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Perth team solve forty-year genetic mystery
By leafcutter_admin | Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Muscles, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsResearch involving teams in Perth, Spain and Sweden identified the genetic mutation for the late-onset muscle weakening disease. Professor Nigel Laing AO, Head of the Neurogenetic Disease Laboratory at the…
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Perkins scientists celebrate international women’s day
By leafcutter_admin | Lab, Media Releases, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research AreaScientific research and discovery are highly stimulating and rewarding careers that many women are frequently drawn to, most often as a result of a positive role model that piqued their…
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Researchers developing tools to predict risk of fatal illness
By leafcutter_admin | Centre for Diabetes Research, Clinical Science, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaThe team from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research’s Centre for Diabetes Research has been selected to develop their technology through the prestigious CSIRO ON Accelerate program. The project…
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Latest DNA sequencing technology arrives in Perth
By leafcutter_admin | Cancer, Disease Area, Genetics, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsA high capacity Illumina NovaSeq 6000 next generation DNA sequencer has arrived at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research as part of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Centre…
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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…
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Perth scientists part of international hunt for disease genes
By leafcutter_admin | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, Neurogenetic Diseases, News & Events, Research, Research AreaHaving conducted genetic sequencing on Australian and NZ samples at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, it’s now time to take her samples to a team in London to…
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Personalised medicine using nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment
By leafcutter_admin | Breast Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Cancer Epigenetics, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaAt the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, a Cancer Epigenetics team is investigating ways to leverage the great opportunities that nanotechnology offers in the treatment of one of the…
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New collaboration to aid the development of drugs to treat cancers
By leafcutter_admin | Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Tumours, Vascular Biology and Stromal TargetingCancer immunotherapies, including checkpoint blocking antibodies such as MSD’s Keytruda, have shown remarkable results in a number of different cancer types. However the effectiveness of these treatments may be enhanced…
