Children's Cancer Institute

Article discusses THerapeutic INnovations for Kids (THINK) - a drug discovery and development pipeline for generating new therapies to better treat children with cancer: ccia.support/THINKRA
#CancerResearch #DrugDiscovery #ThinkTherapeutics #LuminesceAlliance

A study led by researchers at @kidscancerinst.bsky.social has uncovered a potential new therapeutic approach for #neuroblastoma, the most common tumour in children under five: ccia.support/M606

Child Cancer Is Scared Of Her: Professor Michelle Haber, The Lady Who Doubled Survival Rates in Leukaemia! Built World-Leading Cancer Institute! Chew the Fat · Episode

Listen to Prof. Michelle Haber sharing her journey and the progress she's seen throughout her 42years dedicated to childhood cancer research ccia.support/michelle-pod...

While we are grateful for the Federal Government’s support for Australia’s medical research to date, more needs to be done to cover the full costs of research ccia.support/aamri #StandUpForScience2025

Australian-led study investigating incurable brain cancers that mainly affect children sheds new light on what drives the development of these cancers and how they may be treated, providing fresh hope to the families of children diagnosed.
ccia.support/DMGstudy

New tools to help diagnose cancers and rare genetic diseases in children Our researchers have developed a new suite of tools and resources to help diagnose cancers and rare genetic diseases in children.

@kidscancerinst.bsky.social Computational Biology Group has recently published three important pieces of research in high-impact international journals, offering valuable new insights and tools to help identify and understand splice-altering variants.
ccia.support/splicing

New Publication: Returning raw genomic data to research participants in a pediatric cancer precision medicine trial www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ALifeShouldBeLong #CuringChildhoodCancer
#GenomicResearch #ZEROChildhoodCancer #MedicalResearch #CancerResearch #PrecisionMedicine

The Australian Government has announced a $112.6 million investment to extend and expand the Zero Childhood Cancer Program ccia.support/ZEROfunding

Prof. Richard Lock featured in HemaSphere podcast discussing his internationally recognised program using PDX models in preclinical testing, to study leukaemia biology and test new treatments in a highly personalised way.
ccia.support/RLpod

We're challenging YOU to conquer 86km this March for the 86 children diagnosed with cancer every month in Australia.
Register now for 86K for a Cure and join our community to help save lives. bit.ly/86K25Registe...

Together, we will cure childhood cancer. 💪
#86KforaCure #CuringChildhoodCancer

@kidscancerinst.bsky.social is now recognised as 1 of only 6 "Gold Leaf Accredited" labs across UNSW campuses. The LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) program aims to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts of labs, while supporting research quality #sustainability

@kidscancerinst.bsky.social are proud to share that Dr Amy Logan has won the Tow Basic Science Division at the TOW Research Awards, whilst Dr Aaminah Khan was awarded the Tow People’s Choice Audience award for the Basic Science Division. Congratulations to you both!

Last night, representatives of the #ZERO Team attended the NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research. We were absolutely thrilled to be announced the 2024 winner of the Cancer Control Innovation Award.
#PrecisionMedicine #PersonalisedMedicine

Research led by @kidscancerinst.bsky.social offers fresh hope that a new and much-needed treatment option may be on the horizon for children diagnosed with the aggressive T-cell acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia (T-ALL) ccia.support/t-all @charles-debock.bsky.social