Ms Grace Lim, the PhD student under our Thyroid Cancer TCE (Translational Centre of Excellence), was awarded a Sydney Vital Travel Grant to attend and present her research study at this year’s annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association.
Sydney/NSW Thyroid Cancer Interest Group – November Case Discussion Meeting
On Thursday, 9th November, we were proud to present our second Thyroid Cancer Interest Group this year with our sponsor- Eisai Australia.
Sydney Vital Members Awarded for Outstanding Cancer Research
On Friday, 2nd November, Cancer Institute NSW announced the winners of the NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research 2018.
Dr Sarah Hayes Awarded Sydney Vital Travel Award
Dr Sarah Hayes, one of our early career researchers who specializes in proteomics research, was awarded a Sydney Vital Travel Grant to attend the 17th Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) World Congress (Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2018)
Dr Andrew Care Awarded Early Career Fellowship from Cancer Institute NSW
Dr Andrew Care has been a member of Sydney Vital since 2017 and this year was awarded a 2018 Early Career Fellowship from the Cancer Institute NSW.
NSW Premier’s Awards 2018
The annual NSW Premier’s Awards are back.
Hosted by the Cancer Institute NSW, this year the Awards will recognise the achievements of individuals and teams that work in cancer research across NSW and showcase the outstanding work they have put in to lessen the impact of cancer.
Sydney Cancer Conference 2018 – Closed
This will be the sixth Sydney Cancer Conference and is focusing on the theme of ‘Bridging research and practice,’ the program features all areas of cancer research – basic biomedical, public health, clinical and psychosocial – making the latest information and research available to delegates.
Sydney vital will be supporting up to ten attendees and applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers. Our aim is to encourage outstanding PhD students, ECRs, researchers and clinicians from within the Sydney Vital network and institutions to present their scientific research progress at national or international conferences.
Submission Guidelines
Applications must complete the Sydney Vital Registration Support Form for the SCC2018 and must be submitted as a single PDF attachment in an email to [email protected]. Please use the following naming convention:
LastName_FirstName_SCC2018
Once approved, Sydney Vital will complete payment of the successful applicants’ registration fee. Please note, we will not reimburse any payments that have been made prior to applying for registration support.
Applications will close on Friday 25th May 2018. Sydney Vital Centre Manager, Suzie Nguyen, can be contacted on 9926 4726 or at [email protected] to assist with any queries.
Sydney Vital Seed Funding – Closed
Sydney Vital is pleased to invite applications for its Seed Funding Awards to the value of $25,000 each. The Sydney Vital Seed Funding Scheme intends to seed new ideas, with the goal of generating data to a point where external funding may be sought. The ideas to be tested should be (i) new in concept and (ii) distinct from currently or previously funded research. Projects should focus on Translational Cancer Research and closely align with one or more of Sydney Vital’s Flagship Programs and/or Translational Cancer Research Centres (TCE) which are;
Flagships
Inflammation
Translational Theranostics
Nanotechnology
TCEs
Pancreatic Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Breast Cancer Implementation
Neuroendocrine Tumours
Glioblastoma
Sydney 1000 CRC
Adrenocortical Cancer
Key Dates
Call for Applications: 14 February 2018
Closing Date for Applications: 9th March 2018
Useful Documents:
Sydney Vital_Seed Funding Award_Guidelines_Feb 2018
SV_Seed Funding_Application Form_Feb 2018
Any queries should be directed to [email protected]
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