The Bloody Good Dinner

After a more than two-year interlude and three reschedules, the Bloody Good Dinner finally returned in November 2022. Guests were welcomed to the spectacular Botanica Marquee in the Royal Botanic Gardens, where they feasted on a glorious banquet inspired by the Mediterranean roots of the talented NOMAD Executive Chef, Jacqui Challinor.  The team at Blakes … Continued

Genomic Testing and Precision Medicine – an Evolution in Cancer Care

When the human genome was mapped (1990 – 2003) it accelerated the study of human biology and improved medical practice, including the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of blood cancer. Today at the Wilson Centre for Blood Cancer Genomics, researchers identify the genetic mutations causing a patient’s cancer, whether it will act aggressively and which treatments … Continued

A New Chapter for Blood Cancer Research Western Australia

Snowdome Foundation and Blood Cancer Research Western Australia (BCRWA) are pleased to announce a new chapter in the delivery of next-generation treatments for Western Australian blood cancer patients. From 1 January 2023, BCRWA will be forging ahead, operating as its own not-for-profit organisation led by Professor Chan Cheah and an independent Board of Directors. Back … Continued

Making CAR-T Cell Therapy and Clinical Trials More Accessible

In laboratories around the country and the world, Australian researchers and clinicians are striving to find new blood cancer treatments to make it a curable disease for all. We are proud to support one such researcher, Queensland’s clinician scientist, Dr Siok Tey, who is recognised nationally and internationally for her work in bone marrow transplantation … Continued

Researching a New Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

CAR-T cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy, is delivering great hope in the treatment of blood cancers. We are proud to support Dr Katherine Cummins, a Haematologist and Clinician Scientist, in her research project investigating immunotherapy as a treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia. Dr Cummins is our 2022 Gunn Family Women in Haematology Fellow, which … Continued

2022 Blood Conference

We congratulate the following researchers and clinicians who presented at the annual Australian scientific meeting – Blood 2022. A conference for blood researchers and clinicians, we are proud to see nine current and past Snowdome researchers presenting their work to their peers. We are thrilled to know that they represented 16% of all blood cancer … Continued

The Positive Journey Film

We are delighted to share this stunning film of The Positive Journey, a son’s tribute to a mother lost to blood cancer. In June 2022, Alastair Evans ran from Melbourne to Echuca over four days – a 270km journey and the equivalent of six and a half marathons, to raise money for vital blood cancer … Continued

Indolent Lymphoma – Research into a Tailored Treatment Pathway

Meet Dr Josh Tobin, Lymphoma Researcher and inaugural Snowdome Foundation Haematology Fellow. Dr Tobin has a special interest in indolent lymphoma, a type of slow growing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Although incurable, many of those diagnosed will not require treatment but for those who do, some will relapse and experience aggressive disease. The goal of Dr Tobin’s … Continued