The Foundation has supported a number of research projects in partnership with the NeuroSurgical Research Foundation, and currently supports Associate Professor Lisa Ebert’s work in the development of new immune-based therapies for brain cancer, specifically glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is the deadliest form of brain cancer, yet current treatment options are largely ineffective. In response to this desperate need, we are developing a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on a revolutionary type of ‘living drug’ known as CAR-T cells. In this approach, T cells (part of our immune system) are isolated from a patient’s blood and genetically engineered to give them cancer killing activity.
Photo: NRF award recipient James & Diana Ramsay Foundation: Mr Rob Bunten, Dr Nick Vrodos, Dr Tim Edwards and Hon Frances Adamson AC. Alice Healy Photography.