The vision of the Snowdome Foundation is to ensure every Australian blood cancer
patient has the best opportunity for a cure, and this starts with a correct diagnosis.
We collaborate with world-leading Australian and international blood cancer researchers
to accelerate new therapies and bring next-generation treatments to patients, faster.
We are the leading not-for-profit organisation focused exclusively on raising funds to
support translational research and clinical trials that will accelerate new treatments
(and cures) to help Australian blood cancer patients live longer, better lives.
Over $53 million has been committed to blood cancer research since 2010.
67 research projects funded enabling over 98 research positions.
Over 6,200 genomic tests completed at the Wilson Centre for Blood Cancer Genomics.
Enabled 1,817 patients to participate in clinical trials supported by Snowdome.
Latest News
2023 Cannon Family Travel Grant
In 2023, Dr Jennifer Devlin of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre was awarded a Cannon Family Travel Grant. Dr Devlin travelled to Heidelberg in Germany to attend the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Conference: Transcription and Chromatin in August of this year. The EMBL Transcription and Chromatin biennial conference aims to advance the transcriptional regulation research … Continued
Read moreLatest developments in chimeric antigen receptor therapy
We recently sat down with Prof. Richard Boyd BSc (Hons) PhD* for an update on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell therapy. Progression of cancer treatment Until the 1980s, cancer treatment was essentially limited to traditional methods of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Since that time, significant advances in cancer research have led to a focus on … Continued
Read moreFarewell to Cathy Rhodes
In August, we fondly said farewell to a fantastic colleague, Cathy Rhodes, Head of Operations and Finance who for six years was a crucial member of our Snowdome Executive. Cathy’s enthusiasm and commitment to ensure the Snowdome office and financial management operated with great efficiency is greatly appreciated and will be missed. Whether it was … Continued
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