Merrin Morrison

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[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

CoLab is funding $770,000 for two biobanks - Monash Children’s Cancer Biobank & the Hudson Institute Living Biobank, helping researchers access high-quality samples and develop safer treatments.
Read story here - https://t.co/ARtrk1zzMl
#ChildhoodCancer #ChildrensCancer #Biobank

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

CoLab has launched a nationally focused Survivorship Reference Group to address the real challenges families face, including emotional and physical wellbeing, educational barriers, financial strain, and social reconnection.
https://t.co/LlcfGmmi0G
#ChildhoodCancer #Survivorship

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

We welcome Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute as Children's Cancer CoLab’s 9th research partner:
https://t.co/Rk0LoESHRH
@ONJCRI @PeterMacCC @MCRI_for_kids @WEHI_research @MonashUni @RCHMelbourne @UniMelb @Monash_FMNHS
#ChildhoodCancer #Leukaemia #ChildrensCancer

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Children's Cancer CoLab and @Redkite are joining forces to help transform survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors across Australia. Learn more: https://t.co/X2sVUeVrJj
#ChildhoodCancer #AdolescentCancer #Survivorship #SurvivorshipCare #PaediatricOncology

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

We're still seeking childhood cancer survivors and family members to join our advisory committee - Australia-wide! Complete our Patient & Family Advisory Committee application form: https://t.co/byG1W1q1vl
Share this post with your networks across Australia. More details below 👇

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

🗞️The September edition of CoLab Connect is out now!
Read it here: https://t.co/WsbjV5UAgv and learn about our activities during #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, including:
✅$6.6 million in childhood cancer research funding
✅Recap of our first CoLab Connect Meetup
#CCCoLab

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Today we celebrate #WorldCancerResearchDay – a time to recognise and honour the people, organisations and communities working tirelessly to improve outcomes for children & adolescents affected by #cancer. @WCRD24Sept #Sept24th #WCRD #ChildhoodCancer #PaediatricOncology

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Board update: Thank you to The Hon. Jaala Pulford as she steps down from the @CCCoLab Board, and a warm welcome to Bernadette McDonald. Jaala’s vision, advocacy, & compassion inspired our team and partners. Bernadette joins the Board with extensive health executive experience.

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Thrilled by the incredible turnout at our first CoLab Connect Meetup! Over 80 people from our community came together for childhood cancer research & collaboration. Thanks to @RSM_au for making this possible. @MaddiesVision @MCRI_for_kids

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Children’s Cancer CoLab & @MaddiesVision are proud to announce the launch of a new Clinician-Researcher Fellowship. Apply today & share post.
🔗 https://t.co/X2LMSat647
#ChildhoodCancerResearch #BoneMarrowFailureSyndromes
@MCRI_for_kids @PeterMacCC @WEHI_research @Monash_FMNHS

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

We’re seeking #consumers to review patient-focused sections of grant applications. Training & support provided. Make a difference for #childhoodcancer - complete application form: https://t.co/byG1W1q1vl
@MaddiesVision @NeuroblastomaAU @_RCDFoundation @BrainCancerCtr @ANZCHOG

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Calling all researchers and clinicians! $4M in funding is now open across our #NextGenTherapies, #SaferTherapies and #FutureLeaders programs. Help change outcomes for kids with cancer. Apps close 17 Oct 2025. Learn more + apply: https://t.co/hqRVvTI3cu

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

@cccolab is helping Professor Mark Dawson lead research to dramatically reduce the time children spend in isolation after a life-saving stem cell transplant via a gene that acts like a turbo switch for the body’s infection-fighting cells. Read more - https://t.co/EOsPVVF65z

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

@CCCoLab has awarded $868k to Prof Mark Dawson, @peterMacCC, to lead a team improving T-cell recovery after stem cell transplants—crucial for protecting kids in the months after treatment.
Read more: https://t.co/2bMwXjiOyw
#childhoodcancerawarenessmonth #StemCellTransplant

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵�� 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴! Discover how to access $4m in Children's Cancer CoLab funding. Covers funding principles, criteria, application process, & grant conditions. https://t.co/E4954hwObO
@MaddiesVision

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

We’re proud to award $1.76M to a world-class #genetics research program led by A/Prof Rachel Conyers @MCRI_for_kids, through our Safer Therapies Impact Program.
🔗Full story: https://t.co/t2exThP8GU
#ChildhoodCancer #PaediatricOncology #Pharmacogenomics #ChildhoodCancerResearch

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Register for CoLab Connect Meetup – an evening of connection & collaboration in the childhood cancer community, supported by RSM Australia.
11 Sept | 5 – 7:30pm, Garden State Hotel, Melbourne. Register by 7 Sept: https://t.co/Up3K3u9WX0
@PeterMacCC @WEHI_research @MCRI_for_kids

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

It’s going to be a big #GoldenSeptember2025 September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth; a time to support children, families, clinicians & researchers. Watch for funding announcements, our first CoLabConnect in Melb & the opening of our 25–26 funding round

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

Children’s Cancer CoLab funding applications open Mon 8 Sept. Sign up for our funding announcements: https://t.co/GSGAw7ucHa @WEHI_research @PeterMacCC @MCRI_for_kids @RCHMelbourne @Monash_FMNHS @MonashUni @UniMelb #researchfunding #paediatriconcology #childhoodcancerresearch

[Children's Cancer CoLab @cccolab]

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀!
$4M in 25-26 funding round. Join info session for insights into accessing funding: 12pm, 1 Sept.
Register: https://t.co/HVuE6cGcLy
@WEHI_research @PeterMacCC @MCRI_for_kids @RCHMelbourne @Monash_FMNHS