North Ryde. Founding director appointed

Professor John Boyages, founder of the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute and BreastScreen NSW Sydney West has been appointed founding director of the new Macquarie University Cancer Institute (MCI) and Professor of Breast Oncology at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM). At Westmead, Boyages built a team of over 70 staff, managed a $10 million budget and developed facilities to a value of over $20 million. He is passionate about raising the bar in cancer care through research and advanced facilities - both available to his team in the Australian School of Advanced Medicine and Macquarie University Hospital.