Katherine Wales’s family has a long-standing connection to research.
Her father, Emeritus Professor Ray Wales was an internationally renowned researcher and pioneer of IVF science, conducting much of his research at Murdoch University in Western Australia and the University of Sydney in NSW.
As well as developing a keen philanthropic sensibility in his daughter, he highlighted from an early age the importance of research as the means to improve health.
When Katherine, second from left in the photo above, attended the Spinnaker Awards Night in 2021, she was impressed by the breadth and impact of the research funding.
On the night, Dana Wallace-Campbell spoke about her dream to buy a Bioprinter to realise a Katherine’s lasting legacy bold vision for researchers at Fiona Stanley Hospital to trial world leading research into 3D printing lungs; research that may one day create lungs to take the place of organ donation.
Katherine was captured by the possibility.
“I am so proud to be my father’s daughter and of all the work he did in his lifetime,” Katherine said.
“It seems fitting to continue the legacy of his philanthropy and to make a donation, in his memory and in his name.”
Because of Katherine, we were able to purchase the Bioprinter which is now housed at Harry Perkins Institute on the Fiona Stanley campus, and the pioneering work of Professor Yuben Moodley has commenced.
“To donate to an organisation like Spinnaker is the perfect fit – the impact they make, with relatively small amounts, can be and is life-changing, both for the recipients and for the donors.”
You too can make a donation – big or small – to fund lifechanging research and patient care. Simply fill call our friendly team on (08) 6152 6278.
