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Perkins researcher awarded Raine Priming Grant
By Alicia Bienkowski | Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchDr Mridul Johari from the Perkins Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics Group has been awarded a prestigious Raine Priming Grant from the Raine Medical Research Foundation. Dr Johari’s project,…
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WA’s Brightest Minds Recognised through the 2024 Aspire Awards
By Alicia Bienkowski | Funding, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchAssociate Professor Elena Juan Pardo, a researcher at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, is among ten Western Australian recipients of the Business Events Perth 2024 Aspire Awards. The…
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Perth gains NATA-accreditation for rare disease diagnostic tool
By Richard Schoonraad | Disease Area, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Media Releases, Muscles, Muscular Dystrophy, News & Events, Research, Research AreaResearchers at Perth’s Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA are celebrating the long-awaited nationally recognised accreditation of a world-leading diagnostic technology that will provide faster,…
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The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research family is today remembering Professor Peter Thompson AM, who passed away yesterday. Prof Thompson was past Deputy Director and Laboratory Head of Cardiology…
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$10 million raised for WA Cancer Research
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Events, Fundraising, Media Releases, News & Events, Perkins EventsWest Australians give record amount in Australia’s biggest charity ride. This morning it was announced a record $10,104,999 has been raised for WA cancer research by the nation’s biggest charity…
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Federal funding helps WA Biotech firm save lives
By Alicia Bienkowski | Disease Area, Funding, Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, Research AreaCytophenix, a WA biotech startup led by Perkins Researcher Dr Kieran Mulroney, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of the Brandon BioCatalyst’s CUREator Incubator’s Health Security funding stream. …
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Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumours to immunotherapy
By Alicia Bienkowski | Brain, Cancer, Cancer, Disease Area, Lab, Media Releases, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsGroundbreaking research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the…
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Heartbreaking loss sheds light on genetic testing
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsIt’s hard for any of us to imagine the anguish of losing a child, let alone two children in as many years. One Baldivis family lived this nightmare scenario after…
