Melanoma research bequest

Professor Bruce Robinson, Acting Dean of Medicine, Mr Brett Parr, Mr Jack Parr, Professor William McCarthy, Executive Director, MASCRI and Professor David Burke, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Medicine

The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute (MASCRI) has received a generous benefaction from the estate of the late Elaine Cable. The bequest will contribute towards further research into melanoma, one of Australia’s deadliest cancers.

The bequest was presented to Emeritus Professor Bill McCarthy, Director of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute and Vice President of the Melanoma Foundation by the benefactor’s nephew, Mr Brett Parr.

"Medical researchers face two major problems, the first is the constant need to ensure that research programs are not terminated before completion because the project grant funds become insufficient, and the second is that important new ideas cannot be researched quickly because 'startup' funding is not available. Donated funds and bequests such as the Cable Bequest can fill a very important gap in research infrastructure support", says Emeritus Professor Bill McCarthy, director of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute and Vice President of the Melanoma Foundation. "Without such generosity from the public, progress in understanding and treating melanoma would be considerably slower."

The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute (MASCRI) was developed in 1994 as a joint venture of the Melanoma Foundation and the Dermatology Research Foundation, both foundations of the University of Sydney, specifically to support basic biological research on melanoma and skin cancer and to provide infrastructure for these research programs.

For more information on the Melanoma Foundation and MASCRI contact Jacquie Stratford, Executive Officer MASCRI at .