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Research stories

Meet our researchers and students as they share their stories and the research that is advancing health and medicine. 

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A/P Simon Jiang
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025
  • News
  • Research story

Associate Professor Simon Jiang is taking a personalised approach to healthcare.

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Nhung Nghiem and Mark Polizzotto are seated in an office and talking to each other..
Thursday, 17 Jul 2025
  • Research story

ANU researchers and global partners are launching a clinical trial to improve treatment for Kaposi sarcoma, one of the most common and deadly cancers in sub-Saharan Africa.

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using a bioprinter in a lab
Thursday, 05 Jun 2025
  • Research story

These scientists can 3D-print living cells – a first step to printing our own organs.

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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
  • Research story

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

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Simone Brysland James Hearn
Thursday, 19 Dec 2024
  • News
  • Research story

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
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  • Research story
  • Success story

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

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Dr Rippei Hayashi Archica Gupta
Thursday, 31 Oct 2024
  • News
  • Research story

Scientists at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) at the Australian National University and Aarhus University in Denmark have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding how genes are activated in specific cells during development.

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Prof Si Ming Man and Dr Cheng Shen - JCSMR
Monday, 21 Oct 2024
  • Media release
  • Research story

An immune protein could hold the key to developing new drugs to help fight bowel cancer, according to new research from ANU.

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Dr Saul Newman JCSMR 75 aaniversary
Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024
  • Research story
  • Success story

As the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) marks its 75th anniversary, we are proud to feature Dr Saul Newman, a distinguished alumnus whose remarkable career showcases the lasting influence of his time at JCSMR.

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