TIMELINE – CANCER Fellowships/Prizes
2010 – 2019
Our philanthropy
Milestones of our contributions
to Asthma and Cancer research
Our contributions to research so far
The Picchi Brothers Foundation was founded in 1993. Up until 2001 funds, and activities were consolidated to form the basis of The Picchi Brothers Foundation’s philanthropic activities. We began our distributions to cancer and asthma research in 2002 with the distribution of $90,000 to the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
The Picchi Prize
In 2013, The Picchi Brothers Foundation began to generate awards each year as a Prize for students, Researchers, practitioners and the like who showed exemplary inroads into both Cancer and Asthma research. The Picchi Brothers VCCC Award for Excellence in Cancer Research was established to give those who follow the criteria in research, clinical studies and public health a hand-up to help them further with their research including marketing of the ideas along with meetings with peers, be it seminars, forums and international visitations. The prize is determined by Professors from participating research facilities who have a close eye on the developing areas.
Decade 2011-2019
2011
Cancer Research Scholarship
Dr. Aung Ko Win
$115,000
over three years
Recipient: Dr Aung Ko Win
Medical Postgraduate Cancer Research Scholarship, Cancer Council of Victoria
2012
The first Picchi Prize
Dr. Aung Ko Win
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Aung Ko Win
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
2012
Foundation prizes and Travel Grants
$2,000
Various recipients
2013
The Picchi Prize 2013 – Cancer
Dr. Matthew Hong
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Matthew Hong
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
2014
The Picchi Prize 2014 – Cancer
Julia Marchingo – PhD. Student
$10,000
Recipient: Julia Marchingo – PhD.
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
2014
The Picchi Prize 2014 – Cancer
Dr. Chun Yew Fong
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Chun Yew Fong
Clinician Researcher
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
2015
Cancer Council Victoria Venture Grants
$150,000
over three years
Recipient: Professor Andreas Strasser, Dr Marco Herold and Team
“Novel method to find genes that control cancer development”
2015
The Picchi Prize 2015 – Cancer
David Shi Hao Liu
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. David Shi Hao Liu
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
2016
The Picchi Prize 2016 – Cancer
Dr. Daniel Cameron
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Daniel Cameron
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute – Dept of Medical Biology
Thesis Title: Accurate identification of somatic rearrangements in tumour genome sequencing data
2016
The Picchi Prize 2016 – Cancer
Dr. David Shi Hao
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. David Shi Hao
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Department of Oncology
Thesis Title: Investigating Targeted molecular therapies in preclinical models of oesophageal cancer
2016
Cancer Council Venture Grants Scheme
$150,000
Recipient:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Department of Oncology
Thesis Title: Investigating Targeted molecular therapies in preclinical models of oesophageal cancer
2017
Cancer Council Victoria Venture Grants Round 2
$33,000
Recipient: Cancer Council Victoria
2017
The Picchi Prize 2017 – Cancer
Dr. Rebecca Delconte
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Rebecca Delconte
Basic Science:
Walter & Eliza Hall Institute – Dept of Medical Biology
Thesis Title: Targeting Regulators of Natural Killer Cell Homeostasis in Cancer lmmunotherapy
2017
The Picchi Prize 2017 – Cancer
Dr. Katherine Field
$10,000
Recipient: Dr Kathryn Field
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
University of Melbourne Department of Medicine
Thesis Title: Towards further understanding of prognosis and outcomes for patients with high grade gliomas.
2017
The Picchi Prize 2017 – Cancer
Dr. Tuong Linh Nguyen
$10,000
Recipient: Dr Tuong Linh (Kevin) Nguyen
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Melbourne – School of Population Health
Thesis Title:
Breast Cancer Associations with Mammographic Density Defined By Higher Pixel Brightness Thresholds.
2018
The Picchi Prize 2018 – Cancer Clinical
Dr. Simone Park
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Simone Park
Basic Science:
University of Melbourne – Doherty Institute
Thesis Title:
The role of tissue-resident memory T cells in melanoma immune surveillance
2018
The Picchi Prize 2018 – Cancer Research
Dr Jonathan Hiller
$10,000
Recipient: Dr Jonathan Hiller
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Clinical Science
Thesis Title:
Exploring perioperative adjunctive therapies that can be utilized during cancer surgery to improve cancer outcomes.
2018
The Picchi Prize 2018 – Cancer Public Health
Dr. Shuai Li
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Shuai Li
University of Melbourne – Population Health
Thesis Title:
DNA methylation and breast cancer risk factors: Insights from twin and family studies.
2019
The Picchi Prize 2019 – Cancer
Dr. Amanda Oliver
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Amanda Oliver
Basic Science
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Thesis Title:
Tissue-specific tumour microenvironments and their impact on immunotherapy responses.
2019
The Picchi Prize 2019 – Cancer
Dr. Edward Chew
$10,000
Recipient: Dr. Edward Chew
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute – Dept of Medical Biology
Thesis Title:
Identification of novel genetic drivers in the development of acute myeloid leukemia.
2019
The Picchi Prize 2019 – Cancer
Sibel Saya
$10,000
Recipient: Sibel Saya
University of Melbourne – Department of General Practice
Thesis Title:
The acceptability, feasibility and clinical utility of a genomic profile to target screening for colorectal cancer