2027 WA Cancer Fellowships recipients

The Department of Health has awarded four (4) Western Australian Cancer Fellowships for 2027. These fellowships will advance research aimed at enhancing cancer care and will make a significant contribution to the WA health system, improving the ways Western Australians affected by cancer are cared for.

The fellowships build research capability and drive innovation in cancer care, which are key priorities set out in the Australian Cancer Plan and forthcoming WA Cancer Plan 2026-2036.

Almost $947,934.96 has been awarded across four innovative projects focused on improving the lives and outcomes of Western Australians affected by cancer. Recipients were selected from a highly competitive field of applicants and are set to commence their Fellowships in 2027 in the WA health system.

The successful applicants, their supervisors and their project titles are provided below.

Fellow	Hospital	Project title	Supervisor(s)
Dr Rosemary David	Fiona Stanley Hospital	Towards Safer Immunotherapy for Western Australians: Real-World Evidence, Patient Experience and Consensus Guidelines for Managing Severe Toxicity.	Dr Piyush Grover and Dr Lydia Warburton
Dr Alexandra Laidman	Royal Perth Hospital	Prospective pilot study of liquid biopsy in Hodgkins Lymphoma: response assessment and post-treatment surveillance.	Dr Melita Cirillo and Dr Benjamin Christiaan Van Vliet
Dr Tenny Sunny	Fiona Stanley Hospital	The Steroid Study	Dr Chandra Diwakarla, Dr Emma Jane Hamilton and Dr Aaron John Simpson
Dr Mark Watson	Fiona Stanley Hospital	Exploring feasibility of oral fludarabine administration for allogenic stem cell and CAR T-cell conditioning to facilitate outpatient therapy and reduced patient appointment burden	Dr Duncan Purtill