Congratulations to Dr @jessica-buck.bsky.social on her team's paper, outlining priorities for improving cancer research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children! 🔗https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/222/10/current-gaps-knowledge-and-future-research-directions-aboriginal-and-torres

Welcome Josh! Josh is completing his Honours with us, testing how certain therapies can help the immune system fight medulloblastoma, the most common brain cancer in kids. Josh is excited to see the impact of the Cancer Centre's work through our strong researcher-clinician collaborations.

Australia’s childhood cancer research is leaving First Nations kids behind. A review from @jessica-buck.bsky.social & her team outlines urgent steps to change that. ➡️Co-design. ➡️Cultural safety. ➡️National collaboration. ➡️Indigenous leadership. www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

We are delighted to have Abi back with us to take next step in her research journey after completing her Honours here last year! Abi's PhD is investigating options to boost blood cell development to combat leukaemia and reduce side effects from stem cell transplantation. Welcome back Abi!

🧦 Today, we're wearing our brightest mismatched socks for #WorldDownSyndromeDay! Did you know kids with Down syndrome face a 20x higher risk of leukaemia? Dr Sebastien Malinge is pioneering safer, more effective treatments to change that. Read more: www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

Our new research program is Closing the Gap in #cancer outcomes for First Nations kids. On #ClosetheGapDay, we’re proud to share Dr @jessica-buck.bsky.social's work leading a community-driven, culturally safe program to improve cancer treatments and support. cancer.thekids.org.au/news-events/...

Dr Omar Elaskalani has received one year of funding from Cancer Council WA for his immunotherapy project which will utilise world-first paediatric models to find new, more effective, and safer treatments for children with cancer. Congratulations Dr Elaskalani! 👏

Congratulations to Juliët Schreurs, who has received the Sock it to Sarcoma! PhD grant. 👏 Juliët's research will focus on developing mRNA-based immunotherapies for sarcoma that are more effective and less toxic than current treatment options. www.sockittosarcoma.org.au/2025/02/28/s...

A big congratulations to our researchers Dr Abbas, Dr Dewdney and A/Prof Cheung who have each received funding after pitching their research projects to a room of generous donors at @thekidsau.bsky.social Illuminate Pitchfest 2025! 🔗 www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

On #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay, our team of researchers broke down some common misconceptions about childhood cancer, sharing what they wish more people knew. They also explained how our research is solving some of the biggest challenges currently facing kids with cancer. 👇👀

Cancer researchers at our @wakidscancercentre.bsky.social have received $1.1M in #MRFF funding to develop new treatments for rare #braincancers in infants. A/Prof @raelenee-scientist.bsky.social & her team will use age-appropriate models to offer hope to the littlest patients. 📲 bit.ly/40KgiRW

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science we're wishing Dr @zahra-abbas.bsky.social & Dr Dewdney the best of luck for @thekidsau.bsky.social Illuminate Pitchfest! 👏 They'll be pitching for a chance to secure $25,000 to supercharge their research. More: www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

We’re thrilled our team has received funding from Tour de Cure to drive new and innovative treatments for childhood cancer. From developing better drugs for babies with leukaemia to harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, they’re finding solutions to help more kids survive and thrive.

A massive congratulations to @raelenee-scientist.bsky.social and our entire Brain Tumour Research team who have received $1.1M for their work to find new treatments for the rarest brain cancers in babies. 👏

Thanks to The Brain Cancer Centre funding, our Brain Tumour researchers A/Prof @raelenee-scientist.bsky.social, Dr Dewdney and Prof Gottardo are exploring how surgery could activate the immune system to better fight cancer cells and improve outcomes. thebraincancercentre.org.au/research-pro...

A huge congratulations to our Honours and PhD students who graduated from UWA in December! 🎓 We are incredibly proud of their achievements and their contributions to the WA Kids Cancer Centre. We can’t wait to see what they achieve next!

Cancer Centre researcher Dr Alison McDonnell has received a 2024 Stan Perron Charitable Foundation People Grant! Her research aims to pave the way for effective immunotherapy treatments for children with neuroblastoma. Congratulations Ali! 👏 www.thekids.org.au/news--events...

What a year 2024 has been! We are taking some time to rest up before jumping into all the exciting things 2025 has in store. We wish you a safe and happy holiday break. - The WA Kids Cancer Centre team

Dr Dewdney, Dr Fletcher, Prof Johns & others from UWA, University of Melbourne & Monash University have found a drug combination that shrinks tumours and extends survival in lab models. Repurposing drugs that have been tested in humans may expedite clinical trials. academic.oup.com/noa/article/...

PhD student Cenxi Gao has joined the team to research how dsRNA, a molecule that can fight cancer, might help strengthen immunotherapy and vaccines by boosting the immune system against cancer. She says the Centre’s world-leading research is a perfect fit for her studies. Welcome Cenxi!

Congrats to our Centre Head Joost Lesterhuis on his promotion to Professor! Prof Lesterhuis is a dual-trained medical oncologist &cancer researcher. His research aims to identify new effective treatment combinations in cancer, focusing on immunotherapy & surgery. www.thekids.org.au/contact-us/o...

Dr @jessica-buck.bsky.social is leading a world-first program at @wakidscancercentre.bsky.social, working with communities to develop culturally safe treatments and improve survival rates for Indigenous children with cancer. cancer.thekids.org.au/news-events/...

Excited to announce my new research - the First Nations Childhood Cancer Research team which will work closely with communities to help close the gap in childhood cancer outcomes. thewest.com.au/news/health/...

We are incredibly proud of Prof Joost Lesterhuis and Joyce Oomann on receiving @thekidsau.bsky.social 2024 V.O.T.E Awards! 🤩 🏆Prof Lesterhuis - Annual Award for Excellence for his leadership and strategy 🏆Joyce - the Annual Award for Values for always going above and beyond to support others