$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, ResearchNational 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…
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 CellPredicting 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
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 CellLatest 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…
Reasons for hope this festive season
By Richard Schoonraad | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Brain, Cancer, Inspiration, Melonoma, News & EventsProf 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,…
New gene discovery published in New England Journal of Medicine
By Richard Schoonraad | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetics, News & Events, ResearchDisease-causing genetic mutation finding to impact thousands of patients world-wide The genetic cause of a brain disease that leads to vertigo, speech difficulties and loss of coordination, and which can…
First in-human use of Onco-Res Medical’s cancer imaging technology successful
By Richard Schoonraad | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Biomedical engineering, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, News & EventsQuantitative Micro-Elastography (QME) Imaging System published in peer reviewed Cancer Research OncoRes Medical today announced positive data from the first in-cavity use of its Quantitative Micro-Elastography (QME) Imaging System. The…
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, ResearchAustralian 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…
Cancer researchers welcome Federal funding for WA centre
By Richard Schoonraad | Bowel Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Cancer Centre News, Colorectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Head and Neck, Liver Cancer, Liver Cancer, Lungs, Melanoma, Melonoma, News & Events, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, TumoursWestern Australians living with cancer to receive patient centred care linked to research. Fast facts: Cancer is a major cause of death by disease in adults and children in Australia…