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Why WA needs its own Peter Mac
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Centre News, News & EventsOne of the unexpected benefits of being director of a major research institute is that, in addition to spending time with other researchers and with patients in clinic, I get…
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Perkins Researchers Rebooting Evolution
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Media Releases, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery, Synthetic Biology Gene TherapyThe building blocks of life-saving therapeutics could be developed in days instead of years thanks to new software that simulates evolution. Proseeker is the name of a new computational tool…
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WA joins national call to improve cancer outcomes
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Funding, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, Research Area, StatementsFast Facts Cancer is a leading cause of death by disease in adults and children in Australia More than 145,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2020 In 2020 nearly…
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Perkins secures biobanking grants to answer important questions in future research
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Centre for Diabetes Research, Diabetes, Diabetes, Funding, Inspiration, Liver, Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Liver Disease, News & Events, Translational OncologyThe McGowan Government recently announced that the Harry Perkins Institute will receive two of the 16 grants totalling more than $1.5 million to support Western Australian biobanks. Congratulations to both…
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NHMRC funding for DEFINER to identify “the right drug for the right patient” in liver cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Cancer, Cancer, Funding, Liver, Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Liver Disease, News & Events, xOncofetal EcosystemThe Harry Perkins Institute's Oncofetal Ecosystem Laboratory, established early in 2021, has received its first NHMRC Ideas Grant in the most recent grants round. This collaborative project run by the…
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Bioengineers deliver innovation award success
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Biomedical engineering, Blood Vessels, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Science and Diabetes Program, Imaging and Therapy, Media Releases, News & Events, Vascular Biology and Stromal Targeting, Vascular EngineeringCombining engineering thinking with medical research has proved a winning formula for four Perth start-up companies linked to the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Nedlands. They were winners…
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Interview with Prof Peter Leedman AO: Bee venom to treat cancer paid for by Australia’s biggest charity ride
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Community, Community Events, News & EventsAn inspiring chat with Director at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Professor Peter Leedman AO, with The West's Ben O'Shea. Prof Leedman speaks about the wonderful MACA Cancer 200…
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New treatment discovery for rare eye cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Media Releases, Melanoma, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, ResearchAn unusual and often fatal form of eye melanoma shows early response to new combination of treatments. New discoveries in treatments are all about improved health outcomes for people who…
