Under the Tuscan Sun for cancer research
By Richard Schoonraad | Community, Events, News & Events, Walk for Women's CancerTuscan trek for Perth cancer researchers On the steep cobbled streets of medieval towns, past vineyards and over Tuscan hillsides, Anita Tancevski-Simpson will take a moment to acknowledge people who…
Perkins to drive medical research discoveries in Kylie’s honour
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Inspiration, News & Events, Supporters, Walk for Women's CancerIt is with heavy hearts that the Harry Perkins Institute farewells Kylie Beard, beloved ambassador for the Walk for Women’s Cancer, who passed away yesterday from breast cancer that metastasised to…
Cancer researcher inspired by nature to kill cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, News & Events, Research, Walk for Women's CancerA WA discovery made global news when venom from honeybees was found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells. Associate Professor and Wesfarmers Fellow, Dr Pilar Blancafort, from the Harry Perkins…
COVID-19 the mother of invention for WA’s fundraising walk for women’s cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Fundraising, Perkins Events, Walk for Women's CancerInstead of one major event, teams are doing their own thing and for a Busselton team that means trekking the Cape to Cape. Each year walkers from across WA descend…