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11 Dec 2014
International scientists have carried out the most detailed study of how specialised body cells can be reprogrammed to be like cells from the early embryo. The...
21 Nov 2014
Congratulations to Dr Stephen Daley from the Department of Immunology who has been presented with the Gordon Ada Early Career Researcher Award. After receiving...
18 Nov 2014
The University and the ACT Government have announced the appointment of distinguished medical researcher Professor Ross Hannan as the inaugural Centenary Chair...
17 Nov 2014
Congratulations to Dr Julia Ellyard, who has been awarded the inaugural Judith Whitworth Fellowship for Gender Equity in Science. The Fellowship, which has...
14 Nov 2014
Thank to Nadia and Jazzy who travelled from Singapore representing the Sarah Grace Sarcoma Foundation to present a cheque for $53,000 to Professor Chris Parish...
28 Oct 2014
Professor Carola Vinuesa from The John Curtin School of Medical Research has been awarded the inaugural CSL Young Florey Medal for her research into how the...
27 Oct 2014
A new drug trial on a rare type of blood cancer is due to start early next year and could help in the broader fight against other forms of cancer. Cancer...
20 Oct 2014
A new Centre for Research Excellence, the Centre for Personalised Immunology, will receive $2.5 million in funding, over five years from the National Health...
26 Aug 2014
The Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research for 2013 has been awarded to Swiss Nobel Laureate, Emeritus Professor Rolf Zinkernagel, for a lifetime of...
19 Aug 2014
Medical researchers have used DNA sequencing to identify a gene variant responsible for causing lupus in a young patient. The development shows that for the...
5 Aug 2014
Professor Simon Foote has been appointed the new Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) in The Australian National University’s College...
25 Jul 2014
Congratulation to our students who graduated on 18 July. Pictured on JCSMR front steps are Dr Hermia Willemse, Dr Rizalyn Albarracin, Dr Linwei Li, Dr Daniel...