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Young scientists given safe harbour by West Australian donors

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Perkins 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…

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Gene found for life threatening muscle disease affecting teenage athletes

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WA geneticist receives national award: Growing up, Mitch Thompson used to suffer leg pains, usually after physical activity but he and his family put them down to growing pains. “The day…

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Hunt for missing genetics given million-dollar boost

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Families 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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Genetic disease hunt resolved after 20-year search for a gene for facial deformity condition

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Published 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…

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WA leading the way with Mackenzie’s Mission

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WA is leading the way in a national $20 million genetic screening study testing selected couples for genetic mutations that cause severe diseases. The study known as Mackenzie’s Mission, co-led…

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UWA & the Perkins awarded $3 million each for groundbreaking medical research

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A medical trial to improve diagnosis in cancers with low survival rates and a project to investigate the genetic causes of neurological disorders in older patients are two research projects…

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WA philanthropist’s generosity leads to multi-million-dollar national grant

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Donations to a team of Perth geneticists from a Perth philanthropist have served as a catalyst for nearly $3million to be granted by the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund.…