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Gene Mutation Discovery Sheds Light on Rare Muscle Disorder
By Alicia Bienkowski | Development of Improved Diagnostics for Genetic Disease, Development of Therapies for Selected Genetic Muscle Diseases, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, Lab, Muscular Dystrophy, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, ResearchA groundbreaking study led by Dr Mridul Johari and Associate Professor Gina Ravenscroft, has identified that a genetic mutation is responsible for a rare and debilitating form of congenital myopathy.…
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Perkins researchers discover muscle disease gene
By Richard Schoonraad | Genes, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Genetic Neuromuscular Disorders, Genetics, News & Events, ResearchResearchers at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have discovered the genetic cause of a rare muscle disease that causes muscle weakness,…
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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…
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Perkins Represented in Premiers Science Awards
By Richard Schoonraad | Antibiotic diagnostics, awards, BioDiscovery, Community, Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disease, Lungs, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchThree celebrated scientists from WA’s Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, have been named as finalists in the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards. Associate Professor Gina Ravenscroft, Dr Kieran Mulroney and…
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Buckle up as WA’s Premier Truck Show announces HUGE money raised for Cancer Research!
By Richard Schoonraad | Cancer, Community Events, Events, Funding, Fundraising, Media Releases, News & Events, Supporters$500,000 donated to the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth to drive cutting-edge cancer research! Last night the WA Mack Muster and Truck Show team and their sponsors…
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AI to help WA researchers get to the heart of Australia’s #1 killer
By Richard Schoonraad | News & EventsTransforming heart care—WA researchers secure $2.99M grant for AI-driven health digitisation WA Researchers led by Professor Girish Dwivedi from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of…
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Swim for Your Life and Make a Splash for Medical Research
By Richard Schoonraad | Community Events, Events, Media Releases, News & Events, Perkins EventsPerth’s Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research announces a new fundraising challenge event to raise money to fight the world’s toughest diseases. Listen to Perkins CEO Professor Peter Leedman's interview…
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‘Smart’ Plants for Space Travel
By Richard Schoonraad | Epigenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Genome Biology and Genetic Diseases, Media Releases, News & Events, ResearchResearchers from Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and the University of Western Australia have developed synthetic genetic circuits that can turn plant genes on or off based on the…
