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News

Left to right: A/Prof Marian Burr; A/Prof Tamas Fischer; Sienna Wu (Honours student); Nigel Heng (PhD student); Lachlan Bullman (PhD student); Dr Rachel Woodhouse (postdoctoral fellow); Zana Karimi Kurdistani (PhD student). Image: Nic Vevers/ANU
Saturday, 29 Mar 2025

Could tiny ‘molecular robots’ made from RNA provide personalised cancer treatments – without the harmful side effects?

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The Ability Optics executive team and co-founders
Tuesday, 04 Mar 2025

ANU spinoff company Ability Optics Pty Ltd is accelerating to revolutionise biotechnology with an aim to speed up early lead drug screening by 100-fold.

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Cryo-EM structure of a quality control arrested spliceosome.
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025

New research provides insight into how cells identify and discard faulty molecular machines responsible for RNA splicing.

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Simone Brysland James Hearn
Thursday, 19 Dec 2024

Two of Simone’s research images have been featured as cover images in prominent publications, underscoring the impact of her work in advancing understanding of blood disorders in lymphoma patients.

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Dr Alex Sneddon and Agin Ravindran 06 - Photo Kassapa Senarath
Monday, 09 Dec 2024

RNA sequencing advancements promise to transform how scientists study the genetic code and its regulation in health and disease.

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JCSMR Research Day 2024
Monday, 18 Nov 2024

The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) hosted its annual Research Day, bringing together students, researchers, and academics under the inspiring theme "Taking Our Research to the Next Level."

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Events

Rippei Hayashi
6 Dec 2024 | 12 - 1pm

Dr Rippei Hayashi will present 'Pushing the envelope: survival mechanism of infectious retrotransposons in metazoans'

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Izzy-Jayasinghe
22 Nov 2024 | 12 - 1pm

Associate Professor Izzy Jayasinghe will present 'Decoding sub-cellular structure-function link with super-resolution microscopy'

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JCSMR 75 logo
24 Oct 2024 | 9:30am - 6pm

Join us in celebrating the significant milestone of JCSMR’s 75th anniversary, with Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Professor Peter Doherty as our Guest of Honour.

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David-TREMETHICK
18 Oct 2024 | 12 - 1pm

Professor David Tremethick will present 'Linking genome structure with function: A Journey of histone variant discovery'

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13 Sep 2024 | 12 - 1pm

Professor Janni Petersen will present 'Targeting Cell Signalling in Nutrient-Stressed Environments for Cancer Therapy'

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JCSMR night view
8 Aug 2024 | 4:30 - 5:30pm

Come along to the John Curtin School of Medical Research for the Honours Information Evening!

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Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
13 Dec 2022 | 9:30am

2022 GSC Retreat to celebrate the end of a successful and challenging year and the beginning of a new one.

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