Professor Richard Lake’s nearly four decades of research in tumour immunology focussed on mesothelioma have been recognised by the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA) with the awarding of the…

And here is the Multisyn radiosynthesiser at work, deep in the basement laboratories of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s Department of Medical Technology & Physics. Senior Medical Scientist Dr Shifaza Mohamed…

An exciting collaborative project has been made considerably easier by a donation from the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA), which has enabled the purchase of a piece of equipment…

We were delighted when the Hon Stephen Dawson, WA Minister for Emergency Services; Innovation and ICT; Medical Research and Volunteering accepted our invitation to visit NCARD. We then, however, had…

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) was excited to be able to hold its annual conference face to face for the first time in a long time, and chose…

NCARD was pleased to host a visit from Occupational Medicine Specialist Dr Anna Suraya from Binawan University and Medical Centre, Jakarta – her second visit to NCARD, having previously visited…

NCARD recently held its first Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) meeting for 2022, after expanding its membership with the help of the WA Health Translation Network (WAHTN) last year. By way…

A dark chapter in Western Australia’s history will come to an end with the passing of a bill in State Parliament that will see the permanent closure of the former…

Togetherness in the workplace can be a challenge in COVID times, and some ingenuity can be required. Here is a screenshot of members of the NCARD team striking the International…

It’s difficult enough to confront and deal with the amount of waste we each produce in our households, but imagine working in an industry where an estimated 5.5 million tonnes…

Professor Bruce Robinson recently received a prestigious award (and a rather hefty parcel containing it). Bruce is pictured here with the plaque from the US announcing him as a recipient…

One of our research teams at NCARD working across a number of very complex fields in physics, cancer therapy, mathematics, radiation oncology and immunology have broken down the complexity of…

We are delighted that Professor Ken Takahashi, who has just stepped down from the Directorship of the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute in Sydney, has been conferred with the title of…

Carole Kagi joined the NCARD Consumer Advisory Panel at the end of 2018. She’d rung to rsvp for the NCARD Community Forum held in November, and got talking with the…

This article first appeared in UWA Forward. UWA’s National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD) is the largest research centre in the world focussed on mesothelioma. And with Western Australia…

Last night, Tuesday 9 November 2021, science came to WA Parliament House with an event organised by the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR). Pictured are Lisa O’Malley MLA with…

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Professor Bill Musk’s passing at his home this morning. Prof Bill Musk was a truly significant figure in asbestos…

Prof Anna Nowak has again been recognised  by her peers, this time for her work in medical oncology by the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA). On 5 August 2021…

Mr Simon Millman MLA took the opportunity of a meeting with Professor Anna Nowak to call in and meet briefly with the NCARD team. Since the WA State election Simon…

We were delighted to see the Kindness In Science badge being sported by WA Deputy Premier the Hon Roger Cook Minister for Health, Medical Research and Science at a recent…

We are looking for people with a lived experience of mesothelioma or other asbestos-related disease as patients, survivors and carers, past or present, who would consider helping us with our…

A team of four NCARD PhD students – Caitlin Tilsed, Jess Boulter, Lizeth Orozco Gil and Nicola Principe – have been inspired by an international movement which originated in New…

We’re looking forward to this event,  put together with superlative care and attention to detail by the NCARD Kindness In Science team, and featuring the NCARD Director, Professor Anna Nowak…

Hayley Caddy’s fabulous fundraiser offered the perfect opportunity for us to show our appreciation of two of our pioneering Western Australian mesothelioma researchers. Professor Bill Musk (left) and Professor Bruce…

We were delighted to host our new local MP, the Hon Dr Katrina Stratton MLA at NCARD today, having invited her to visit us when we sent a congratulatory letter…

The following press release was first published by the UWA Media Office on Monday 9 May 2021 Simone Hewett (UWA Media and PR Manager)                                                       08 6488 3229 / 0432 637…

Get on board with our immunologists at NCARD, including featured speaker Dr Jon Chee, for the Day of Immunology. This is a great opportunity to learn about cells, viruses, and…

NCARD, along with a number of other medical research groups, is located in the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, which boasts the Lotterywest BioDiscovery Centre. A teaching laboratory, the…