Dozens of accountants swapped their calculators for their joggers, pounded the pavement and walked with a purpose, to raise more than $44,000 for cancer research.
Advancing basic cancer research
ProCan is an ambitious, world-first cancer research project which aims to analyse the human cancer proteome on an unprecented scale. The information it gathers will enable CMRI to advance basic cancer research but, will also help doctors to rapidly choose the best treatment option for their patients.
Scientist, Dr Steve Williams, who works in ProCan, said everyone at CMRI was driven by the impact their work could have on patients.
“The most rewarding part of my job is knowing that the little everyday tasks are contributing towards an end goal that is truly exciting and will no doubt make a difference in so many people’s lives,’’ Dr Williams said.
Nobody deserves to suffer from disease, in particular children, with so much life ahead. Helping kids grow up healthy allows them to contribute to society in their own positive way.’’
We are asking all Australians to save the date for the first Friday in August each year, and get ready to wear your denim to help the 1 in 20 kids who are born with a birth defect or genetic disease.
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Major Achievements
1988
Cancer Research Unit formed at CMRI. Goal: to understand cancer cell immortalisation in sufficient detail to find new cancer therapies.
1995
Discovered Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) mechanism of telomere maintenance in cancer, opening up a new field of research.
1999
Found diagnostic marker for ALT, called APBs. Also showed that unknown factors in normal cells can repress ALT cancers.
What’s Next
Extend the utility of the C-circle assay for diagnostic use and to screen for ALT inhibitors. Study key ALT proteins to reveal potential therapeutic drug targets.
What is Jeans for Genes day?
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Every year on the first Friday of August (which falls on the 2nd in 2019), Australians unite on Jeans for Genes Day by wearing their favourite jeans, donating money and purchasing merchandise to support genetic research.
Schools, workplaces and public areas become a sea of denim in a united stance against childhood diseases and friends and colleagues try and outdo each other by wearing the most bizarre outfits.
Together we can beat children's genetic diseases.
Select your donation amount:
Accelerate the search for cures.
By donating monthly, you can fund research that will have an even bigger impact on children living with a genetic disease.
How can you get involved?
Volunteer
Join one of the teams selling merchandise and collecting donations in public spaces on Jeans for genes Day.
Get your school involved
Join one of the teams selling merchandise and collecting donations in public spaces on Jeans for genes Day.
Partner with Jenes for Genes
Join one of the teams selling merchandise and collecting donations in public spaces on Jeans for genes Day.
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