As part of a research project funded by CHECT, Dr Sandy Hung from the Centre for Eye Research Australia talks through her team’s latest breakthrough in understanding the progression of retinoblastoma, paving the way for the development of new possible treatments...
in 2019 really has been a bumper year for CHECT research. We were delighted by the strength of applications to our 2019/20 research fund – so much so, that we ended up making two awards rather one. The first project, led by Professor Lako of Newcastle...
By Dr. Gail M. Seigel, Laboratory of Ocular and Auditory Neuroscience, in collaboration with Dr. Dhavalkumar Shah, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo. The research Our retinoblastoma (Rb) research group at the University at Buffalo is working...
Armita Abolghasemi, who had bilateral Rb as a child, is a second year genetics student at the University of York. She recently assisted with Professor Ohnuma’s Rb research, funded by CHECT. As a genetics student and an Rb survivor, research into retinoblastoma...
We previously caught up with Nicole Beddard in 2016 when she undertook a project which explored the experiences of parents with children who have had retinoblastoma. Having had Rb herself, Nicole was particularly passionate about this project. With her MSc Health...
We’re currently looking for a parent of a child who has had retinoblastoma (Rb) to join us as a lay representative on our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). About the role The SAC meets every six months (usually May & November) on a weekday afternoon...