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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 & EventsPerkins 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…
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Hunt for missing genetics given million-dollar boost
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, News & EventsFamilies from around the world with debilitating inherited diseases will be the beneficiaries of a $1,284,836.30 grant by the Australian federal government to a leading Perth geneticist. Dr Gina Ravenscroft,…
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Genetic disease hunt resolved after 20-year search for a gene for facial deformity condition
By Alicia Bienkowski | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, ResearchPublished in Nature Communications. International hunt by geneticists in Perth, Australia and Yale University, U.S.A. find cause of significant facial deformity disease Families with hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one…
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WA leading the way with Mackenzie’s Mission
By Alicia Bienkowski | Disease Area, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, Neurological Disorders, News & Events, Other Genetic DisordersWA is leading the way in a national $20 million genetic screening study testing selected couples for genetic mutations that cause severe diseases. The study known as Mackenzie’s Mission, co-led…
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WA philanthropist’s generosity leads to multi-million-dollar national grant
By Alicia Bienkowski | Development of Improved Diagnostics for Genetic Disease, Development of Therapies for Selected Genetic Muscle Diseases, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, Neurological Disorders, News & Events, Other Genetic Disorders, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, ResearchDonations to a team of Perth geneticists from a Perth philanthropist have served as a catalyst for nearly $3million to be granted by the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.…
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Dual win sees two Harry Perkins researchers awarded in 2020 Business Events Perth Aspire Awards
By Alicia Bienkowski | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Media Releases, Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology, News & EventsBusiness Events Perth, in partnership with the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, is pleased to announce that the inaugural Harry Perkins Aspire Award has been presented to two applicants:…
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Perkins scientist named Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
By Alicia Bienkowski | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, News & EventsPerkins researcher and epigenetics specialist, Professor Ryan Lister, has been elected as a 2020 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. The Australian Academy of Science Fellows include the nation’s…
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Stem cell reprogramming mystery clarified by new findings
By Marlin Communications | Cells, Disease Area, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaIn a study, published in Cell Stem Cell, researchers from the University of Western Australia, the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, and Monash University describe key drivers of the process…
