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

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Students
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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RNA sequencing advancements promise to transform how scientists study the genetic code and its regulation in health and disease.

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