National Pact to Speed Brain Cancer Breakthroughs
The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research has awarded new funding to research teams, including a project led by Professor Ivan Kempson at Adelaide University. The initiative aims to modernize radiation biology research through a collaborative 'Team Australia' approach.
Why it matters
This funding supports critical advancements in cancer treatment, specifically challenging outdated assumptions regarding radiation biology.
National brain cancer research partnerships are being strengthened with new Innovation Partner Node Funding from the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research (MHF Centre) at the University of Newcastle.
Building on a 10 year commitment to Mark Hughes Foundation Innovation Grant Funding, with over $10 million allocated to blue sky projects, the MHF Centre is now honing their investments in brain cancer research with targeted project funding for key partnerships.
Professor Ivan Kempson, Professor of Biophysics at Adelaide University and his team are leading the first Partner Node project, which has been awarded $240,000 to advance radiation biology research.
"I'm so honoured to be formally a part of the Centre," he says.
"Kirralee and Mark Hughes, along with Professor Mike Fay, have been inspirational in unifying research with a holistic approach to brain cancer care."
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