{"id":12067,"date":"2026-02-19T15:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?post_type=news&#038;p=12067"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:16:11","slug":"international-grant-powers-new-ai-breakthroughs-in-ovarian-cancer-at-wimr","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/news\/international-grant-powers-new-ai-breakthroughs-in-ovarian-cancer-at-wimr\/","title":{"rendered":"International grant powers new AI breakthroughs in ovarian cancer at WIMR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re incredibly grateful for the remarkable support provided by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocrf.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation<\/a>, and their partners\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ocrahope.org\/about\/global-ovarian-cancer-research-consortium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ocrahope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (United States)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ovariancanada.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovarian Cancer Canada<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ovarian.org.uk\/#:~:text=We%20are%20the%20UK&#039;s%20leading,Action%20want%20to%20change%20this.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovarian Cancer Action (United Kingdom)<\/a>\u00a0through their AI Accelerator Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This investment is a powerful boost for our Australian team at the\u00a0Westmead Institute for Medical Research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petermac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimrb.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute<\/a> and UNSW\u00a0and an exciting moment for ovarian cancer research globally. With access to advanced AI capability and one of the world\u2019s most comprehensive ovarian cancer datasets, this grant enables researchers to uncover new insights that could transform how we predict treatment response, personalise care, and ultimately improve survival outcomes for women everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This work has never been more important. Ovarian cancer remains one of the most lethal gynaecological cancers with around 2,000 Australians diagnosed each year, and nearly 1,000 lives lost annually, with a five\u2011year survival rate of just 49%. Symptoms are often vague, leading many to be diagnosed late. The urgent need for innovation is clear, and this grant represents a major step forward. We\u2019re proud to be part of a global effort working toward better tools, better treatments, and better futures for everyone impacted by ovarian cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12068\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/W409-1347-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re incredibly grateful for the remarkable support provided by the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, and their partners\u00a0in the\u00a0Global Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (United States), Ovarian Cancer Canada, and Ovarian Cancer Action (United Kingdom)\u00a0through their AI Accelerator Grant. This investment is a powerful boost for our Australian team at the\u00a0Westmead Institute for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12068,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[19],"class_list":["post-12067","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cat-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}