Breast Cancer Related News
Professor Rob Sutherland awarded Order of Australia
14 Jun 2010
Professor Rob Sutherland, Director of Garvan’s Cancer Research Program, has been awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for “distinguished service to medicine as an international contributor to the research of cancer, the development of Australia's research capacity and through leadership roles in advisory bodies.”
Top cancer research prize in NSW goes to Professor Rob Sutherland
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24 May 2010
Professor Rob Sutherland, Director of the Cancer Research Program at Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research, has been awarded this year’s prestigious Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher.
Nuns on the Run from Dubbo to Darlinghurst for Cancer
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19 Apr 2009
Led by two Sisters of Charity, The Nuns’ Run will cover the 400 km distance from Dubbo to Darlinghurst in an effort to raise cancer awareness and crucial funds for the establishment of a new $100 million Cancer Centre within the St Vincent’s Research Precinct, Sydney. Embarking on their journey on 24 May, Sisters Helen Clarke and Leone Wittmack are hoping to arrive in Sydney on 5 June.
Garvan and St Vincent’s to Build $100 million Australian Cancer Centre
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22 Oct 2008
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney will today announce plans to jointly establish a new $100 million Cancer Centre within the St Vincent’s Research Precinct. The Garvan St Vincent’s Campus Cancer Centre (GSVCCC) will integrate internationally acclaimed cancer research with best practice cancer services, enabling research findings to move quickly into patient care.
Garvan Scientist wins Gustav Nossal Scholarship
30 Mar 2007
Each year the highest ranked applicant for an NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) Medical and Dental Postgraduate Research Scholarship wins the Gustav Nossal Scholarship. This year’s recipient, Dr Sandra Biankin who is using the funds to undertake her PhD at Garvan.
ReEDDucating cancer cells
25 Jan 2005
Dr Michelle Henderson of the Garvan Cancer Research Program has been awarded the Macquarie Bank Cure Cancer Research Fellowship for her work on the role of the EDD gene in cancer development.
