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Since 1998, the Perkins has grown to become one of the nation’s leading medical research centres, where a close knit team of more than 250 work together to focus on diseases that most affect your families.

With three research facilities, co-located with major teaching hospitals, the Perkins has created a culture of innovation and collaboration to deliver better patient outcomes faster.

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NEWS & EVENTS

New discovery for treatment of primary liver cancer shows promise

A study using preclinical models has discovered a drug combination with the potential to treat one of the most fatal and globally widespread cancers, a type of primary liver cancer…

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AI stethoscope to help detect early signs of heart disease

New AI stethoscope could revolutionise medicine and help detect the early signs of heart valve disease A digital stethoscope that will easily be able to detect early signs of heart…

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Scientists find way to wipe a cell’s memory to better reprogram it as a stem cell

In a groundbreaking study published today in Nature, Australian scientists have resolved a long-standing problem in regenerative medicine. Led by Professor Ryan Lister from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical…

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