RUN DIPG CHARITY LUNCHEON
Dr Matt Dun is a University of Newcastle and HMRI biologist leading leukaemia research projects, but has also become driven to use his knowledge and skills to dig deeper into DIPG
TOUR DE CURE & Run DIPG
Dr Matt Dun is a University of Newcastle and HMRI biologist leading leukaemia research projects, but has also become driven to use his knowledge and skills to dig deeper into DIPG
$5M in Funding for Childhood Brain Cancer Clinical Trials
Dr Matt Dun is a University of Newcastle and HMRI biologist leading leukaemia research projects, but has also become driven to use his knowledge and skills to dig deeper into DIPG
DIPG|DMG SYMPOSIUM – DR MATT DUN
Dr Matt Dun is a University of Newcastle and HMRI biologist leading leukaemia research projects, but has also become driven to use his knowledge and skills to dig deeper into DIPG
FROM BEDSIDE TO BENCH TO BEDSIDE… TO INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM!
FROM BEDSIDE TO BENCH TO BEDSIDE… TO INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM! Dr Dun presents to the 2019 International DIPG Symposium 1-4 August 2019, Pullman Sydney Hyde Park. Bringing together charitable foundations, medical institutions, scientific researchers and even families affected by DIPG, the 2019 International DIPG Symposium was an inspiring four day showcase. The
ANOTHER PECHA KUCHA? YOU BETCHA!
ANOTHER PECHA KUCHA? YOU BETCHA! Six and a half minutes was all Dr Ryan Duchatel needed to win Best Pecha Kucha Presentation at the Australian Society for Medical Research satellite conference, held at Hunter Medical Research Institute in June 2019. Originating from Japan, this presentation style allows the speaker only 20
THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER- NECESSARY BUT CHALLENGING
THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER- NECESSARY BUT CHALLENGING Near the top of the list of difficulties in treating DIPG is the biology of the brain’s protective layer- the blood brain barrier or ‘BBB’. Protecting against the entry of pathogens (anything that may produce disease), the BBB separates the body’s circulating blood from
THE DUN LAB PUBLISH IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
THE DUN LAB PUBLISH IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA July 2019 marked the Dun Lab’s first publication in the field of DIPG research, an exciting achievement for any researcher but particularly of note given Dr Dun’s recent entry to this field and the quality of
DR DUCHATEL EDUCATES SUPPORTERS OF DIPG RESEARCH
DR DUCHATEL EDUCATES SUPPORTERS OF DIPG RESEARCH July 2019 saw Dr Ryan Duchatel, post-doctoral researcher of Dr Dun’s laboratory, facilitate educational sessions for members of a community fundraising group touched by the story of the Dun family, their world rocked by 2-year-old Josephine’s DIPG diagnosis in February 2018. With a dinner
Dr Matt Dun awarded $600,000 investigators grant for research into DIPG
Dr Matt Dun awarded $600,000 investigators grant for research into DIPG Hunter biologist Dr Matt Dun has been awarded $627,250 to continue his research into the deadly form of brain stem cancer that afflicts his own four-year-old daughter, Josephine. Dr Dun is in a race against time to find a cure for the aggressive