TCRN NEXUS Newsletter

Welcome to the Nexus for March 2019
Today is International Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day. It is held each year in March to raise awareness of the risks of Lynch Syndrome and to help make sure people get the right diagnosis and care at the right time. This month we profile the work of Dr Natalie Taylor and her team who are working to reduce barriers and improve referrals for Lynch Syndrome diagnosis.

In this month's Nexus eNewsletter, we encourage TCRN members to register for the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group’s Annual Scientific Meeting on August 21-23, provide an update on the TCRN Round 2 Conference and Professional Development Grants 2019 and share interesting articles from our members.

This month, Dr Carmel Quinn is in the SPOTLIGHT! Get to know a little more about our talented team as part of the TCRN Operation and Project Team Employee Spotlight Series.

Reducing Barriers, Improving Referrals for Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis

Gaps in hospital referral processes mean that many Australians with Lynch syndrome – a gene mutation that greatly increases their risk of cancer, particularly colorectal cancer – remain undiagnosed. Read more about the work of Dr Natalie Taylor.

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Congratulations to Nicki Meagher

We are pleased to announce that Nicki Meagher has accepted a secondment position in the Molecular Oncology Group, School of Woman and Children’s Health as Project Manager. Mamta Porwal will continue in the role of TCRN Project Manager (HSA Biobank and Surgical Oncology).

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Australia’s First Deformability Cytometer - A Novel Tool to Dissect Cancer Development and Diagnosis

Cancer researchers at UNSW Sydney will soon have access to a deformability cytometer to accelerate their research. This instrument—the first of its kind in Australia—will allow unprecedented insight into how the mechanical properties of cancer cells affect the onset and progression of cancers, and how they respond to treatment.

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AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting

Registrations are open for the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), to be held 21-23 August at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The ASM is widely considered the premier meeting in the gastro-intestinal cancer research space.

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Conference and Professional Development Grants 2019 - Round 2

The TCRN is offering competitively awarded Conference & Professional Development Grants to expand and enhance the knowledge and skills of our members in the area of translational cancer-related research or cancer care service delivery, at both national and international levels.

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TCRN Operation and Project Team Employee Spotlight Series - Carmel Quinn

This month, Carmel Qinn is in the SPOTLIGHT! Get to know a little more about our talented team!

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Sydney Catalyst International Translational Cancer Research Symposium 2019 - Abstract Submission Now Open

Showcase your research to an audience of internationally renowned cancer experts and network with esteemed peers at the International Translational Cancer Research Symposium which will be held on 19 September.

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Randwick Precinct Cancer Roundtable

The next Roundtable will be held of April 9 and will feature Professor Ewa Goldys and Professor David Goldstein discussing Radiomics.
Venue: Edmund Blacket Functions Room, Prince of Wales Hospital
Time: 12.30-1.30pm. Lunch is served from 12pm. Learn more

Recent Interesting Articles from TCRN Members

In this monthly article the TCRN Operations & Projects team use on-line tools to identify publications attributed to TCRN members. We are using Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature as our primary source.

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