Brain Matters
Stories from the RCD Foundation
Curing childhood cancer: all roads lead to Melbourne
April 5, 2023
The original news article can be found on Hudson's website HERE A single laboratory in south-east Melbourne is now the global hub for medical researchers looking to cure childhood...
Children's brain cancer biobank gives hope for the future
February 15, 2023
The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation are proud to announce that we are co-funding South Australia's first biobank. Dubbed ‘Brain Turbo SA’, the biobank is being spearheaded by renowned brain...
World First: Australian child first in the world to trial new brain cancer treatment
February 8, 2023
16 year old Adam is the first patient in the world to trial a new brain cancer treatment. This world-first cancer treatment trial, tackling a rare and debilitating paediatric brain tumour commenced at...
CERN Seed Grant Launches New $3M Ependymoma Research Project
December 21, 2022
Discoveries from the 2020 CERN Robert Connor Dawes Pediatric Fellowship, supported by the National Brain Tumor Society, to Dr. Chan Chung in Dr. Sriram Venneti’s laboratory at the University of...
An Australian first: Newly accredited diagnostic test to transform diagnosis of children with brain cancer.
December 13, 2022
Pat yourself on the back, high-five someone, jump for joy, because your awesome support has helped make a huge difference for young people with brain cancer! From December 2022, molecular profiling...
HGG PROJECTS WE ARE FUNDING
September 21, 2022
September 26 is Brain Cancer Awareness Day. This year the focus is on high grade glioma (HGG). We have highlighted all of the projects we have committed funding to relating to research in HGG....
CERN x RCD Seed Grant Launches New $3M Ependymoma Research Project
August 25, 2022
This first appeared on CERN. Discoveries from the 2020 CERN Robert Connor Dawes Pediatric Fellowship, supported by the National Brain Tumor Society, to Dr. Chan Chung in Dr. Sriram Venneti’s...
New clinical trial now open for children with deadly brain cancers.
August 24, 2022
This was first posted on ANZCHOG An international clinical trial testing the latest promising drugs for children diagnosed with a deadly brain cancer is now open in Australia and will open soon in...
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 2023-2024 We proudly announce the grant recipients for the following events: Australian Children's Brain Cancer Centre Conference in Brisbane, Queensland...