WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

Celebrating three remarkable careers! 🎉 🎉 WEHI staff and students recently got together to mark the retirements of Professors Tim Thomas, Anne Voss, and Warren Alexander, three esteemed WEHI scientists whose contributions have helped shape the field of biomedical research. Their dedication and achievements have inspired countless students, researchers, and colleagues, fostering a legacy that will continue to drive discovery for years to come. Thank you, Tim, Anne, and Warren, for your immense contributions, leadership, and mentorship. 👏 👏 📸 1: L-R Professors: Tim Thomas, Anne Voss, and Warren Alexander 📸 2: Prof Tim Thomas 📸 3: Prof Anne Voss and Hannah Vanyai 📸 4: Profs Anne Voss and Andreas Strasser 📸 5: Prof Warren Alexander

In Australia, allergy and immune diseases are among the fastest growing chronic conditions. Often we don't have good treatments, and for some conditions, we have nothing at all. WEHI’s Dr Vanessa Bryant explains how the new Snow Centre for Immune Health  will be life-changing for millions of people across the globe.   Co-led by WEHI and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, the centre was made possible thanks to extraordinary support from Snow Medical.     To find out more:  https://lnkd.in/ddmsArXX    #Immunology #ImmuneResearch #Innovation #Philanthropy 

"It's possibly saved their life. There's nothing quite like that." WEHI researcher Dr Holly Anderton explains to The Age how spatial proteomics and AI helped a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis, an extremely rare condition that can quickly prove fatal. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gYipdCyj 

🌏 It takes an international collaboration to tackle a global health challenge. Anaemia is one of the most common yet preventable causes of illness and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, particularly affecting pregnant women and young children. Our anaemia research team, led by Professor Sant-Rayn Pasricha, is dedicated to changing this reality.   Through a series of large randomised controlled trials in rural Bangladesh and Malawi, we’re working to uncover new solutions for anaemia control to improve maternal and child health outcomes.   Last week our collaborators from Australia, Malawi and Bangladesh gathered in Melbourne to discuss progress and plan the future of these essential trials. Our collaborative network comprises anaemia researchers, clinical staff, researchers concerned with placental function, neurodevelopment, bone development, immunity, implementation science and health economics, as well as biostatisticians, data managers and others. Together, we’re working to develop much-needed new treatment and delivery options for anaemic and iron-deficient women and improve health outcomes in resource-poor communities.   A huge thank you to our collaborators for making this meeting such a success: 🔹 Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), Malawi 🔹 The International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka (icddr,b), Bangladesh 🔹 University of Melbourne 🔹 The Royal Children's Hospital 🔹 The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)   We would also like to thank the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their generous philanthropic support in making this work possible.   #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Anaemia #MaternalHealth #ClinicalResearch

Great news! WEHI researcher and clinical haematologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital Professor Andrew Roberts has been appointed Editor-In-Chief of the journal Blood. 👏 👏 👏 Read more at the American Society of Hematology: https://lnkd.in/dix68vU

🎉 We made it to the finals! 🎉 Good luck to the CSL-WEHI Translation Data Alliance (TDSA) team and our very own Dr Jin Ng, PhD! WEHI researchers are honoured to be recognised for their innovation and impact, with two groundbreaking projects nominated for the prestigious Research Australia Awards.  The TDSA, a collaboration leveraging #datascience to drive medical advances, has been nominated for the Digital and Data Health Innovation Award.  Dr Ng and his pioneering work in #lungcancer research have earned a nomination for the Discovery Award. The Research Australia 2024 Health and Medical Research Awards will be presented at a gala event on 14 November, celebrating the achievements of individuals and teams across the nation who drive life-enhancing innovation and advancements. 

🌟 This incredible image is the work of WEHI researcher Dr Caleb Dawson, who has received the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Science to Art Award for ‘In Bloom’. In an interview with the NHMRC, Dr Dawson explains his role as a breast cancer researcher and how he uses advanced fluorescence microscopy to understand the interactions between immune cells and breast tissue. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BreastCancer Read the story: https://lnkd.in/gH7deUBh

It was a pleasure hosting delegates from AusBiotech at WEHI! Our visitors enjoyed a tour of WEHI’s cutting-edge National Drug Discovery Centre, led by  Associate Professor Kym Lowes and Dr Kate Jarman before moving onto formal presentations facilitated by WEHI lab head Professor Guillaume Lessene, with Dr David Segal and Dr Victoria Jameson of WEHI’s Business Development team. The event was also a fantastic opportunity to showcase the talent and innovation in the Parkville biomedical precinct with insightful presentations from Professor Chris Porter from Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Professor Brad Turner from The Florey. Together, we're advancing biomedical research to improve human health through collaboration and shared expertise. #AusBiotech24

Exciting news for pioneering biotech company exteRNA, a Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and WEHI startup. “We are excited to leverage our unique approach to create breakthrough therapies that can make a real difference in patients’ lives," says exteRNA co-founder and WEHI Professor Guillaume Lessene.

A landmark study led by WEHI and La Trobe University has found a potential new diagnostic marker that could be used to better detect the level of tissue damage in our bodies.     Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small ‘delivery trucks’ released by our #cells that deliver important materials to other cells to aid cellular communication. This study revealed, for the first time, a link between levels of EVs in the blood and #tissuedamage caused by diseases such as #leukaemia.    Researchers hope to leverage the critical new insight to develop a blood test to monitor #cancer patients with tissue damage, which could, in future, enhance treatment strategies for blood cancers and other #diseases.    Brilliant findings led by Dr Georgia Atkin-Smith, Associate Professor Edwin Hawkins, Professor Ivan Poon and Jascinta Santavanond, now published in Nature Communications (Nature Portfolio)   Read more: https://lnkd.in/gYMexgv7