Prof Anna Nowak elected as iMig President
Professor Anna Nowak has been elected as President of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) by her peers. The news was announced at the iMig 2023 conference in Lille earlier…
Faith Chang interviewed on ABC Mornings
Photo by ABC Radio Perth: Emma Wynne Twelve months ago, Ron McNally found out he had terminal mesothelioma and had only two years to live. Immunotherapy didn’t work –…
Dr Jon Chee and Dr Tracy Hoang win iCare NSW grants
Two NCARD-led projects focusing on mesothelioma research have been announced as the recipients of iCare NSW Dust Diseases Board grants for 2023/2024. iCare NSW Dust Diseases Board grants are awarded…
Prof Anna Nowak featured on UWA podcast
NCARD’s former Director Professor Anna Nowak, now Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Western Australia (UWA), has been featured as the first guest on a newly-launched podcast hosted…
NCARD well-represented at iMig 2023
This year, NCARD researchers and students travelled to Lille, France to attend the 16th International Conference of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) held on 26 – 28 June. iMig,…
Faith Chang receives Cancer Council WA PhD Top Up Scholarship
Faith Chang has been awarded a Cancer Council Western Australia PhD Top Up Scholarship for her project, ‘Improving responses to immunotherapy with radiotherapy in mesothelioma.’ The Cancer Council WA PhD…
Spotlight on: Jessica Boulter
Today, we’re profiling Jessica Boulter – one of NCARD’s excellent PhD students! Before starting a PhD, Jess completed her honours at NCARD. She is currently in her third year of…
Mesothelioma PDL1-PET imaging project wins ANSTO ANZSNM Research Award
Shifaza Mohamed (right) accepts the ANSTO ANZSNM Research Award at the 2023 ANZSNM Annual Scientific Meeting conference in Adelaide. A PDL1-PET mesothelioma imaging project backed by multiple institutions, including NCARD, has…
Tom Rickerby raises over $20 000 for mesothelioma trials
Well done and our thanks to Tom Rickerby, who has successfully completed the 123-kilometre Cape to Cape trail walk to raise over $20 000 for mesothelioma research at NCARD. Tom’s mother,…
Announcing NCARD’s new co-directors
On left, Associate Professor Roslyn Francis; right, Professor Jenette Creaney Professor Jenette Creaney and Associate Professor Roslyn Francis have officially been named as the Scientific Director and Clinical Director of…
Prof Jenette Creaney awarded CCWA Research Fellowship
Professor Jenette Creaney has been announced as a recipient of a Cancer Council WA Research Fellowship, which will support her research into neoantigen anti-cancer vaccines. The Fellowship is awarded to outstanding…
Alistair Nash awarded Douglas Peter Swift scholarship
Congratulations to NCARD PhD student Alistair Nash, who is the recipient of the 2023 Douglas Peter Swift Top-Up scholarship. The Douglas Peter Swift Top-Up Scholarship is offered by the Swift…
The iMig conference returns for 2023!
The 16th International Conference of the international Mesothelioma interest group (iMig) will soon be held in Lille, France on June 26-28 2023. This year, the iMig conference will be hosted…
PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Douglas Peter Swift Scholarship
Synat Keam (left), previous recipient of the Douglas Peter Swift Scholarship, with his supervisor Dr Alistair Cook. The Douglas Peter Swift PhD top up scholarship is now open for applications…
Dr Alistair Cook wins funding for radio-immunotherapy research
Dr Alistair Cook has recently won a fellowship and grant for his research exploring the mechanisms behind radio-immunotherapy. Radio-immunotherapy refers to the practice of combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy to kill…
NCARD researchers collaborate with UNSW and Curtin to improve mesothelioma treatment
From clockwise starting at top-left: Dr Kofi Stevens, Dr Jonathan Chee, Dr Wen-Shuz Yeow, Professor Delia Nelson, Assistant Professor Orazio Vittorio, Dr Andrew Crowe. NCARD researchers Dr Jonathan Chee, Dr Kofi Stevens…
Welcoming Tara Sharma, NCARD’s new Project Officer
Tara joined NCARD in September this year. She is our new Project Officer and is mainly in charge of comms, as well as assisting with day-to-day administration tasks. Get to…
NCARD creates Containers for Change account
It is now easier than ever to fundraise for asbestos-related disease as NCARD signs up as a community group on Containers for Change. Containers for Change is a not-for-profit organisation…
PhD students tackle mental health issues with new wellness reviews
A group of PhD students from the National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) has developed a new mental health strategy designed to provide greater wellbeing support to PhD students.…
Prof Bruce Robinson wins Cancer Council WA Career Achievement Award
Professor Bruce Robinson has won the Cancer Council WA Researcher Career Achievement Award for 2022. The award is one of the Cancer Council’s Research Excellence Awards. It recognises a senior…
2022 NCARD Public Seminar – Report, Record, Research
The 2022 NCARD public seminar was held on the evening of 20 October. Registrations came from all over Australia and the world – online registrants hailed from Colombia, Turkey, Belgium,…
Saying farewell to Prof Richard Lake
Last week, we bid farewell to our Acting Director, Professor Richard Lake. Prof Lake is returning to the UK, but will still be involved with NCARD from a distance. Prof…
Prof Anna Nowak elected as AAHMS fellow
NCARD director Professor Anna Nowak has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). The Academy welcomed 15 women and 16 men to…
Join us for the 2022 NCARD Public Seminar!
The 2022 NCARD public seminar “Report, Record, Research” will be held on October 20. We have three speakers for the night to discuss the latest news and research on asbestos-related…
NCARD fundraises for Relay For Life 2022
The Cancer Council WA’s fundraising event, Relay For Life 2022, took place at HBF Arena in Joondalup last weekend. Relay For Life is a event in which teams take turns…
Dr Melvin Chin speaks about the ADSA PhD Scholarship
Dr Melvin Chin is a medical oncologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and the inaugural recipient of the Asbestos Disease Society of Australia’s (ADSA’s) PhD Mesothelioma Medical Research scholarship.…
2022 NCARD Annual Scientific Meeting
The 2022 NCARD Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) was held on the 27th of September in the McCusker Auditorium at the Perkins Institute of Medical Research. The convenors were Dr Wen-Shuz…
Prof Anna Nowak awarded WA Cancer Researcher of the Year 2018
The WA Cancer Council held its annual Cancer Research Awards lunch on Friday 13 April 2018, and NCARD was well represented. Recipients of recent grants Dr Joost Lesterhuis and Dr…