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Hopping mad Smart ways seniors P5 beat traffic P9 North Shore Times Thursday, June 2, 2016 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER What’s sold! selling $1,820,000 35 Kiwi Rd, Devonport With its delightful original features, this sunny villa has been beautifully restored. Two bathrooms, three bedrooms and attic storage. Sold by Bayleys Takapuna Molecular biologist Dr Dean Singleton is researching ways of targeting resistant breast cancer tumour cells. PHOTO: EMILY FORD/FAIRFAX NZ $1,600,000 181A Greenhithe Rd, Greenhithe Big five bedroom family home on a 2000 square metre section. Funding better treatment Close to Albany mall and easy access to motorways. Sold by Bayleys Albany EMILY FORD ‘‘We hope to target tially other cancers, he says. research grant awarded each year Singleton has a PhD in Molecu- to fund innovative breast cancer A funding boost will help a scien- those cells to stop lar Medicine and Pathology from research by a New Zealand scien- tist with his work in the field of them metastasising the University of Auckland. tist. This is the first year the breast cancer research. He spent about six years in organisation has been able to Dr Dean Singleton has and prevent the Oxford, England researching grant two fellowships to received a $80,000 grant from the chances of them breast cancer before returning to researchers. The other recipient New Zealand Breast Cancer Foun- Auckland at the beginning of 2015. is Dr Anita Muthukaruppan, who dation (NZBCF) Belinda Scott Fel- recurring and He has a particular interest in is researching genetic mutations lowship Programme. failing treatment’’ cancer research and has always that affect hormone therapy. The Hauraki resident is a mol- gravitated to that area, he says. Singleton and Muthukaruppan Dr Dean Singleton ecular biologist working at the ‘‘I’ve had a lot of family both received $80,000 for their Auckland Cancer Society members who have had cancer projects and will spend up to two $1,095,000 Research Centre at the University drugs in breast cancer. and close friends who’ve been years completing them. At the 1/23 Parr Terrace, Castor Bay of Auckland. ‘‘We hope to target those cells through it in the last several conclusion of their projects, they Home or lock up and leave. Easy His work involves researching to stop them metastasising and years,’’ Singleton says. will share their findings with care section. Positioned in a breast cancer tumour cells which prevent the chances of them ‘‘I’ve come to realise the NZBCF and the medical com- sought after street and in are resistant to chemotherapy recurring and failing treatment,’’ impact of it and how many people munity through medical excellent school zones. and radiotherapy treatment. Singleton says. are affected by it. It’s a very inter- publications. Sold by Bayleys Albany The grant will help him He’s hopeful the targeted esting and rewarding career to be ‘‘It’s nice to be awarded it, I’m research ways of eliminating the drugs, once characterised and involved in.’’ extremely grateful for the foun- See Real Estate Outlook resistant cells, investigating the developed, will be successful in The NZBCF Belinda Scott Fel- dation supporting my work,’’ inside potential for hypoxia-targeted treating breast cancer, and poten- lowship Programme is a medical Singleton says. 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To object to With a large number of parents the taking of 281 Glenvar Rd, send and children using the a written objection to PO Box Sunnyview Rd entrance at home 7147, Wellesley Street by June 23 time, the road becomes a bottle- or seeaucklandcouncil.govt.nz. If neck of congested traffic every objections are received, a public day at 3pm. hearing will be held. The usually quiet suburban street becomes a busy one lane WORKING BEE road for 15 minutes. Mairangi Arts Centre is looking The issue affects school famil- for volunteers for a mid-year ies as well as residents and princi- working bee. They will re-coat pal Peter Marshall would like tables, scrub chairs and do a some sort of light relief. general tidy up. To help out on ‘‘Most schools have some sort July 7, 9.30am contact of traffic problem,’’ Marshall says. [email protected]. ‘‘It’s causing frustration and I feel for the parents.’’ BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT There are a number of A support group has been set up entrances to the school, including for those who have experienced Greenhithe Rd and Isobel Rd, and bereavement in the last few the entrance at Sunnyview Rd is years.