CIKA Commits to Further Funding for the CCC Tissue Bank
At our August committee meeting, CIKA committed to continue funding the tissue bank at the Children’s Cancer Center at the RCH. This will see CIKA […]
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Molecular Characterization of Paediatric Brain Tumours
CIKA recently received the following report from Dorani Lacey, Grants Officer at the RCH. Given the rarity of paediatric brain tumours, the key to understanding […]
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The Solid Tumour Study Co-ordinator is a key enabler in advancing research into solid tumours. The role facilitates solid tumour patients at the RCH being […]
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Why We are Here..
CIKA commenced discussions with the RCH about the establishment of the Translational Research Centre in Paediatric Solid Tumours in 2012, which would include the establishment […]
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Tissue Bank Update 2019
CIKA has supported the Tissue Bank at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and The Royal Children’s Hospital since its establishment in 2014. It is important […]
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Here is an extract from an acquittal report from the CCC tissue bank detailing key performance indicators. Key performance Indicator 1: To bank all paediatric […]
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CIKA received a grant acquittal report form the Children’s Cancer Centre tissue bank in February 2018. Here is a summary of its contents. Throughout this […]
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New Project for CIKA
CIKA has begun funding a new project: “Molecular Characterisation of Paediatric Brain Tumours”. This project is focused on studying and testing paediatric central nervous system […]
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Research Report 2016
Dr Louise Ludlow was the guest speaker at The April Macedon Ranges Focus Group luncheon on 8 April 2016. Louise established and now manages the Children’s […]
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