Research stories

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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Dr. Lim
Friday, 15 May 2026
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A new nanoscopy technique developed at ANU has uncovered hidden networks used for communication between cells, opening new ways to understand human diseases.

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Ian Potter Foundation 2
Tuesday, 07 Apr 2026
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  • Research story

A generous philanthropic grant from the Ian Potter Foundation has allowed the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) to start the year with a major upgrade.

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nobels
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2026
  • Career story
  • Donor profile
  • Media release
  • News
  • Research story
  • Success story
  • Staff profile

Academics share their success and their love of Science at their former research school.

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Students
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
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  • Research story
  • Success story

Four students (from left above: Sophie Liddell, Sejal Sathe, Rahnya Taghi, and Jessie Siling Li)—who have never actually met each other—jointly contributed to the recent study “A second genetic screen for gurken mRNA mislocalisation uncovers novel phenotypes of piRNA pathway mutants in Drosophila”, published in Biology Open. The work was led by Rippei Hayashi in the Genome Science and Cancer Division and the Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation.

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Macro photograph of LCD screen (Adobe Stock)
Tuesday, 04 Nov 2025
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ANU scientists have adapted the tech behind LCD screens to steer light inside microscopes, so they can watch many tiny cell parts move at once. This faster, sharper view helps reveal how cells work, how they talk to each other, and how diseases like cancer grow and spread.

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Group shot
Monday, 04 Aug 2025
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  • Success story

Advanced immunophenotyping of lymphocyte and monocyte subsets in healthy Australian adults using a novel spectral flow cytometry panel

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A/P Simon Jiang
Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025
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  • 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
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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
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These scientists can 3D-print living cells – a first step to printing our own organs.

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