TIMELINE – CANCER Fellowships/Prizes/Awards
2000 – 2010
Our philanthropy begins
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.
2002
2002
Our first distribution
$90,000
Recipient: Dr Grant Morahan
Genetics and Bioinformation Division Research Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2003
2003
Project Health 2000
$90,000
Recipient: Professor Graham Giles
2004
“A Helping Hand“ DVD project
creation of content and distribution
$ 310,000
Recipient/Project Partner: Cancer Council of Victoria
Scripting and sign-off was attended to by Dr Richard Fox.
The DVD covered many angles of patient/carer experiences at the time of diagnosis, treatments and recoveries with in-depth conversations and interviews with doctors, patients and carers.
2005
Drop-in-centre
Making patients more comfortable
$ 20,000
Recipient: Cancer Council of Victoria
Sponsoring: Ms. Doreen Akkeran AM
Drop-in-centre at the Cancer Council.
For the purchase of furniture to make patients more comfortable while in attendance to the various sessions at the CCofV.
2006
Assistance for Hardware
Creation of a database
$ 3,000
Recipient: Ms Cynthia Pollak
Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and related Vascular Disorders Support Group
A small distribution to assist in hardware to collect and collate a database of rare cancer patients for helping dialogue between experiences.
2007
Inroads into Asthma relief
Asthma
$90,000
Recipient: Dr Andrew Gillman
Sponsor: Associate Professor Jo Douglass – The Alfred Hospital
Infrastructure
Oncology
$187,000
Recipient: Dr Stephen Turner
Sponsor: Professor James McCluskey
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, the University of Melbourne:
To assist in the purchase of a Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorter (FACSAria)
2010
Rare and Uncommon Cancers
Asthma
$80,000
over two years
Rare and Uncommon Cancers Fellowship
Recipient: Dr Susie Bae
Medical Oncology Research Fellow,Royal Melbourne Hospital – Cart-wheel
Educational Resources
Asthma
$24,500
Educational resources for the Italian aged community
via the Asthma Foundation of Victoria.
Recipient: Chief Executive Officer Mr Robin Ould
