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The search for a cure to a disease that usually results in death before the age of one has caught the eye of a West Australian government program that supports…
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Perkins recognised with $1.77m in WA’s Research Excellence Awards
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsHard to treat cancers and rare disease gene discovery just some of the research supported by WA awards The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research received eight grants…
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Materials research dedicated CT scanner is first of its kind in WA
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsResearchers will be able to gain new insights into everything from medical specimens to geological samples, fossils and artworks after a new 4200kg computed tomography (CT) scanner was delivered to…
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$375m Federal Government support for world-class comprehensive cancer centre
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer Centre News, Media Releases, News & EventsA new $750 million, truly comprehensive WA Cancer Centre that will transform cancer treatment, care and research in Western Australia, can begin development with $375 million support from the Federal…
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Next generation disease detection technology destined for Perth
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsNew technology that can detect genetic diseases previously unable to be identified is coming to Perth. It is the second of its type in Australia. A Bionano Sapphyr instrument will…
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Facing the fear that you may have a fatal disease
By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & EventsHuntington disease may be rare but if you have a parent with Huntington’s you have a 50% chance of having it too. …
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Perkins Researchers Rebooting Evolution
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Media Releases, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery, Synthetic Biology Gene TherapyThe building blocks of life-saving therapeutics could be developed in days instead of years thanks to new software that simulates evolution. Proseeker is the name of a new computational tool…
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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…
