News
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.
Movember's Second GAP Project Launched
Friday 14th September, Movember announced the second project funded under its Global Action Plan (GAP) program.
Let's Talk Movember
Movember started with a conversation between mates and so there’s a nice synergy to the fact that, today, it’s conversation that is central to everything we do; it’s just a bigger conversation.
Alliance Member Award Success
Dr Patrick Ling of the Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance and the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland recently had great success in a research conference held in Japan.
Movember in partnership with beyondblue seeks Expressions of Interest for the ASAP Initiative
$6.25 million collaborative network to improve the lives of men living with prostate cancer.
Alliance Researchers Published
"The kallikrein 14 gene is down-regulated by androgen receptor signalling and harbours genetic variation that is associated with prostate tumour aggressiveness" receives publication in an international journal.
Co-Op Collaboration
The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland, the Australian Hub for the Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance, has welcomed four Canadian Co-op students for a work placement.
2012 Symposium - Registrations close 30th March!
Spaces are limited for the annual Symposium to be held in North Queensland's Daydream Island from Friday 13th to Monday 16th April 2012.
Aus-CanPCRA Symposium Success
Wrapping up the 2012 Symposium with presenters, feedback and collaborations.
Australian Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance Publication Success
Dr Jeff Holst of the Australian Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance (Aus-CanPCRA) is pleased to announce the publication of his research in the prestigious Cancer Research Journal. The publication is entitled, “Androgen receptor and nutrient signalling pathways coordinate the demand for increased amino acid transport in prostate cancer progression,” and was the top story in the recent Prostate Cell News e-newsletter.
APCRC-Q's Dr Patrick Ling awarded TWO highly-competitive NHMRC project Grants
Dr Patrick Ling, Vice Chancellor Fellow at the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre (APCRC-Q) and member of the Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance, was delighted to hear that he has been awarded two National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grants NHMRC grants are highly competitive and this is an outstanding achievement that speaks to the promise of this talented young investigator.
Prestigious Department of Defense Grant Awarded to APCRC-Q’s Dr Carolina Soekmadji
Dr Carolina Soekmadji, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre (APCRC-Q) and member of the Australian-Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance, has been awarded a highly competitive and prestigious Department of Defense FY11 Prostate Cancer Postdoctoral Training Award.
Collaboration and Exhibition Success for APCRC–Q
Professor Colleen Nelson and Dr Patrick Ling, both representing The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre – Queensland (APCRC-Q) and the Australian Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Alliance (AusCan), recently attended the reputable ICMAN5 conference. These two leaders in the field of prostate cancer exhibited some of their current research at the event that ran from the 13th to the 15th of October 2011.
