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| AUGUST 2012 |
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It’s been a busy year for cancer researchers at the University of Sydney, and the pace is set to continue for the remainder of 2012.
Applications for the inaugural Cancer Research Network Postgraduate Student ConferenceTravel Grants have just closed. We received 36 high quality applications which are currently being reviewed. Thanks to everyone who applied.
Earlier this month we held the Postgraduate Student Quiz Night at Hermann’s Bar. Over thirty postgraduate students from across many faculties participated in a fun night. Ned Charles, from the Faculty of Health Sciences, won the lucky door prize of a ticket to the upcoming Sydney Cancer Conference 2012. It was great to meet some new students just starting their Masters and PhD journeys.
Recently, the Health Data Linkage Special Group held a Breakfast Meeting and heard the latest news from the Centre for Health Record Linkage, about health data linkage for research from an ethics committee perspective, and an interesting study exploring pregnancy-associated cancer. This group continues to grow as more researchers across the University use health record linkage in their work. It was fantastic to see some new faces at the breakfast.
Please read on to find out what Network activities we’ve got planned for the rest of the year, current funding opportunities, the latest cancer news, and upcoming conferences.
Best wishes,
The Cancer Research Network Team |
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| SYDNEY CANCER CONFERENCE 2012 |
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SPECIAL PRICE FOR CRN MEMBERS. THIS WEEK ONLY.
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FROM DISCOVERY TO IMPLEMENTATION
27 – 28th September 2012
Did you miss out on registering at the earlybird prices?
For this week only, we are reintroducing the CRN Member Earlybird price of $350 ex GST. Register before 5pm on Monday 3 September to receive this rate.
The student price is $150 ex GST.
The program will be led by our esteemed keynote speakers - Professor Nick Barker (Institute of Medical Biology), Professor Richard Schilsky (University of Chicago Medical Centre) and Professor Paul Glasziou (Bond University). They will be accompanied by an outstanding list of national and local cancer researchers.
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CURING CANCER: ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
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Despite the huge effort by many countries throughout the world, a cure for cancer remains elusive. How much longer will it take? In this lecture, Professor Roger Reddel will describe some of the advances made in understanding and treating cancer, and what still needs to be done.
Professor Reddel’s lecture will open the Sydney Cancer Conference 2012, but registration is open to all. So please encourage your friends and colleagues to join us. RSVP is required.
Date: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm (presentation from 6pm and refreshments from 7pm)
Where: Law School Lecture Theatre 101. Click here for venue and access details.
Cost: Free and open to all
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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The 4th Annual Postgraduate Cancer Research Symposium gives University of Sydney postgraduate students the opportunity to present their work, share and discuss work within the student community, receive feedback from academics, and to inspire postgraduates in various phases of their career.
Together with registration, postgraduate research students are invited to submit original unpublished work in the area that reflects their thesis at a Masters or PhD level in cancer research.
Abstract submission closes on 28 September 2012.
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Date: Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Where: Law School Seminar Room 030, The University of Sydney
Cost: Free and open to all University of Sydney researchers
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TASMANIAN DEVIL AND TUMOUR GENOME SEQUENCING RESEARCH
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The Comparative Oncology Special Interest Group (CO-SIG) is hosting two lectures by Dr Tony Papenfuss, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, in September:
Next generation sequencing of the transmissible Tasmanian devil facial cancer
Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Where: New Law School Annexe SR 342, The University of Sydney
RSVP: By 17 September to nadine.caisley@sydney.edu.au
Making sense of tumour genome sequencing data
Date: Thursday, 20 September 2012
Time: 11.00am – 12 noon
Where: Lecture Theatre 2, Westmead Education and Conference Centre, Westmead Hospital
RSVP: By 17 September to nadine.caisley@sydney.edu.au
The CO-SIG is hosted by the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences. It is a multidisciplinary biomedical and diagnostic group that links clinicians, oncologists, epidemiologists and molecular researchers. They purse broad-based clinical and interdisciplinary approaches for an increased understanding and treatment of cancer in all species.
If you would like to join this CO-SIG or create a Special Interest Group, please email Merilyn Heuschkel (merilyn.heuschkel@sydney.edu.au).
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| NEWS |
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A promising step forward in prostate cancer treatment
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When treating prostate cancer with radiotherapy, knowing the prostate cancer position is critical to accurately targeting the radiation beam to avoid missing the tumour and irradiating healthy tissue. Prostate cancer patients being treated with radiotherapy can now have their prostate position known to within 0.5mm during radiation treatment thanks to a study led by Professor Paul Keall, NHMRC Australia Fellow at the University of Sydney. Professor Keall will be presenting at the upcoming Sydney Cancer Conference.
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Australian Melanoma Genome Project a new front in cancer fight
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University of Sydney researchers are part of the Australian Melanoma Genome Project, an ambitious two-year national research program that aims to identify the common gene mutations that lead to melanoma.
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| FOR THE DIARY |
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Early Career Research Showcase 2012
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The Early Career Research Showcase, now in its fifth year, will be held on 25 September 2012. It is a fun afternoon of short talks aimed at a general audience, by early career researchers from across the University. All early career researchers - PhD awarded in the last 10 years - are welcome to submit an abstract online by 4 September 2012.
Like to attend? Register online by 11 September 2012.
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