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10th anniversary magazine for MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research: 2021
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Community, Events, Funding, Fundraising, Inspiration, News & Events, Perkins Events, SupportersThis 10th anniversary magazine for MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research (click on link to read, below) includes stories of celebration and gratitude - and is a way of giving…
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$7 million boost for Perth cancer research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Community, Media Releases, News & EventsAustralia’s biggest charity bike ride leaves Optus Stadium in two-day 200km event. A record 1,550 riders are on the road after heading off from Optus Stadium at 7am this morning…
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Mining sector companies unite for WA Cancer Research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Community Events, Events, Media Releases, News & Events, Perkins Events, SupportersPictured above, L to R: Steve Currie (Perkins), Rebecca Grey (MACA), Richard Otway (WesTrac), Professor Peter Leedman AO (Perkins), Geoff Baker (MACA), Geoff Bailey (WesTrac), Bob Gavranich & John Moralee…
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More than one Perkins initiative named WA innovator finalist 2021
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Blood Vessels, Cardiovascular Disease, Media Releases, News & Events, Vascular EngineeringTwo Perkins initiatives are in the running as finalists for several WA Innovator of the Year categories in the 2021 Awards that will be announced early in November. Apricot is…
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Discovering the Importance of Nature in Medical Research
By Alicia Bienkowski | Blood Vessels, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Community, Community Events, Events, News & Events, Perkins EventsHarry Perkins Institute welcomed scientists, a medical researcher and a practitioner as panellists speaking at "The Importance of Nature in Medical Research" Community Q&A with nearly 200 people attending at…
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Hunt for missing genetics given million-dollar boost
By Alicia Bienkowski | awards, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Funding, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, News & EventsFamilies from around the world with debilitating inherited diseases will be the beneficiaries of a $1,284,836.30 grant by the Australian federal government to a leading Perth geneticist. Dr Gina Ravenscroft,…
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New treatment discovery for rare eye cancer
By Alicia Bienkowski | Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Epigenetics, Media Releases, Melanoma, Melanoma Discovery, Melonoma, News & Events, ResearchAn unusual and often fatal form of eye melanoma shows early response to new combination of treatments. New discoveries in treatments are all about improved health outcomes for people who…
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Genetic disease hunt resolved after 20-year search for a gene for facial deformity condition
By Alicia Bienkowski | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, ResearchPublished in Nature Communications. International hunt by geneticists in Perth, Australia and Yale University, U.S.A. find cause of significant facial deformity disease Families with hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one…
