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Perkins researchers A/Prof Elena Juan Pardo and A/Prof Abdul Ihdayhid awarded $1M

Today on World Heart Day Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Associate Professor Elena Juan Pardo and Associate Professor Abdul Ihdayhid have been awarded $1 million by AUScelerate. The grant…

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Perkins research finds new way to silence sarcoma gene

Perkins researchers have led a major collaborative study exploring a new way to switch off a key genetic driver of Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive cancer that mostly affects children and…

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Perkins researcher honoured with Cancer Council WA award

Dr Bo He, a mid-career researcher at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia, was recognised as Cancer Council WA's 2026 Cancer Researcher of…

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