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Perkins researchers find gene for deadliest breast cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Genes, Lab, Media Releases, News & EventsA new cancer-causing gene and protein which creates highly aggressive hard to treat breast cancers has been discovered by cancer researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute. The discovery has been…
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Cancer researcher inspired by nature to kill cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, News & Events, Research, Walk for Women's CancerA WA discovery made global news when venom from honeybees was found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells. Associate Professor and Wesfarmers Fellow, Dr Pilar Blancafort, from the Harry Perkins…
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Young WA researcher delivers breast cancer hope
By Richard Schoonraad | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Centre News, Inspiration, News & Events, Synthetic Biology and Drug DiscoveryOriginally published in The West Australian: 17 November 2020 Ciara Duffy falls to silence when she considers the possibilities that lie ahead. Her research that honeybee venom can kill aggressive…
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Honeybee venom kills breast cancer cells
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchVenom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – Australian research published in Nature Precision Oncology Honeybee venom induces cancer cell death in hard to treat triple-negative breast cancer with minimal effect on healthy cells. Using…
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Walking in Dublin for cancer research in Perth
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Community, Events, Fundraising, Inspiration, News & Events, Perkins EventsIn so many ways COVID-19 has joined necessity as the mother of invention. For Irish grandmother, Anne Winslow, the pandemic cancelled a trip to Perth and a chance to be…
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New way to detect breast cancer more accurately
By Alicia Bienkowski | Bioimaging Research and Innovation, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Media Releases, Research, StatementsA team of researchers from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia have developed a new way to more accurately detect breast cancer in…
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Brain & Breast Cancer Collaborative Grant Recipient Announced
By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Genes, News & Events, ResearchProject 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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Perth tech takes out Australian start-up competition to join international finals at St James Palace, London
By leafcutter_admin | Bioimaging Research and Innovation, Breast Cancer, Clinical Science, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaOncoRes, which is developing an imaging tool to improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery, beat off stiff competition to win the Australian round of the international Pitch@Palace competition held at the State Library…
