Brain Cancer Biobanking Australia (BCBA) is a virtual biobank hub established to provide researchers easy access to the amount, quality and type of tissue and associated data they need to accelerate both paediatric and adult translational brain cancer research.
March 2024
Warm congratulations to Professor Lindy Jeffree, on her new position as Director of Neurosurgery at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital and her Professorship in the Department of Surgery at Monash University.
In addition to her new roles and leadership of BCBA, Prof Jeffree is the Principal Investigator on a recently awarded MRFF grant and Chairs the Australian Brain Registry Working Group. Commenting on her relocation from Brisbane to Melbourne, Prof Jeffree said,
"It’s a big change, but I’m really excited to be joining the team at Alfred Brain and also working with local clinicians on collecting Victorian data for the Australian Brain Cancer Registry”.
Stay tuned for updates as Prof Jeffree continues to steer BCBA's efforts in advancing brain cancer research and optimising brain cancer patient care.
February 2024
The International Society for Biobanking and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) is a global biobanking organisation, established to address scientific, technical, legal, and ethical issues for biobanks and biorepositories.
The annual ISBER meeting is the world’s largest biobanking forum, and in 2024 this premier event will be held in Melbourne (April 9– 12), offering Australian biobankers a rare opportunity to interact on home soil with colleagues from across the globe.
Titled ‘Dreaming Beyond Barriers: The Future of Biobanking’, the meeting will reflect and celebrate the impact of the biobanking community, it’s innovation and resilience in overcoming barriers, and its shared dreams for the future.
10th - 11th May 2024
Join the 2024 Bike Ride for Brain Cancer to help change the future for brain cancer patients and their families. The Ride is the annual fundraising event for our charity arm – the Brain Cancer Collective.