As part of the Centre’s commitment to collaboration, the Centre Director recently travelled to Melbourne to meet with WEHI – the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Following this visit, WEHI visited us here in Newcastle to continue a wonderful discussion around a one-team approach to brain cancer research. We are looking forward to further engagements with WEHI and all opportunities that support our mission to facilitate a highly collaborative and impactful research program dedicated to finding a cure for brain cancer.
MHF Co-Founder, Kirralee Hughes joined the team for lunch and was thrilled to have everyone together brainstorming big ideas! “It was so amazing to have Dr Jim Whittle, Sam McGuane and Professor Doug Hilton visit us from WEHI and discuss the ways in which we can come together and collaborate in order to accelerate brain cancer research. Far too often this is not the case and it was so refreshing to have the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and WEHI together and really enjoying each other’s company. Thank you to everyone who attended on this day, it means a lot.”
Pictured –
Sam McGuane – General Manager – The Brain Cancer Centre, WEHI
Professor Mike Fay – MHF Foundation Chair in Brain Cancer Research, University of Newcastle
Professor Doug Hilton – Director, WEHI
Professor Christopher Dayas – Assistant Dean Research & Innovation, University of Newcastle
Dr Jim Whittle – Laboratory Head, The Brain Cancer Centre, WEHI
Silvia Alvarez-Diaz – Senior Manager Research & Innovation, University of Newcastle
Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin – Institute Director, Hunter Medical Research Institute
Kirralee Hughes – Co-Founder, Mark Hughes Foundation
