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News

Elizabeth Webb Tom Lea-Henry JCSMR CHARM Rising Star
Tuesday, 25 Jun 2024

Dr Elizabeth Webb and Dr Tom Lea-Henry have been honoured with the inaugural CHARM Rising Star - Outstanding New Researcher Awards. This prestigious recognition was announced at the Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM), held from 17 to 21 June 2024.

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Quinn Group Zara Milena Skepev ABCF JCSMR
Monday, 10 Jun 2024

At just nine years old, Zara Skepev has raised more than $30,000 to support brain cancer research. This remarkable primary school student has been making and selling earrings, with the funds directed to support female researchers at The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR).

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Leonie Quinn Zara Skepev Brain Cancer
Monday, 13 May 2024

Nine-year-old Zara Skepev is on a mission to support brain cancer research and empower female scientists.

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Dr Teresa Bonello Dr Rachel Woodhouse JCSMR
Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Dr Teresa Bonello and Dr Rachel Woodhouse from The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) have been awarded the highly esteemed Research Grant from Cancer Council ACT for their pioneering work in cancer research.

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Chelisa Cardinez
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2024

A world-first ANU discovery has found a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, debilitating autoimmune diseases that patients say carry stigma in the community.

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ITP Conference JCSMR Gardiner Group thrombocytopenia
Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024

The Gardiner Group's initiative to collect and process patient blood specimens on-site and then assess patient platelet function, was the highlight of the ITP conference.

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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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