Expanding Horizons in Paediatric Transplant Care: Heather Weerdenburg at EBMT 2026
At Arrow Foundation, we are committed to empowering healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team who play a vital role in improving outcomes for patients undergoing bone marrow and stem cell transplants. This year, we were proud to support Heather Weerdenburg, Senior Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant Pharmacist at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne, with a […]
When Jenny met Lars – a Life Saving Connection
When Jenny Nixon received a stem cell transplant to treat myelodysplasia, she never imagined it would lead to one of the most profound and meaningful connections of her life – meeting Lars, the man from Germany who selflessly donated his stem cells to save a stranger. Following her transplant and recovery, Jenny felt a deep […]
From Transplant to Team Australia: JulieAnne’s Remarkable Journey to the World Transplant Games
Representing Australia on the world stage was never something JulieAnne Anderson imagined she would experience. Nor was a stem cell transplant. Yet within just a few years, she experienced both. A rare form of lymphoma When JulieAnne began feeling feverish and noticed abdominal distension, she assumed it might be a urinary tract infection. But medical […]
Shining a Light on an Overlooked Complication: Suzannah Michell’s Research
Suzannah Michell, a Physician Trainee at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, is helping bring much-needed attention to an often-overlooked complication of stem cell transplantation—vulvovaginal graft-versus-host disease (vvGVHD). With support from an Arrow Foundation Travel Scholarship, Suzannah recently presented her research at the Australasian College of Dermatologists’ Annual Scientific Meeting, sharing insights that could significantly improve the […]