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Welcome to the Nexus for April 2019
In this month's Nexus eNewsletter, we congratulate our TCRN members, Nicki Meagher and Nicole Yuwono, on their well deserved achievements at the Pure Science Symposium - ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting, provide an update on the TCRN Town Hall Meeting 2019, provide a reminder to complete the Health Economics Survey and share interesting articles from our members.
This month, Stella Jun 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.
The TCRN Team wishes you and all your loved ones a very Happy Easter!
Best Oral Presentation - Pure Science Symposium, ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting
Nicki Meagher, was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the Pure Science Symposium, ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting for her presentation titled '‘Diagnosing mucinous ovarian cancer – is there a role for SATB2?’
Congratulations on your well deserved achievement!
Best Poster Presentation - Pure Science Symposium, ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting
Nicole Yuwono, a TCRN supported PhD student, was awarded Best Poster Presentation at the Pure Science Symposium, ANZGOG Annual Scientific Meeting Sydney 20-23rd March 2019.
Congratulations on your well deserved achievement!
Save the Date - Randwick Precinct Cancer Roundtable
The upcoming Randwick Precinct Cancer Roundtable event will be held on May 21 and will feature Ms Vanessa Tyrrell and Associate Professor Katherine Tucker discussing Integrating New Genetic Technologies into Paediatric Oncology.
Venue: Edmund Blacket Functions Room, Prince of Wales Hospital
Time: 12.30-1.30pm.
Lunch will be served from 12pm.
Save the Date - TCRN Town Hall Meeting
TCRN members are invited to attend the TCRN Town Hall Meeting on October 14. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on the progress of the TCRN.
Further information will be provided closer to the date.
Weight, Drinking Top Breast Cancer Factors
TCRN members have led a data research project which found obesity and drinking are the leading preventable contributors to breast cancer in Australia.
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.
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.