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Perkins researchers focus on some of the major diseases that affect our community. In particular we focus on cancer, diabetes, heart disease and neuromuscular diseases.
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Discovery of a generation

By Alicia Bienkowski | News & Events

In terms of global economic impact, there are some diseases that are so prevalent and have such a high-cost burden on health systems worldwide, that a drug that reverses their…

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Ground-breaking Perkins research funded

By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & Events, Research

Two ground-breaking discoveries by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research scientists received $1million in the WA Government’s inaugural Innovation Seed Fund. Harry Perkins Institute and Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute…

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New Board members for Harry Perkins Institute

By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & Events

Brightwater Care Group Ltd immediate past CEO Jennifer Lawrence and long term BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd General Counsel, Belinda Murray have joined the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Board…

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Near miss reaps rewards

By Alicia Bienkowski | Media Releases, News & Events

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 & Events

Hard 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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Honeybee venom as an anti-cancer treatment continues

By Alicia Bienkowski | News & Events

Researchers in the Perkins Cancer Epigenetics team are continuing their groundbreaking work into the use of honeybee venom as a powerful anti-cancer treatment. In 2020, we announced that Perkins researchers…

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The power of volunteering

By Alicia Bienkowski | News & Events

Suzanne Hall’s voice quavers and becomes tear-filled as she talks of the care she’s received from doctors, nurses, friends and family since being diagnosed with cancer last year. The thought…

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National Breast Cancer Foundation awards $12.4M worth of research grants for projects with potential to revolutionise screening and treatment

By Alicia Bienkowski | News & Events

The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) awarded 20 game-changing research projects worth nearly $12.4M, thanks to the generosity of the Australian public, to support its goal of Zero Deaths from…

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Harnessing the power of our brains

By Alicia Bienkowski | Advanced Clinical and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Cardiovascular Disease, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area

Our brains are the most powerful and efficient computing system there is. We are constantly processing huge amounts of information, while using a relatively minimal amount of energy. It’s this…