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Since 1998, the Perkins has grown to become one of the nation's leading adult medical research centres, where a close-knit team of more than 450 research and clinical staff work together to defeat the major diseases that impact our community.
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Perkins researchers focus on some of the major diseases that affect our community. In particular we focus on cancer, diabetes, heart disease and neuromuscular diseases.
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Welcome to Research Matters, your summary of medical research breakthroughs from home and around the world. Every two months, the team at the Perkins will hand-pick fascinating science stories for you!

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Funding to improve cardiovascular health outcomes

Researchers developing innovative technology for early heart disease detection have received more than $298,000 from the Heart Foundation’s 2026 research funding program. They have been awarded Vanguard Grants to test…

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Plant roots hide a second identity to help respond to drought

Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an “environmental mode” that switches on in some cells and becomes more common when water is scarce. Led…

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People dressed in blue ride bicycles down a road under a start banner that says MACA Cancer 200 Ride for the Perkins

Perth Riders Raise $9 million for Cancer Research

Close to 1700 riders set off this morning from Riverside Drive cycling 100 kms to Mandurah, returning tomorrow to the Kingsman for the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for the Perkins.…

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Perkins is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR): Charitable Fundraising Authority No DGR CC20761

The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research recognises Australia’s first healers and scientists, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live and work, and pay respects to their elders past and present.

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