Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Update from Dr Samreen Shaikh, RCD & CERN Fellow
June 16, 2025
We’re proud to support Dr. Samreen Shaikh through the 2024 CERN, National Brain Tumor Society and RCD Foundation Scientific Fellowship, based at the Children’s Brain Centre in The University of...
Meet our New Fellow: Dr Portia Smith
February 11, 2025
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation together with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Welcomes New Fellow, Dr. Portia Smith, to Undertake Novel Immunotherapy Research for Pediatric Brain Cancer . Read...
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation & University of Wisconsin–Madison Fellowship Media Release
February 11, 2025
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation together with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Welcomes New Fellow, Dr. Portia Smith, to Undertake Novel Immunotherapy Research for Pediatric Brain Cancer. The...
New Funding Partnership Backs Innovative Paediatric Brain Cancer Treatment
February 3, 2025
A pioneering partnership has been established to fund critical clinical trials for targeted treatments in children and young adults diagnosed with high-grade gliomas, including Diffuse Intrinsic...
2024 CERN and Robert Connor Dawes Foundation Fellowship
September 17, 2024
SAMREEN SHAIKH RECEIVES 2024 CERN AND ROBERT CONNOR DAWES SCIENTIFIC FELLOWSHIP AWARD WITH THE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY. We are excited to announce the recipient of the 2024 CERN and Robert...
Media Statement: The Australian Brain Tumour Collaborative (ABTC)
September 17, 2024
The Australian Brain Tumour Collaborative (ABTC) makes the following statement regarding the Therapeutic Goods Administrations (TGA) publishing of Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) ID...
EPCAM 2024
July 22, 2024
The third Ependymoma Science Meeting, EPCam was held in July 2024, in Cambridge, UK. We were proud to support this event along with Texas Children’s Hospital and Cancer Research UK. Overall...
New subsidy for cutting-edge brain cancer diagnostic test
June 24, 2024
Patients with brain tumors now have easier access to a groundbreaking diagnostic test, thanks to a new subsidy announced by the Victorian Government. This initiative will cover the cost of...
Brain Cancer Vaccine Project Launch
February 8, 2024
On Wednesday February 8, we were thrilled to announce we have partnered with The University of Queensland, committing $1.2 million to develop a brain cancer vaccine. With in-kind support from the...