RLC Funding Cancer Research
Ride Like Crazy raises funds to fight cancer. Profits from this event support South Australia Charities with cancer research, prevention and treatment.
Ride Like Crazy has been organised in memory of Senior Sergeant Mick "Crazy" Koerner of the South Australia Police who died with an inoperable brain tumour. His work colleagues and friends established a cycling event called Ride Like Crazy to raise funds to fight cancer and particularly brain cancer.
The $160,000 which has been raised for the NeuroSurgical Research Foundation in the 2010 and 2011 events has been used to purchase vital equipment to be used in research into the prevention and treatment of brain cancers.
Professor Robert Vink, Chair of Neurosurgical Research at the University of Adelaide, said “Having the latest equipment is vital if we want to be at the cutting edge of medical research. This donation will allow us to purchase some of that equipment and maintain our world-class research status”.
Equipment included will be a NanoZoomer which digitises and analyses cells - with specific use in brain tumour research. Other vital equipment is a cell culture microscope, stereotaxic digital frame, laminar flow cupboard for cell culture and a fume-hood/down draft bench. T
his equipment will facilitate tissue culture work in brain tumour research.
This significant equipment will help in the treatment of brain cancer.
