MHF Centre for Brain Cancer Research

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MHF Foundation Chair and MHF Centre Director, Professor Mike Fay spoke today at ABCARA about the unique partnership that drives the MHF Centre - the Mark Hughes Foundation, the University and our community. Our focus is on research to deliver better brain cancer outcomes for patients nationwide.

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Dr @jimwhittle.bsky.social speaking on #BrainPOP Perioperative trials and a new era in immunotherapy for brain tumours @braincancerlab.bsky.social @wehi-research.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social #COGNO2025

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Kicking off #COGNO2025 on the beautiful Gold Coast today. Members of our team are attending, learning more about New Horizons and Novel Therapies in #NeuroOncology We're also proudly sponsoring the morning tea, so if you're there, have a coffee on us!

Great to see the team @braincancerlab.bsky.social here on BlueSky!

Turning Beanies into Breakthroughs: New Hope for Brain Cancer Treatment - The Hunter Today The NRL Beanie for Brain Cancer Round has raised more than $3.5 million in 2025, and those funds are powering a bold new research project at the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research...

Listen to our director Professor Mike Fay share about our exciting new #BrainCancer project that we're kicking off thanks to community funding omny.fm/shows/the-hu...

Beanies kickstart new chase for brain cancer treatment options Funding raised from the 2025 NRL Beanie for Brain Cancer Round will kickstart a big, bold project to develop new treatments for brain cancer patients.

We're thrilled to announce that funding from the NRL Beanie Round will kickstart a big, bold #BrainCancer project. Read more: www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/fea...

Bravo team!

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The cold snap coincided with a Brain Cancer Awareness event at the NSW Parliament, so members of the MHF Centre took the opportunity to don the new season MHF Beanie for Brain Cancer!

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Our teams were up-skilled in #Statistics thanks to Dr Bryan Paton, Deputy Stream Leader in our Brain Cancer Imaging team. We planned, we plotted, we learned!

Email us MHFCentre@newcastle.edu.au to subscribe to our newsletter and learn more about our work in #BrainCancer #BrainTumour research

Our Autumn newsletter has hit inboxes across the nation. Read more about our team's work with #BrainCancer #BrainTumour #BrainResearch createsend.com/t/j-56AF405F...

MHF Centre backs big ideas to beat brain cancer Big ideas in brain cancer research have been fast-tracked by the University of Newcastle’s Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research.

Read more about the projects here: www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/fea...

Each of these innovative projects align with the key scientific research streams at the MHF Centre driving collaboration with research teams across the nation.

From a Trojan horse method to deliver cancer-killing drugs directly to hard-to-treat brain tumours, to repurposing existing drugs to combat treatment resistance in brain cancer, to the establishment of the first site in a national brain cancer care trial...

The MHF Centre has today announced $720,000 in funding for six research projects in the latest MHF Innovation Grant Rounds - where researchers are encouraged to ‘think big’ and be awarded up to $120,000 to fund blue-sky research into brain cancer.

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Big ideas in #BrainCancer research have been fast-tracked by the University of Newcastle’s Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research.

We loved hearing from Professor Simon Gregory at our International Brain Tumour Research Summit about how he and his team are transforming patient care #BrainCancer

Matt 'can't imagine' life without specialist brain cancer nurse support Matt "can't imagine" his life without the support of specialist nurses to guide him on his brain cancer journey, but most are not so fortunate. Brain cancer advocates say a better federal funding mode...

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Funded by the Mark Hughes Foundation since 2016, our Brain Cancer Care Coordinators play a crucial role in supporting everyone impacted by brain cancer, but as the following article outlines, we need an informed nationwide approach to rolling out trained Brain Cancer Care Coordinators nationwide.

The needs of people with brain cancer are unique, with specialised care required to help them, and their loved ones and carers, navigate the challenges of brain cancer. MHF Brain Cancer Care Coordinators provide dedicated and specific care for people with brain cancer.

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With brain cancer research, we’re in it for the long haul, which is why succession planning and building the next generation of our research leaders is so important. It was so great to see so many early career researchers and students attend the 2025 International Brain Tumour Research Summit.

Collaboration and commitment central to brain cancer mission The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at the University of Newcastle will bring the world’s best minds to Newcastle for the 2025 International Brain Tumour Research Summit.

We are committed to delivering better outcomes for everyone impacted by #BrainCancer Read about our International Brain Tumour Research Summit and Workshop here: www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/fea...

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It's been a huge two days hosting the International Brain Tumour Research Summit here in Newcastle. A round of applause to everyone who spoke, shared their stories and committed to delivering better outcomes to everyone impacted by #BrainCancer

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The stage is set and we're ready for our 2025 International Brain Tumour Research Summit to kick off. We have speakers from all around the country, and internationally, set to share their knowledge and expertise about #BrainCancer and #BrainTumour #Research

'Inspired by Knights': team spirit in Mark Hughes Foundation's hunt for cure 'Ultimately what the foundation wants is new treatments.'

Thanks @newcastleherald.bsky.social for the great article on our centre and our commitment to driving better outcomes for people with #BrainCancer. Tomorrow's summit is bringing the world's best minds to Newcastle www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/889551...

Along with OMICO and brain cancer, Developing targeted paediatric regimes for HGG and Closing the Gap for Indigenous children with cancer. #BrainCancer #BrainTumour

Topics include: PET Imaging and therapy in brain cancer, CAR T cell therapy and new developments, Three-dimensional patient-derived models of glioblastoma retain intra-tumoral herterogenity,

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Our final session is on Therapeutics with Prof Hui Gan: Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute, Prof Misty Jenkins: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Dr Saskia Freytag: WEHI, Dr David Thomas: UNSW, Prof Matt Dun: MHF Centre, Dr Jessica Buck: The Kids Research Institute

Topics are: The utility of liquid biopsies for #BrainTumours, A scalable platform for the detection and monitoring of blood-based biomarkers, Advanced MRI imaging in #BrainCancer: spectronomy and fMRI, Molecular insights, Personalised medicine: Transforming #PatientCare through Precision biology.

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Session two of our Summit features the topic: Monitoring treatment and progression. Our speakers are: Dr Kim Alexander: Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Dr Richard Lobb: University of Queensland, Dr Bryan Paton: MHF Centre
and Professor Simon Gregory: Duke University