Lions Prostate Cancer Research & Treatment Project
Equipment donated to Mater Research
Details of how the club donations have been used to purchase equipment for prostate cancer research at Mater Research. Lions Clubs all over Australia, have been able to make to difference with donations to purchase equipment to enable world class research in search of a cure for Prostate Cancer.
For over 20 years, Lions Clubs throughout Australia with generous donations to The Lions Prostate Cancer Research & Treatment Project have been supporting the Mater Research / Mater Foundation with purchase of equipment to attempt to find a cure for Prostate Cancer.
Professor John Hooper and his team are currently working to adapt and improve the ICG dye so it can be used for prostate cancer. When the modified fluorescent dye is injected into the patient’s bloodstream prior to surgery, it circulates until it binds to the protein on the cancer cell where it effectively lights up the tumours to make them easier to see and be removed by the surgeon.
ICG Fluorescence Imaging System in 2023
AutoMACS Cell Separator provides fast and gentle separation of the cells of interest for the human immune system model. This dedicated facility will accelerate Professor Kristen Radford’s clinical trials with increased confidence for success.
AutoMACS Cell Separator – donated in 2022
Mater Researcher, Professor Kristen Radford, who has long been the face of the research that Lions Clubs of Australia have made possible through its donations. Professor Kristen Radford’s world-class team are now leading the way in developing an ‘anti-tumour vaccine’.
This vaccine would enable the body’s immune system to kill cancer cells and eliminate them from the body. lf successful, this vaccine has the potential to eliminate several cancers including prostate, breast, ovarian, bladder, head and neck cancers, leukemia, metastatic melanomas and many more.
To continue their work, Mater Research needed to establish an Australian first facility that will progress Professor Radford’s vaccine into the critical establishment phase. The equipment needed for the facility includes items such as an AutoMACS Cell Separator which provides fast and gentle separation of the cells of interest for the human immune system model.
Bio-Plex 200 was donated in 2018 and the BK3000-IncuCyte S3 Live-Cell Analysis System was donated in 2020
Bio-Rad Droplet PCR Machine was donated in 2017 and Odyssey CLx Imaging System was also donated.
The MiSEQ System was purchased and donated in 2014 and the MicroCT Scanner was donated in 2016.
The ION Proton was purchased and donated in 2013 and the CX50 Ultrasound was donated in 2014
The Auto-MACS was purchased and donated in 2012 and the XF24 Cell was also purchased and donated in 2012
The CyroJane Tape Transfer Device was purchased and donated in 2011 and The Cell Counter was donated in 2011
The Micromanipulator was purchased and donated in 2009 and The PCR HOOD was also donated in 2011
The Thermal Cycler was purchased in 2009 and the 7900HT was purchased in 2010
Lions Prostate Cancer Research & Treatment Project
P O Box 42, Holland Park Qld 4121
Project Chairman – Lion Patrick O’Donoghue
email: prostatedist201@gmail.com
Host Lions Club: Lions Club of Brisbane Holland Park Inc
Lions Prostate Cancer Research & Treatment Project 