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Symposium Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the Prostate Cancer Collaborative Research 2015 Symposium at the Translational Research Institute (TRI), Brisbane, Australia from 25th to 28th November 2015.
Dual successes for APCRC-Q PhD student, Claire Levrier
It has been an impressive month for APCRC-Q PhD student, Claire Levrier, who was recently awarded two exciting accolades.
Australian Prostate Cancer Bio Resource (APCB) receives funding from “It’s A Bloke Thing” Foundation and Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
The Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource (APCB), led by APCRC-Q’s Scientific Director, Distinguished Professor Judith Clements, recently received a $200,000 contribution from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and the It's A Bloke Thing Foundation (IABTF).
APCRC-Q Researchers Receive NHMRC Development Grant Funding
Professor Colleen Nelson and Professor Pamela Russell, from the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q), together with Professor Bradley Walsh and Dr Douglas Campbell, from Australian industry partner, Minomic International Ltd (Minomic), secured a National Health and Medical Research Council Development Grant, which will provide $703,540 in funding over the next three years.
Professor Pamela Russell made a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Professor Pamela Russell AM, Head of Biomedical Imaging and Prostate Cancer Models at the APCRC-Q, has been recognised for her outstanding career by being named a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
QUT is offering 2 research capacity building 5 year professorial appointments in Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine
QUT is a highly successful, energetic and innovative university that is backing its aspirations with a significant investment in people, state-of-art infrastructure and collaborative work environments.
APCRC-Q MO-mentous MOvember
APCRC-Q launched its Movember team last week and has already raised almost $3000!
Sizzling Support for PCFA’s Big Aussie Barbie
APCRC-Q continued its support for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia’s Big Aussie Barbie campaign with three fundraising events in September.
Translational Research Institute To Appoint New Chief Executive Officer
TRI is now progressing the appointment of a CEO and Director of Research.
APCRC-Q leads a Revolutionary Team Award
APCRC-Q is leading a team of 39 investigators that have been awarded one of Australia’s first Revolutionary Team Awards for advanced prostate cancer research. The $4.25 million award was recently announced by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
APCRC-Q supporting Movember
APCRC-Q has been busy during the month of Movember rallying our Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to raise funds to support men's health.
Collaboration results in ground-breaking discovery
A recent paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) revealed new therapeutic options for prostate cancer treatment.
Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland receives $6.2m funding from the Australian Government
The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q) will receive $6.2 million in funding from the Australian Government over the next four years as part of a broader Australian Government initiative to extend the network of dedicated prostate cancer research centres across Australia.
Prostate Cancer Canada announces Travel Awards for 2013 Aus-CanPCRA Symposium
Prostate Cancer Canada (PCC) is pleased to offer travel awards to attend the 2013 Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance (Aus-CanPCRA) Symposium.
US Department of Defense Pre-Announcement for Prostate Cancer Research Program
The US Department of Defense has announced $80 million in funding for the DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program to support innovative, high-impact prostate cancer research.
Breakthrough DNA research reveals genetic risks for prostate, breast and ovarian cancers
Alliance members, Prof Judith Clements, Dr Jyotsna Batra and PhD student Srilakshmi Srinivasan, recently contributed to a genetic variation study that was published in Nature Genetics. The publication identified more than 80 genetic variations that can increase a person's risk of prostate, breast, and ovarian cancers.
Revolutionary e-health App will support vulnerable cancer patients
A new free i-phone App will be released tomorrow on the Apple App Store, specifically designed to assist men with advanced prostate cancer.
GAP1 Xenograft Project and the GAP1 Unique TMAs Project
Movember's Global Action Plan (GAP) prostate cancer biomarker initiative
Research Awareness Support: Ten Years of Progress in Prostate Cancer
2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia's Community Attitudes Survey. In this report they highlight the key results of this year's survey, based on the latest available figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
