OUTCOMES OF TRAVEL GRANTS

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS/SYMPOSIUMS

Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year 2025–2026

We proudly announce the grant recipients for the following events:

Australian and New Zealand Haematology and Oncology Group (ANZCHOG) Annual Scientific Meeting — Brisbane, Queensland — July 2025

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Hazel JourdinSouth Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteSouth Australia$2,000
Dr Michelle TennantMurdoch Children's HospitalVictoria$2,000

Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year 2024–2025

We proudly announce the grant recipients for the following events:

Australian Children’s Brain Cancer Conference — Brisbane, Queensland — March 2025

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Mr Phillipp GraberChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$1,500
Dr Meegan HowlettTelethon Kids InstituteSouth Australia$2,000
Ms Siena BartonMurdoch Children's Research InstituteVictoria$2,000
Dr Cinzia De LucaMurdoch Children's Research InstituteVictoria$1,300

ANZCHOG Annual Scientific Meeting — Perth, Western Australia — August 2024

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Valerie YapMurdoch Children's Research InstituteVictoria$2,000
Miss Alexander TruongTelethon Kids InstituteSouth Australia$2,000

21st International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO) — Philadelphia, USA — July 2024

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Mr Liam FurstMurdoch Children's Research InstituteVictoria$5,000
Ms Shazia Adjumain HudsonInstitute of Medical ResearchVictoria$5,000
Mr Elisa HaydenChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$5,000

Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year 2023–2024

Australian Children’s Brain Cancer Centre Conference — Brisbane, Queensland — March 2024

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Ms Afraah CassimChildren's Cancer InstituteVictoria$2,000
Dr Cinzia De LucaMurdoch Children's Research InstituteNew South Wales$2,000

ANZCHOG Annual Scientific Meeting — Perth, Western Australia — August 2023

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Professor Natalie BradfordQueensland University of TechnologyQueensland$2,000
Ms Toni-Ann BirdThe Children's Hospital at WestmeadNew South Wales$2,000

54th Annual International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Congress — Barcelona, Spain — September 2023

NB: No applicants.

Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 28th Annual Meeting — Vancouver, Canada — November 2023

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Miss Caitlin UngChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$2,500
Miss Evangeline JacksonUniversity of NewcastleNew South Wales$2,500

Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year 2022–2023

We proudly announce the grant recipients for the following events:

ANZCHOG Annual Scientific Meeting — Sydney, Australia — July 2022

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Paul DanielHudson Institute of Medical ResearchVictoria$2,000
Ms Amanda LuckSouth Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteSouth Australia$2,000
Dr Cinzia De LucaThe Royal Children's HospitalVictoria$2,000
Dr Danielle UptonChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$5,000

Cancer Research UK Brain Tumour Conference — London, United Kingdom — September 2022

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Alex DavenportWalter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchVictoria$5,000

54th Annual International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Congress — Barcelona, Spain — September 2022

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Janelle JonesHudson Institute of Medical ResearchVictoria$5,000
Professor Maria McCarthyRoyal Children's HospitalVictoria$5,000

Zero Childhood Cancer National Symposium — Sydney, Australia — October 2022

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Jacqueline WhitehouseTelethon Kids InstituteWestern Australia$2,000
Ms Sarah ParackelHudson Institute of Medical ResearchVictoria$2,000

Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting — Tampa, Florida, USA — November 2022

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Professor Jordan HansfordSouth Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteSouth Australia$5,000

Children’s Brain Cancer Centre Conference — Queensland, Australia — March 2023

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Aaminah KhanChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$2,000
Dr Han ShenWestmead Institute for Medical ResearchNew South Wales$1,000
Dr Yolanda Colino SanguinoChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$1,000

DIPG/DMG Symposium — Lexington, Kentucky, USA — May 2023

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Danielle UptonChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$5,000

SNO 7th Biennial Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference — Washington, DC, USA — June 2023

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Jordana MclooneUniversity of New South WalesNew South Wales$5,000
Ms Anja KordowskiQIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteQueensland$2,500
Miss Elysse MorrisThe University of QueenslandQueensland$2,500

Outcomes of Travel Grants for Fiscal year 2021–2022

We warmly congratulate the following grant recipients for the 20th International Symposium on Paediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO) — Hamburg, Germany — June 2022:

RecipientInstitutionStateAmount Awarded
Dr Laura GenovesiThe University of QueenslandQueensland$5,000
Dr Zahra AbbasTelethon Kids InstituteWestern Australia$3,500
Dr Hetal DholariaTelethon Kids InstituteWestern Australia$3,500
Ms Geraldine CallanThe Royal Children's HospitalVictoria$3,000
Dr Yan TuMurdoch Children's Research CentreVictoria$5,000
Dr Holly HollidayChildren's Cancer InstituteNew South Wales$5,000
Mr Regienald GayamanThe Children's Hospital at WestmeadNew South Wales$3,000
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