Dr Vicki Athanasopoulos conducting a Lupus research in the ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) facilities

Success stories

Learn more about our researchers ground-breaking success stories which will help change the landscape of medicine tomorrow.

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith Professor Leonie Quinn JCSMR
Friday, 25 Aug 2023
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Researchers at Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative, headed by Professor Leonie Quinn and her team have established Canberra’s first Brain Cancer Biobank using the $300,000 grant awarded in the 2022 ACT Health Research Innovation Fund.

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Dr Anna Yu JCSMR B cell
Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023
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Social media sensation Dr Anna Yu shares her journey at ANU and the mystery that surrounds her research.

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Dr Anukriti Mathur Frank Fenner Medal 2021
Wednesday, 09 Aug 2023
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Dr Anukriti Mathur's 'Microbial activators of the inflammasome' awarded as the most outstanding PhD thesis for the year 2021.

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Dr Henry James Sutton receives Dewar-Milne Prize for 2021
Monday, 24 Jul 2023
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Dr Sutton’s thesis 'Single cell analysis of B cell responses to Malaria' awarded as the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of Immunology for the year 2021.

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JCSMR PhD and Honours graduates 2023
Friday, 21 Jul 2023
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Fifteen PhD and six Honour students of JCSMR completed their academic research which would help change the landscape of medicine today.

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Canberra Clinical Genomics Edda Koina
Thursday, 15 Jun 2023
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Finding answers to complex genetic health conditions has huge implications for those affected. It's something that strongly motivates Dr Edda Koina.

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