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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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Brain Cancer Cancer Disease Area Lab Media Releases Melanoma Discovery Melonoma News & Events Research Research Area Systems Biology and Genomics

Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumours to immunotherapy

By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Cancer, Cancer, Disease Area, Lab, Media Releases, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and Genomics

Groundbreaking research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the…

Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE Brain Cancer Inspiration Melonoma News & Events

Reasons for hope this festive season

By Richard Schoonraad | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Brain, Cancer, Inspiration, Melonoma, News & Events

Prof Peter Leedman AO, Director of the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, provided the following end-of-year observations about the outlook for medical research in WA to The West Australian,…

Brain Genes Media Releases News & Events Research

Perkins Research Team Develop World-First Map Showing Gene Activity Changes In Diverse Human Brain Cells From Pre-birth To Adulthood

By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Genes, Media Releases, News & Events, Research

Australian scientists develop world-first map showing gene activity changes in diverse human brain cell types from pre-birth to adulthood. Discovery gives insights into cell function changes in neurological diseases such…

Brain Breast Cancer Cancer Cancer Epigenetics Genes News & Events Research

Brain & Breast Cancer Collaborative Grant Recipient Announced

By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Genes, News & Events, Research

Project led by Associate Professor Pilar Blancafort will be co-funded by an $890,000 investment from Cure Brain Cancer Foundation and National Breast Cancer Foundation. Top researchers from the fields of…

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Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumours to immunotherapy

Reasons for hope this festive season

Perkins Research Team Develop World-First Map Showing Gene Activity Changes In Diverse Human Brain Cells From Pre-birth To Adulthood

Brain & Breast Cancer Collaborative Grant Recipient Announced

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