The Cancer Council has appointed Dr. Jake Kendrick, a medical physicist and researcher at the University of Western Australia. This is an early career cancer researcher in 2025, acknowledging his pioneering work using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the diagnosis and treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Cancer Council CEO Ashley Reed said Kendrick's research could reconstruct how clinicians evaluate and treat advanced prostate cancer.
“We are extremely proud to recognize Dr. Jake Kendrick as the early career cancer researcher of the year in 2025,” Reed said.
Dr. Kendrick's work demonstrates how WA researchers lead innovation in cancer care and how community support is possible.
“His research combines clinical expertise with powerful new techniques and could significantly improve survival outcomes for men living with prostate cancer.” Dr. Kendrick's research focuses on using AI to analyze imaging scans, and his research shows that AI can accurately assess patients' responses to treatment, comparable to those of experienced clinicians.
Dr. Kendrick said the award will support ongoing research to further refine and implement these AI tools in a clinical setting.
“It is a privilege to be recognized for Cancer Council WA, especially for work with such clear clinical potential,” Dr. Kendrick said. “This funding from this award gives me the momentum to move AI tools from research to practice, so patients receive more timely and personalized treatments.” Cancer has many impacts, including my own family, and the potential for my research to improve care for others, driving me every day. “We are sincerely offering our donors and supporters of Cancer Council WA. Your generosity allows researchers like me to pursue ideas that can really make a difference.”
Cancer Council CEO Ashley Reid said it is through the generosity of the WA community and state government that Cancer Council can fund innovative WA-based research that is changing the way cancer is preventing, detecting and treating it.
“In 2024/2025, we contributed over $3.5 million to support cancer research happening in WA,” Reid said.
“The figures include $840,000 from the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund's Joint Asset Partnership Program.
“We congratulate Dr. Kendrick and all fundraising recipients and thank the community and the state government for helping us work towards a cancer-free future.”
Beneficiaries of the successful 2025 Research Funding Program will be recognized today (Friday, September 12th) at the Westin Perth to celebrate the achievements of the state's leading cancer researchers.
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