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Creating a connected professional community of cancer research and practice in western Sydney

The Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre (SWTCRC) is one of seven Cancer Institute NSW funded Translational Cancer Research Centres incorporating research, clinical training, education and service delivery within a formal framework that links leading research and clinical centres.

SWTCRC devotes itself to removing barriers, supporting and amplifying the skills and achievements of our workforce enabling them to provide ever greater benefits to our community.

Our Flagship Programs

FLAGSHIP 1

Embedding research as a discipline in MDT-based cancer care

Flagship Leads. Prof Paul Harnett, Dr Lynleigh Evans

FLAGSHIP 2

Personalized therapy

Flagship Leads. Prof Anna deFazio, Prof Rosemary Balleine, Prof Graham Mann

FLAGSHIP 3

Liver Wellness Program

(Formerly HCC Outcomes improvement through translational research in western Sydney – HOTTeR West) Flagship Lead. Prof Jacob George AM

FLAGSHIP 4

Using emerging health data to impact on patient care

Flagship Leads. Prof Tim Shaw, Prof Paul Harnett

Events

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Oct

Refresher GCP 2 NSW Health and NSW Medical Research Institute Staff

30/10/2020 - 30/10/2020

Nov

COSA's 47th Annual Scientific Meeting

11/11/2020 - 13/11/2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Queensland

Nov

CCR Seminar Series - Nov 2020

12/11/2020 - 12/11/2020

WIMR Seminar Room C2.20-22, 176 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead NSW 2145

Nov

SHP Implementation Science Symposium: Under pressure: implementing change to transform healthcare

17/11/2020 - 17/11/2020

Nov

CCR Seminar Series - Nov 2020

26/11/2020 - 26/11/2020

WIMR Seminar Room C2.20-22, 176 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead NSW 2145

Jan

IASLC 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer

26/01/2021 - 29/01/2021

Singapore

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SWTCRC News03/09/2020

Congratulations to the recipients of the SWTCRC ECR Accelerator Grants.

Dr Ali Azimi, Dr Caroline Bateman and Dr David Bishop have been awarded ECR Accelerator Grants from SWTCRC.

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Professor Anna DeFazio awarded the Jeannie Ferris Cancer Australia Recognition Award.

SWTCRC co-Deputy Director, Professor Anna DeFazio, has been awarded the Jeannie Ferris Cancer Australia Recognition Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to ovarian cancer research. Professor DeFazio is one of Australia’s leading translational ovarian cancer researchers.

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TCRN @TCRNetwork·

28 Oct

Join us for the final Randwick Precinct Cancer Roundtable of 2020. On November 10, @MeagherNicki will present on Mucinous Ovarian Cancer. The session will be facilitated Prof Anna deFazio @annapoids. Further details can be found here http://www.tcrn.unsw.edu.au/randwick-precinct-cancer-roundtable-0

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Sydney West TCRC @SWTCRC·

28 Oct

Congratulations to all our researchers involved in this work. Big shout out to first author @DrKoonLee recipient of a PhD scholarship from @SWTCRC. @cancerNSW @WestmeadInst @SydCancerNetwrk @syd_health @Sydney_Westmead

A/Prof Emily Blyth@EmilyBlyth5

Pleased to share a new publication from our lab --> Ex vivo enrichment of PRAME antigen‐specific T cells for adoptive immunotherapy using CD137 activation marker selection 1/3
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cti2.1200#.X5dblal_TH4.twitter

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Anna DeFazio-Poidevin @annapoids·

23 Oct

Wonderful to be part of this ANZGOG initiative to accelerate research in gyn cancer. @SWTCRC @WestmeadInst https://twitter.com/anzgog/status/1319513909271752705

ANZGOG@anzgog

A strategic milestone was achieved yesterday with the official launch of TR-ANZGOG, our world-class translational research initiative, at ANZGOG's AGM 22 October 2020.

Read more about the program launch: https://www.anzgog.org.au/tr-anzgog-launches/

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Sydney West TCRC @SWTCRC·

2 Oct

CINSW has released details of the new Accelerated Translational Research Grant Scheme. EOI open until 16th November.
https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/research-and-data/grants/grant-opportunities/accelerated-translational-research-grant-atrg

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ImpSciCommunity @ImplementSciCoP·

15 Sep

Don't miss your final chance to have your concepts reviewed by our #impsci experts! Concepts due Mon 12 Oct. Workshop date TBC (Nov/early Dec). More info: http://cancerimplementationscience.org.au/events.html
@cancer_K2A @ConcertTcrc @HCRAAustralia @SWTCRC @SydneyCatalyst @thekca @Sydney_Vital @TCRNetwork

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