A special congratulations to five Aboriginal researchers from Telethon Kids Institute who have published an article in a special NAIDOC week edition of the MJA Read the article here: mja.com.au/journal/2024/2… Lowitja Institute | #IndigenousHealth |

Applications for SING2024 in Gimuy/Cairns are open now! Closing August 11th or when the allocation is exhausted so act ASAP! singaustralia.org/apply/

I am recruiting for First Nations honours, masters and PhD students interested in childhood cancer! Brand new funding opportunity for First Nations students, health workers and EMCRs in cancer. Please share widely. I'm very happy to help with questions and applications!

Congratulations to all involved with this exciting paper published in the special NAIDOC edition of the MJA. Special mention to Jessica Buck!

We're so pleased to have contributed to this great article from Cosmos, which celebrates a range of talented First Nations leaders across science, including several health and medical experts. #NAIDOC2024 cosmosmagazine.com/people/society…

What a wonderful start to #BMH2024 in #Naarm thank you #DjirriDjirriDancers

Opening plenary from Misty Jenkins AO of WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)

Misty Jenkins AO WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Fantastic talks so far from Phil Wilcox, Cameron Raw, Vanessa Sewell and Michael-Shawn Fletcher an international SING_Australia #Aotearoa and @ciehfcoe crossover

Great session on Indigenous perspectives in cancer and immunology Biomolecular Horizons 2024

Misty Jenkins AO (Misty Jenkins AO WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)) gave a Plenary Talk on #CAR-T therapies, and #brain_cancer. She is so amazing, I got a bit emotional! Misty Jenkins AO WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute).

Misty Jenkins AO WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) SING_Australia @ciehfcoe Shout out to #BioMolecularHorizons 2024 organisers for such a wonderful day of Indigenous science The Kids Research Institute Australia

Thanks so much for the opportunity to hold an Indigenous Perspectives stream Biomolecular Horizons 2024! It was wonderful to have so many Aboriginal and Māori scientists together and sharing our science

If you are a physiotherapist looking to do a PhD and work on paediatric oncology this is an excellent position we are offering. LittleBigSteps and the University of Melbourne UniMelb MDHS has teamed up to offer an incredible $60k stipend. You'll be working with a charity with

Dr Jessica Buck, researcher at our WA Kids Cancer Centre, is working to uncover the genetic factors behind worse cancer outcomes for Aboriginal children. She recently discussed her work on a global stage at the #BMH 2024 conference. thekids.org.au/news--events/n…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with cancer experience worse outcomes than other Australian children. Dr Jessica Buck from our Brain Tumour team is on a mission to understand why. Hear more about her work and attendance at last week's #BMH2024 conference👇

📖 "Cancer Cell Biology Research in an Indigenous Childhood Cancer Context" was written by #ALIGN mob Jessica Buck Dr Justine Clark Rachel Joyce and @BlackOchreOmics #ChildhoodCancer #Indigenous WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) #OpenAccess link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Heading over here for the foreseeable future.... bsky.app/profile/jessic…

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/wo…

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

What happens when you donate a cancer sample to research? We've made a video to help explain to community what we do in the lab, and we are starting a research project to understand cultural considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people youtu.be/Df3jHA9vyAM