CLINICAL TRIAL TO GIVE HOPE TO AUSTRALIAN KIDS WITH DEADLY BRAIN CANCER The Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation is committing $250,000 to co-fund the NICHE-HGG trial, that will give...
Connor's Run Weekly Highlights Video
September 14, 2020
We have absolutely loved seeing each and every one of you share your Connor’s Run with us, thank you. For the next few weeks we’re going to share a highlight video of the week that was. So make...
Smashing our FUNdraising goals
September 8, 2020
You did it (again!) Another FUNdraising goal reached, and we cannot thank you enough. These extra funds raised have allowed us to announce a number of new initiatives: The Gideon Gratzer and Grace...
Atlas Masterclass x Connor's Run
September 2, 2020
To celebrate Connor's Run we've teamed up with Atlas Masterclass for an exciting (and delicious) event- The Taste of Italy Dinner Box. Our incredible ambassador Charlie Carrington is generously...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 1, 2020
Today marks the beginning of our eighth Connor’s Run, it’s also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to your incredible support of events such as Connor’s Run, we can fund vital research...
This is our message to you...
April 6, 2020
You have been in our thoughts and hearts as together we have careened down this unchartered road that COVID-19 has taken us. Many times during the last few weeks I have been reminded of the 18 months...
Alfie Chivers CRISPR Project
January 17, 2020
Hudson Institute of Medical Research is set to receive $226,000 over two years to fund its CRISPR research project, known as the Alfie Project. The project is named in honour of Sara Chivers and...
CERN & Robert Connor Dawes Pediatric Fellowship
November 25, 2019
We are pleased to announce the most recent recipient of the Robert Connor Dawes CERN Pediatric Fellowship Congratulations to Chan Chung from the University of Michigan (sponsored by Dr. Sriram...