Italian social club supports rare lung disease research
The Dromana Italian Seniors Social Club did not have to look far when giving away some of its savings.
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The Dromana Italian Seniors Social Club did not have to look far when giving away some of its savings.
Through a substantial commitment from The James Foster Foundation in 2019, The Alfred’s Oncology Department was able to establish The Alfred Cancer Biobank (ACB). The ACB is now fully operational, with the first collection taking place in February 2020 and three major projects underway at the time of writing.
In 2008, The Alfred established a Chair in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, thanks to generous funding from the James and Elsie Borrowman Trust. This distinguished position was a major career development milestone of one of Australia’s leading infectious diseases experts – Professor Allen Cheng.
In 2020, thanks to the generous decision made by Brian Jenkins to include a gift of $500,000 in his Will, The Alfred was able to establish The Jenkins Fellowship for Lymphoma – one of four fellowships in our clinical haematology department dedicated to finding new treatments and therapies for people living with blood disorders.
This week The Alfred Brain Tumour Bio-databank (ABTB) discovered a new hope in the treatment for brain cancer. The ABTB is one of three biobanks at The Alfred advancing research into new treatments.
At just 21, Ned Parnham had his whole life ahead of him, but in November 2018 the Melbourne University Environmental Science student was diagnosed with a rare form of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
The Alfred is fortunate to be supported by wonderful people just like Jennifer and her brothers. Every gift in Will the hospital receives helps our life-saving work continue and supports the amazing team of compassionate doctors and nurses to care for patients long into the future.
The $250,000 grant will support The Alfred’s Department of Infectious Diseases to understand the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on vulnerable people including those living in residential aged care or those with compromised immune systems.
The Nursing Scholarship lunch supports an innovative scholarship program for Alfred Health nurses. The event provides a platform for philanthropy, which will help advance nursing education and leadership at Alfred Health for many years to come.
Henry Jolson OAM QC passed away after a long illness on Monday 14 October 2013. He was 66 years of age.