Register now! Childhood Cancer Research Symposium - 12 February 2020

Hudson Institute’s Centre for Cancer Research will be hosting its annual Childhood Cancer Research Symposium on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. The Symposium is a key scientific event for paediatric cancer researchers and clinicians, with leading guest speakers from national and international organisations.

Symposium attendees will learn first-hand about the latest developments and advancements in paediatric cancer research.

The objectives of the Symposium are to:

• Enhance dissemination and application of latest discoveries in paediatric oncology.
• Stay abreast of new technologies, clinical trials and scientific discoveries nationally and internationally.
• Facilitate international partnerships to accelerate the pace of progress in the field of childhood cancer research and clinical care.

Register now for this FREE event as spaces are limited – sold out early in 2019

For all enquiries and dietary requirements – contact Steph Forman at stephanie.forman@hudson.org.au

International Speakers:

• Associate Professor Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
• Dr Pratiti (Mimi) Bandopadhayay, Attending Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

National Speakers:

• Dr Raelene Endersby, Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research, Telethon Kids Institute
• Associate Professor Mark Cowley, Group Leader, Computational Biology, Children’s Cancer Institute
• Dr Maya Kansara, Group Leader, Immunobiology of Cancer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
• Associate Professor David Ziegler, Group Leader, Brain Tumours Group, Children’s Cancer Institute
• Professor Brandon Wainwright, Director, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
• Dr Jason Cain, Research Group Head, Centre for Cancer Research, Hudson Institute of Medical Research 

PhD Students/Postdocs | Call for Abstracts (due 15 November 2019):
PhD students and Postdocs are invited to submit an abstract, with several abstracts selected for short talks at the Symposium.

The Symposium Committee will review all submissions before selecting the presentations which will be included in the program and notifying authors via email.  Specific presentation instructions will be provided to the chosen speakers at that time.

Please submit your abstract to stephanie.forman@hudson.org.au by 15 November 2019.

This Symposium is made possible by the generous support of our premium partner - the Children's Cancer Foundation - as well as the support of the Isabella and Marcus Foundation and the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation.

Please see the flyer for further information