Every day another 35 Australians are told they have blood cancer, immediately plunging them and their families into a world of
Each of us who raises money and carries a lantern at a Leukaemia Foundation’s 'Light the Night' event is raising vital funds for breakthrough research in hopes of achieving a future that is free of blood cancer.
Supporting Australia’s brightest blood cancer minds
Dr Jiang is just one of the talented researchers you will support when you fundraise in the lead up to Light the Night. Dr Jiang is a Leukaemia Foundation and Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand PhD 2018 grant recipient – in her transition to full-time research after a decade working as a clinician.
Based at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (Sydney), Dr Jiang is running two clinical trials to uncover how targeted therapies can alter the immune system to treat blood cancer.
“My ultimate goal is to be part of the development and discovery of a new blood cancer treatment that is effective, safe and universally affordable for everyone diagnosed, not only the lucky few.” Dr Wei Jiang
You can attend and walk one of the ‘Light the Night’ events across Australia.
Everyone who carries a lantern at Light the Night will help light up Australia to beat blood cancer.
The night will take your breath away. It’s an empowering, beautiful and supportive event that brings family and friends together with a united goal to fund research that will help beat blood cancer. Let’s shine a light on blood cancer.
