TRACKER Biobank
@trackerbiobank.bsky.social
EMPOWERING LUNG CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS
📊 High-quality biospecimens & data
🌐 Global collaborations
🔬 Discovering new treatments
🔗 www.trackerbiobank.com
📊 High-quality biospecimens & data
🌐 Global collaborations
🔬 Discovering new treatments
🔗 www.trackerbiobank.com
🚀 A Milestone Morning!
TRACKER has collected its first screening-detected lung cancer samples.
A heartfelt thank you to the patient for their courage and generosity, and to the team who collected and processed the sample💛
#EarlyDetection #Research #TRACKER Biobank
TRACKER has collected its first screening-detected lung cancer samples.
A heartfelt thank you to the patient for their courage and generosity, and to the team who collected and processed the sample💛
#EarlyDetection #Research #TRACKER Biobank
January 21, 2026 at 5:23 AM
🚀 A Milestone Morning!
TRACKER has collected its first screening-detected lung cancer samples.
A heartfelt thank you to the patient for their courage and generosity, and to the team who collected and processed the sample💛
#EarlyDetection #Research #TRACKER Biobank
TRACKER has collected its first screening-detected lung cancer samples.
A heartfelt thank you to the patient for their courage and generosity, and to the team who collected and processed the sample💛
#EarlyDetection #Research #TRACKER Biobank
👏 TRACKER warmly congratulates Co-Lead A/Prof Sagun Parakh on receiving Austin Medical Research Foundation funding for the project "Personalising Treatment for Early-Stage Lung Cancer".
Supporting more precise, patient-centred care.
#TRACKER #CancerResearch
Supporting more precise, patient-centred care.
#TRACKER #CancerResearch
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
👏 TRACKER warmly congratulates Co-Lead A/Prof Sagun Parakh on receiving Austin Medical Research Foundation funding for the project "Personalising Treatment for Early-Stage Lung Cancer".
Supporting more precise, patient-centred care.
#TRACKER #CancerResearch
Supporting more precise, patient-centred care.
#TRACKER #CancerResearch
Stepping into 2026 with purpose, pride & possibility🎉
We're proud of the momentum we generated in 2025 and grateful to our community for their support this year. Now we're excited for new discoveries, collaborations, and advancing equity in lung cancer research in 2026.
Onwards together! 💫
We're proud of the momentum we generated in 2025 and grateful to our community for their support this year. Now we're excited for new discoveries, collaborations, and advancing equity in lung cancer research in 2026.
Onwards together! 💫
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Stepping into 2026 with purpose, pride & possibility🎉
We're proud of the momentum we generated in 2025 and grateful to our community for their support this year. Now we're excited for new discoveries, collaborations, and advancing equity in lung cancer research in 2026.
Onwards together! 💫
We're proud of the momentum we generated in 2025 and grateful to our community for their support this year. Now we're excited for new discoveries, collaborations, and advancing equity in lung cancer research in 2026.
Onwards together! 💫
🎄✨Christmas Eve milestone:
TRACKER has now welcomed 200 patients across NSW, VIC, SA, QLD & WA.
A huge thank you to our hospital partners and the 200 patients whose generosity is powering discoveries that will shape the future of lung cancer care.💙
Here’s to hope, progress, and what’s next!🚀
TRACKER has now welcomed 200 patients across NSW, VIC, SA, QLD & WA.
A huge thank you to our hospital partners and the 200 patients whose generosity is powering discoveries that will shape the future of lung cancer care.💙
Here’s to hope, progress, and what’s next!🚀
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🎄✨Christmas Eve milestone:
TRACKER has now welcomed 200 patients across NSW, VIC, SA, QLD & WA.
A huge thank you to our hospital partners and the 200 patients whose generosity is powering discoveries that will shape the future of lung cancer care.💙
Here’s to hope, progress, and what’s next!🚀
TRACKER has now welcomed 200 patients across NSW, VIC, SA, QLD & WA.
A huge thank you to our hospital partners and the 200 patients whose generosity is powering discoveries that will shape the future of lung cancer care.💙
Here’s to hope, progress, and what’s next!🚀
🗣️ Exciting news from Adelaide!
Dr Senthuran Shivakumar (TRACKER PhD student) presented on the utility of lung cancer biomarkers at the ASCEPT & Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
Thanks to ASCEPT & organisers for an engaging, well-run meeting! 🤝
#PhDResearch #LungCancer
Dr Senthuran Shivakumar (TRACKER PhD student) presented on the utility of lung cancer biomarkers at the ASCEPT & Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
Thanks to ASCEPT & organisers for an engaging, well-run meeting! 🤝
#PhDResearch #LungCancer
December 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🗣️ Exciting news from Adelaide!
Dr Senthuran Shivakumar (TRACKER PhD student) presented on the utility of lung cancer biomarkers at the ASCEPT & Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
Thanks to ASCEPT & organisers for an engaging, well-run meeting! 🤝
#PhDResearch #LungCancer
Dr Senthuran Shivakumar (TRACKER PhD student) presented on the utility of lung cancer biomarkers at the ASCEPT & Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
Thanks to ASCEPT & organisers for an engaging, well-run meeting! 🤝
#PhDResearch #LungCancer
🌞 Welcome, Queensland!
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital & The University of Queensland have collected their first lung cancer patient sample, expanding Australia’s national lung cancer biobank and advancing collaborative research.
#TRACKER #LungCancer #QLD
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital & The University of Queensland have collected their first lung cancer patient sample, expanding Australia’s national lung cancer biobank and advancing collaborative research.
#TRACKER #LungCancer #QLD
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🌞 Welcome, Queensland!
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital & The University of Queensland have collected their first lung cancer patient sample, expanding Australia’s national lung cancer biobank and advancing collaborative research.
#TRACKER #LungCancer #QLD
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital & The University of Queensland have collected their first lung cancer patient sample, expanding Australia’s national lung cancer biobank and advancing collaborative research.
#TRACKER #LungCancer #QLD
🎉 Western Australia joins TRACKER!
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & the Institute for Respiratory Health have collected their first lung cancer patient sample today, strengthening Australia’s national biobank and advancing early detection research.
What a wonderful team!
#TRACKER #LungCancer
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & the Institute for Respiratory Health have collected their first lung cancer patient sample today, strengthening Australia’s national biobank and advancing early detection research.
What a wonderful team!
#TRACKER #LungCancer
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🎉 Western Australia joins TRACKER!
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & the Institute for Respiratory Health have collected their first lung cancer patient sample today, strengthening Australia’s national biobank and advancing early detection research.
What a wonderful team!
#TRACKER #LungCancer
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & the Institute for Respiratory Health have collected their first lung cancer patient sample today, strengthening Australia’s national biobank and advancing early detection research.
What a wonderful team!
#TRACKER #LungCancer
🏆 Congrats to Dr Senthuran Shivakumar, TRACKER PhD candidate, for winning Best Presentation at the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand VIC Branch ASM!
His talk on the lung microbiome and checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis was not just impressive- it’s truly impactful! 🫁🙌
#PhDlife
His talk on the lung microbiome and checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis was not just impressive- it’s truly impactful! 🫁🙌
#PhDlife
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🏆 Congrats to Dr Senthuran Shivakumar, TRACKER PhD candidate, for winning Best Presentation at the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand VIC Branch ASM!
His talk on the lung microbiome and checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis was not just impressive- it’s truly impactful! 🫁🙌
#PhDlife
His talk on the lung microbiome and checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis was not just impressive- it’s truly impactful! 🫁🙌
#PhDlife
🌍 Climate change is raising our lung cancer risk, including via increased PM2.5 & bushfire smoke.
Check the daily air quality:
🟡/🟠= limit strenuous activities
🟣/🔴= limit all outdoor activities
Protect your lungs 💙
🔗https://waqi.info
Check the daily air quality:
🟡/🟠= limit strenuous activities
🟣/🔴= limit all outdoor activities
Protect your lungs 💙
🔗https://waqi.info
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
🌍 Climate change is raising our lung cancer risk, including via increased PM2.5 & bushfire smoke.
Check the daily air quality:
🟡/🟠= limit strenuous activities
🟣/🔴= limit all outdoor activities
Protect your lungs 💙
🔗https://waqi.info
Check the daily air quality:
🟡/🟠= limit strenuous activities
🟣/🔴= limit all outdoor activities
Protect your lungs 💙
🔗https://waqi.info
Proud to contribute to CSIRO’s new report showing coordinated biobanking could unlock $39M/year for Australian health research.
🌟A national platform = faster access, fewer silos, stronger discoveries🌟
TRACKER is committed to driving this future 🙌
🔗 lnkd.in/gXVbDUVH
🌟A national platform = faster access, fewer silos, stronger discoveries🌟
TRACKER is committed to driving this future 🙌
🔗 lnkd.in/gXVbDUVH
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Proud to contribute to CSIRO’s new report showing coordinated biobanking could unlock $39M/year for Australian health research.
🌟A national platform = faster access, fewer silos, stronger discoveries🌟
TRACKER is committed to driving this future 🙌
🔗 lnkd.in/gXVbDUVH
🌟A national platform = faster access, fewer silos, stronger discoveries🌟
TRACKER is committed to driving this future 🙌
🔗 lnkd.in/gXVbDUVH
🫁 Our TRACKER Biobank team is studying how doctors across Australia manage checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis (CIP), a serious side effect of immunotherapy. The survey helps build a clearer picture of real-world care to support future improvements for people with lung cancer.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🫁 Our TRACKER Biobank team is studying how doctors across Australia manage checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis (CIP), a serious side effect of immunotherapy. The survey helps build a clearer picture of real-world care to support future improvements for people with lung cancer.
🫁 Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer.
This #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re breaking stigma and raising awareness about a disease that can affect anyone — not just those with known risk factors.
Early detection and awareness save lives.
#LungHealth #LCAM
This #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re breaking stigma and raising awareness about a disease that can affect anyone — not just those with known risk factors.
Early detection and awareness save lives.
#LungHealth #LCAM
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🫁 Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer.
This #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re breaking stigma and raising awareness about a disease that can affect anyone — not just those with known risk factors.
Early detection and awareness save lives.
#LungHealth #LCAM
This #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re breaking stigma and raising awareness about a disease that can affect anyone — not just those with known risk factors.
Early detection and awareness save lives.
#LungHealth #LCAM
🚨 PhD candidate Dr Senthuran Shivakumar publishes his first paper with TRACKER:
“Utility of BALF in checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis evaluation.” 🫁
It reviews BAL in CIP and emerging insights like molecular profiling & the lung microbiome.
🔗doi.org/10.21037/tlc...
“Utility of BALF in checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis evaluation.” 🫁
It reviews BAL in CIP and emerging insights like molecular profiling & the lung microbiome.
🔗doi.org/10.21037/tlc...
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
🚨 PhD candidate Dr Senthuran Shivakumar publishes his first paper with TRACKER:
“Utility of BALF in checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis evaluation.” 🫁
It reviews BAL in CIP and emerging insights like molecular profiling & the lung microbiome.
🔗doi.org/10.21037/tlc...
“Utility of BALF in checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis evaluation.” 🫁
It reviews BAL in CIP and emerging insights like molecular profiling & the lung microbiome.
🔗doi.org/10.21037/tlc...
We’re thrilled to celebrate Lisa Briggs, TRACKER Consumer Chair & winner of the 2025 Les Leckie Award for Lived Experience Leadership @VCCCalliance #LeadingForImpact! 🌟
Lisa’s courage & compassion have reshaped cancer research, making science accessible for all. 💙
Lisa’s courage & compassion have reshaped cancer research, making science accessible for all. 💙
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We’re thrilled to celebrate Lisa Briggs, TRACKER Consumer Chair & winner of the 2025 Les Leckie Award for Lived Experience Leadership @VCCCalliance #LeadingForImpact! 🌟
Lisa’s courage & compassion have reshaped cancer research, making science accessible for all. 💙
Lisa’s courage & compassion have reshaped cancer research, making science accessible for all. 💙
📢 St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney & the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are now online - expanding our NSW network to three active sites!
Huge thanks to A/Prof Venessa. C, Prof Emily. S, Andria. Y, Ryan. Y, Rachael. Z, & Caitlin. B for making this milestone possible.
#TRACKER #Biobanking
Huge thanks to A/Prof Venessa. C, Prof Emily. S, Andria. Y, Ryan. Y, Rachael. Z, & Caitlin. B for making this milestone possible.
#TRACKER #Biobanking
November 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
📢 St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney & the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are now online - expanding our NSW network to three active sites!
Huge thanks to A/Prof Venessa. C, Prof Emily. S, Andria. Y, Ryan. Y, Rachael. Z, & Caitlin. B for making this milestone possible.
#TRACKER #Biobanking
Huge thanks to A/Prof Venessa. C, Prof Emily. S, Andria. Y, Ryan. Y, Rachael. Z, & Caitlin. B for making this milestone possible.
#TRACKER #Biobanking
“Progress is only as powerful as the people it reaches.” — Lisa Briggs
Proud to see Lisa open the Thomas Ashworth Liquid Biopsy Symposium in Sydney, themed "Found in Translation". 🌟
A wonderful opportunity for the TRACKER team to connect and celebrate collaborative research!
Proud to see Lisa open the Thomas Ashworth Liquid Biopsy Symposium in Sydney, themed "Found in Translation". 🌟
A wonderful opportunity for the TRACKER team to connect and celebrate collaborative research!
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
“Progress is only as powerful as the people it reaches.” — Lisa Briggs
Proud to see Lisa open the Thomas Ashworth Liquid Biopsy Symposium in Sydney, themed "Found in Translation". 🌟
A wonderful opportunity for the TRACKER team to connect and celebrate collaborative research!
Proud to see Lisa open the Thomas Ashworth Liquid Biopsy Symposium in Sydney, themed "Found in Translation". 🌟
A wonderful opportunity for the TRACKER team to connect and celebrate collaborative research!
🚨 Spotlight on Dr Tracy Leong at #WCLC2025!
She presented on EBUS & optimal staging for clinical N–N1 NSCLC, showing how minimally invasive diagnostics improve treatment planning & patient safety.
🗣️ “Collaboration and precision staging are key to improving outcomes for every patient.”
She presented on EBUS & optimal staging for clinical N–N1 NSCLC, showing how minimally invasive diagnostics improve treatment planning & patient safety.
🗣️ “Collaboration and precision staging are key to improving outcomes for every patient.”
September 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚨 Spotlight on Dr Tracy Leong at #WCLC2025!
She presented on EBUS & optimal staging for clinical N–N1 NSCLC, showing how minimally invasive diagnostics improve treatment planning & patient safety.
🗣️ “Collaboration and precision staging are key to improving outcomes for every patient.”
She presented on EBUS & optimal staging for clinical N–N1 NSCLC, showing how minimally invasive diagnostics improve treatment planning & patient safety.
🗣️ “Collaboration and precision staging are key to improving outcomes for every patient.”
🎥 Sneak peek! TRACKER’s new explainer video is almost here 🎬
An easy guide to how patients can contribute - because helping is easier than you think.
🌐 Coming soon in multiple languages, empowering patients across Australia to drive discoveries and improve lung cancer outcomes.
An easy guide to how patients can contribute - because helping is easier than you think.
🌐 Coming soon in multiple languages, empowering patients across Australia to drive discoveries and improve lung cancer outcomes.
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🎥 Sneak peek! TRACKER’s new explainer video is almost here 🎬
An easy guide to how patients can contribute - because helping is easier than you think.
🌐 Coming soon in multiple languages, empowering patients across Australia to drive discoveries and improve lung cancer outcomes.
An easy guide to how patients can contribute - because helping is easier than you think.
🌐 Coming soon in multiple languages, empowering patients across Australia to drive discoveries and improve lung cancer outcomes.
🚨 Exciting milestone! TRACKER PhD Candidate Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented his first 2 posters at #WCLC2025 🎉 His research discovers biomarkers of checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis to enable sustainable, high-quality survivorship.
September 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨 Exciting milestone! TRACKER PhD Candidate Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented his first 2 posters at #WCLC2025 🎉 His research discovers biomarkers of checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis to enable sustainable, high-quality survivorship.
📢 South Australians, we need your voice!
Join our consumer team to help:
🔹 Guide decisions for Australia’s first lung cancer biobank
🔹 Shape research priorities that matter to patients
🔹 Drive better outcomes for the SA community
👉 Submit your EOI today: trackerbiobank.com/f...
Join our consumer team to help:
🔹 Guide decisions for Australia’s first lung cancer biobank
🔹 Shape research priorities that matter to patients
🔹 Drive better outcomes for the SA community
👉 Submit your EOI today: trackerbiobank.com/f...
September 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
📢 South Australians, we need your voice!
Join our consumer team to help:
🔹 Guide decisions for Australia’s first lung cancer biobank
🔹 Shape research priorities that matter to patients
🔹 Drive better outcomes for the SA community
👉 Submit your EOI today: trackerbiobank.com/f...
Join our consumer team to help:
🔹 Guide decisions for Australia’s first lung cancer biobank
🔹 Shape research priorities that matter to patients
🔹 Drive better outcomes for the SA community
👉 Submit your EOI today: trackerbiobank.com/f...
🎉 Milestone: 151 patients recruited to TRACKER across NSW, VIC & SA!
Huge thanks to:
🏥 Austin Hospital
🏥 Royal Melbourne Hospital
🏥 Macquarie Uni Hospital
🏥 St Vincent’s NSW
🏥 Royal Adelaide Hospital
💙 And to our patients — your contributions will help change cancer care!
Huge thanks to:
🏥 Austin Hospital
🏥 Royal Melbourne Hospital
🏥 Macquarie Uni Hospital
🏥 St Vincent’s NSW
🏥 Royal Adelaide Hospital
💙 And to our patients — your contributions will help change cancer care!
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🎉 Milestone: 151 patients recruited to TRACKER across NSW, VIC & SA!
Huge thanks to:
🏥 Austin Hospital
🏥 Royal Melbourne Hospital
🏥 Macquarie Uni Hospital
🏥 St Vincent’s NSW
🏥 Royal Adelaide Hospital
💙 And to our patients — your contributions will help change cancer care!
Huge thanks to:
🏥 Austin Hospital
🏥 Royal Melbourne Hospital
🏥 Macquarie Uni Hospital
🏥 St Vincent’s NSW
🏥 Royal Adelaide Hospital
💙 And to our patients — your contributions will help change cancer care!
🌟 TRACKER is seeking consumer reps from WA & Indigenous communities!
Your voice can help:
🔹 Shape research priorities
🔹 Guide biobank decisions
🔹 Improve diversity & equity in cancer research
Join us in transforming lung cancer care 👉 http://trackerbioban...
Your voice can help:
🔹 Shape research priorities
🔹 Guide biobank decisions
🔹 Improve diversity & equity in cancer research
Join us in transforming lung cancer care 👉 http://trackerbioban...
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🌟 TRACKER is seeking consumer reps from WA & Indigenous communities!
Your voice can help:
🔹 Shape research priorities
🔹 Guide biobank decisions
🔹 Improve diversity & equity in cancer research
Join us in transforming lung cancer care 👉 http://trackerbioban...
Your voice can help:
🔹 Shape research priorities
🔹 Guide biobank decisions
🔹 Improve diversity & equity in cancer research
Join us in transforming lung cancer care 👉 http://trackerbioban...
Together, we’re building Australia’s first national lung cancer biobank to improve treatment, survival & quality of life! 🫁✨
👉Read the full article and meet the South Australian team: bit.ly/4mOKx4c
👉Read the full article and meet the South Australian team: bit.ly/4mOKx4c
September 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Together, we’re building Australia’s first national lung cancer biobank to improve treatment, survival & quality of life! 🫁✨
👉Read the full article and meet the South Australian team: bit.ly/4mOKx4c
👉Read the full article and meet the South Australian team: bit.ly/4mOKx4c
TRACKER at #AIRWAYS!
👨⚕️Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented: “Ground glass changes in lung cancer – what’s next?”
👩⚕️Dr Tracy Leong chaired: “From detection to direction: lung cancer management in the screening age.”
Thanks @Boehringer
for supporting research & innovation!
👨⚕️Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented: “Ground glass changes in lung cancer – what’s next?”
👩⚕️Dr Tracy Leong chaired: “From detection to direction: lung cancer management in the screening age.”
Thanks @Boehringer
for supporting research & innovation!
September 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
TRACKER at #AIRWAYS!
👨⚕️Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented: “Ground glass changes in lung cancer – what’s next?”
👩⚕️Dr Tracy Leong chaired: “From detection to direction: lung cancer management in the screening age.”
Thanks @Boehringer
for supporting research & innovation!
👨⚕️Dr Senthuran Shivakumar presented: “Ground glass changes in lung cancer – what’s next?”
👩⚕️Dr Tracy Leong chaired: “From detection to direction: lung cancer management in the screening age.”
Thanks @Boehringer
for supporting research & innovation!
📢 Fantastic news: South Australia joins TRACKER!
The Royal Adelaide Hospital & SAiGENCI collected their first patient sample on Friday. 🎉
Huge thanks to Prof Phan Nguyen, Dr Jelena Solujic, Prof Brendan Jenkins, Karen Hon & Sarah Tamang for making it happen!
#LungCancer #Biobanking #TRACKER
The Royal Adelaide Hospital & SAiGENCI collected their first patient sample on Friday. 🎉
Huge thanks to Prof Phan Nguyen, Dr Jelena Solujic, Prof Brendan Jenkins, Karen Hon & Sarah Tamang for making it happen!
#LungCancer #Biobanking #TRACKER
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
📢 Fantastic news: South Australia joins TRACKER!
The Royal Adelaide Hospital & SAiGENCI collected their first patient sample on Friday. 🎉
Huge thanks to Prof Phan Nguyen, Dr Jelena Solujic, Prof Brendan Jenkins, Karen Hon & Sarah Tamang for making it happen!
#LungCancer #Biobanking #TRACKER
The Royal Adelaide Hospital & SAiGENCI collected their first patient sample on Friday. 🎉
Huge thanks to Prof Phan Nguyen, Dr Jelena Solujic, Prof Brendan Jenkins, Karen Hon & Sarah Tamang for making it happen!
#LungCancer #Biobanking #TRACKER