A new Chair in Brain Cancer position is being established in honour of researcher Richard Scolyer. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

By Kat Wong in Canberra

Richard Scolyer never aimed to be honoured in name, but as the cancer researcher and patient faces his impending “end point”, he hopes he has made a difference.

The joint 2024 Australian of the Year’s name and legacy will live on, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiling a $5.9 million commitment to establish the Richard Scolyer Chair in Brain Cancer Research at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney.

He and fellow researcher and professor Georgina Long have saved thousands of lives from melanoma through their skin cancer research.

When Prof Scolyer was diagnosed with incurable stage four brain cancer in June 2023 and given months

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