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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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New technology revealing genetics of recurrent pregnancy loss

By Cam Findlay | Community, Disease Area, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Lab, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, Research Area

Every day in Australia, 282 women experience a miscarriage, according to the The Pink Elephants Support Network. Chromosomal abnormalities are one of the more commonly recognised causes of recurrent miscarriage.…

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Perkins researchers discover muscle disease gene

By Richard Schoonraad | Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, News & Events, Research

Researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have discovered the genetic cause of a rare muscle disease that causes muscle weakness,…

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WA scientists win Hearts and Minds

By Richard Schoonraad | Development of Improved Diagnostics for Genetic Disease, Development of Therapies for Selected Genetic Muscle Diseases, Disease Area, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Media Releases, Muscles, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurological Disorders, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics

First West Australian team to attract unique listed investment company funds One of Australia's Top 30 Corporate Philanthropists, Hearts and Minds Investments Limited (ASX: HM1) has made its first donation…

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$5m funding awarded to researchers for inherited disease hunt

By Richard Schoonraad | Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetics, Media Releases, News & Events, Other Genetic Disorders, Research

National approach to finding the causes of several debilitating diseases Medical Research Future Fund awards $4,877,532 over 5 years to ‘The missing heritability of human disease: discovery to implementation’. Blood…

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New liver cancer blood test gets $2.5m research funding boost

By Richard Schoonraad | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Cell Signalling, Cell-To-Cell Communication, Functional Genomics, Genes, Media Releases, News & Events, Single Cell

Predicting relapse for one of the world's deadliest cancers. Perth cancer researchers are on track to improve the outcomes of patients with the most common type of primary liver cancer.…

ACRF Centre for Advanced Cancer Genomics opens in Perth

Latest technology analyses WA cancer patient tumours. The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Centre for Advanced Cancer Genomics, housing the next generation DNA sequencing technology, was opened today at the…

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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…

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Australia boosts gene disease detection capacity

By Alicia Bienkowski | Disease Area, Genes, Genetic Disease, Media Releases, News & Events, Research

New technology detects genetic diseases previously unable to be identified World leading technology in identifying disease genes has arrived in Australia to facilitate new diagnostic genomic tests for patients with…

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Young scientists given safe harbour by West Australian donors

By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, News & Events

Perkins neuroscientist awarded fellowship for memory function research: An innovative fund to retain outstanding young scientists in Western Australia has awarded its first fellowship to Dr Olivier Clement whose research…