Brave move wins national fundraising award
By Alicia Bienkowski | Community, Events, Media Releases, News & EventsMedical research institute reaps benefits of bringing $4m fundraising ride for cancer in-house Stepping away from an offshore company that provided key elements of a $4m, two-day, 200km charity ride…
Big ideas pay off for West Australian researchers
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Clinical Science, Emergency Medicine, Funding, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Lab, Media Releases, News & EventsHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research recognised by Federal Government for innovative research projects Detection of illicit drugs, novel cancer research, fighting infections in rapid time and hunting for rare…
The Bald and the Beautiful
By Alicia Bienkowski | Community, Fundraising, Inspiration, Media Releases, News & Events“I do have quite a bit of trepidation and my husband’s ready to leave me.” Risking marital ructions and despite nerves, Perth Rotary Club President Jill Dawson had her head…
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research increases big data analysis with DUG McCloud partnership
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & Events, StatementsWorld-class researchers working at Perth’s Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research are using the high-performance computing expertise of DUG Technology under a partnership that will enable the Institute to achieve…
Perkins researcher elected as prestigious new Fellow
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cell-To-Cell Communication, Cells, Disease Area, Media Releases, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Statements, Systems Biology and GenomicsProfessor Alistair Forrest from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has been selected alongside 27 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Professor Forrest is…
Thousands take part in the MACA Cancer 200
By Alicia Bienkowski | Events, Fundraising, Media Releases, News & Events, Perkins EventsMore than 1200 riders gathered around Perth to join in the MACA Cancer 200 Challenge this weekend. Despite an unpredictable year following COVID-19 restrictions, Riders in the event were able…
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:…
Honeybee venom kills breast cancer cells
By Alicia Bienkowski | Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Lab, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchVenom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – Australian research published in Nature Precision Oncology Honeybee venom induces cancer cell death in hard to treat triple-negative breast cancer with minimal effect on healthy cells. Using…