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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.
Festschrift: in honour of Professor Pamela Russell, Friday, 18 March 2011.
Professor Russell is a researcher, a mentor and educator and friend of the cancer community. We hope that you will join the festschrift to celebrate her significant discoveries from a life dedicated to science.
Movember Global Action Plan (GAP) Announced
Working alongside a team of world class prostate cancer experts, the GAP aspires to accelerate key outcomes in prostate cancer research, by facilitating global research collaboration projects.
Aus-CanPCRA Researchers Win NHMRC Grant Funding
Several Aus-CanPCRA members have been successful in the recent Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant round.
Soy May Stop Prostate Cancer Spread
Researchers have found that a new, nontoxic drug made from a chemical in soy could prevent the movement of cancer cells from the prostate to the rest of the body.
Official Translational Research Institute Launch
Construction of Translational Research Institute officially began yesterday at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Abiraterone Acetate Significantly Improved Overall Survival for Patients with Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer
Results have been observed in patients treated with abiraterone acetate, plus prednisone/prednisolone whose disease progressed after docetaxel-based chemotherapy.
Abiraterone Acetate Significantly Improved Overall Survival for Patients with Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer
Abiraterone Acetate Significantly Improved Overall Survival for Patients with Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer.
