Media & Outreach

  • CI Rik Thompson hosted the National Breast Cancer Foundation Pink Ribbon Breakfast held in Brisbane on 21 October, 2014.
  • An interview with CI Christobel Saunders by freelance journalist, Anke van Eekelen appeared in ScienceNetwork WA on 26th September 2014, titled ‘Genetic characteristics hold potential for managing metastatic cancer’.
  • CI Christobel Saunders was a guest speaker at the Golf Day held at the Lake Karrinyup Country Club, WA on 22nd August, 2014 for “Friends of Breast Cancer“.
  • CI Rik Thompson hosted the forum “Ongoing issues in breast cancer” at the QUT Gardens Point campus, Brisbane on 22 August , 2014.
  • CI Rik Thompson was an invited speaker at the QUT Faculty of Health National Science Week Public Forum, Brisbane on 16 August, 2014 – he addressed on the ‘Current research into advanced breast cancer and breast cancer progression’.
  • CI Christobel Saunders was an invited speaker at the Cancer Council WA Annual Public Lecture Series, 2014 – her talk was titled ‘Breast cancer: from early detection to surviving and thriving’.
  • CI Robin Anderson was a guest speaker at the Vermont Cancer Research Fundraising Group, 2014, held in Melbourne.
  • CI Christobel Saunders was a guest speaker at the Intellectual Tapas night, 2014 held at University of Western Australia – she spoke on ‘Treating cancer: less is more’.
  • CI Christobel Saunders was an invited speaker at the Breast Cancer Network Information Forum – Living Well beyond Cancer, 2014, held in Perth, speaking on ‘Latest advances in breast cancer treatment and care’.
  • CI Robin Anderson was a guest speaker at the Pink Butterfly Breast Cancer Luncheon, 2013, held in Melbourne.
  • CI Robin Anderson was a guest speaker at the Mother’s Day Classic, 2013, held in Melbourne.
  • Read about the role of VLSCI bioinformaticians and super-computers in EMPathy research VLSCI Science Story 8
  • See former BCNA Consumer Representative, Jennifer Johnston’s statement on Spring 2012 newsletter (Issue 5), “Giving a voice to people affected by cancer”.
  • CI Rik Thompson was an invited speaker at the, King & Wood Malleson’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast held in Melbourne on 19th October, 2012.
  • CI Rik Thompson was an invited speaker at the Mother’s Day Classicheld in Melbourne on 13 May, 2012.
  • CI Christobel Saunders  was a guest speaker at the National Breast Cancer Foundation Pink Ribbon Forum, 2012, held in Perth – she spoke on the ‘Clinical and research updates in breast cancer,’.
  • CI Robin Anderson was a guest speaker at the Governor’s Circle, 2012, held in Melbourne.
  • CI Christobel Saunders gave a talk on ‘History of breast cancer,’ at the Breast Screen Pink Ribbon Breakfast, 2011, held in Perth.
  • CI Christobel Saunders gave a talk on ‘Breast cancer in young women,’ at the WA Cancer Education Meeting, 2011, held in Perth.