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Peter Mac signs MoU with ACT Government and ANU

September 17, 2018
Peter Mac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ACT Government and Australian National University (ANU) to expand access to clinical trials and genomics services for ACT cancer patients.
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PROFESSOR JOE TRAPANI TO LEAD NEW CENTRE FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY RESEARCH

September 3, 2018
Peter Mac’s Professor Joe Trapani, has been appointed head of a major new laboratory focused on immunotherapy. Prof Trapani is Director of the new Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy, which is a partnership between Peter Mac, the VCCC and University of Melbourne and is scheduled to open later this year.
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Wear it Purple Day: ‘We see you and you’re safe here’

August 31, 2018
Peter Mac is getting behind Wear it Purple Day to show young LGBTI people that they’re heard and supported when they walk through our doors.
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Prestigious funding awarded to Peter Mac researchers

August 28, 2018
Two Peter Mac researchers have been awarded prominent fellowships from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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Chancellor’s prize for Peter Mac PhD thesis

August 21, 2018
A PhD thesis by Peter Mac’s Dr Benjamin Teh has received the 2018 Chancellor’s prize from the University of Melbourne.
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Virtual Reality helping kids to better prepare for their radiotherapy

August 17, 2018
Young patients are using Virtual Reality goggles to experience what radiotherapy is like before they come to Peter Mac for treatment, as part of a ground-breaking trial funded by the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation.
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New head of Cancer Research at Peter Mac

August 16, 2018
We are delighted to announce that Professor Ricky Johnstone has been appointed Executive Director, Cancer Research (EDCR).
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New insight into genetic drivers of aggressive prostate cancer

August 13, 2018
Scientists at Peter Mac and Cardiff University have identified an important genetic driver of aggressive prostate cancer, which may provide a new target to develop improved treatment.
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Peter Mac signs MoU with VACCHO

August 9, 2018
We are proud to sign an MoU with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation today.
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Participants needed to help assess online tool for prostate cancer

August 8, 2018
Men with low risk prostate cancer, and their partners, are needed to take part in a study which is assessing a new online tool designed to help navigate their treatment.
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