New $25 million Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research
Great minds unite: The Mark Hughes Foundation and the University of Newcastle partner in new centre for brain cancer research.
Brain cancer research in Australia is taking exciting steps forward with the new $25 million Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research in the heart of the University’s health sciences research precinct. The Mark Hughes Foundation has now committed $15 million over five years to intensify brain cancer research efforts on a national scale, bringing hope to patients and families.
Professor Michael Fay has joined the University of Newcastle as the Mark Hughes Foundation Chair in Brain Cancer and Director of the Centre. Professor Fay brings extensive experience in medical and radiation oncology and an excellent track record in brain cancer research.
The fight against brain cancer is an urgent one and the establishment of a dedicated brain cancer research centre further cements our commitment to helping solve this devastating disease. My ambition is to advance brain cancer research and achieve the greatest impact for brain cancer patients and their families.”
Professor Michael Fay
Mark Hughes Foundation Chair in Brain Cancer and Director of Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research
The new Centre will harness the power of a team approach, bringing together the community, leading researchers, clinicians, patients and their families. Every aspect of cancer care will be under the microscope including prevention, early detection, recovery and rehabilitation, treatments and models of care. Research will span all ages and stages of brain cancer but will seek to fill a recognised gap in adult brain cancer.
Brain cancer is all around us, with one person diagnosed every five hours in Australia. We are extremely proud to build on our valued partnership with the Mark Hughes Foundation to take brain cancer research to the next level.
This is a game changing step for brain cancer research in Australia and something we have been working towards since 2014. More progress is urgently needed to improve the outlook for brain cancer patients – who are often in the prime of their lives, like myself – and their families.”
Mark Hughes
Co-Founder, Mark Hughes Foundation
Learn more about the new Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/mhf-brain-cancer-research
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