WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

“Time is life in ovarian cancer” - Professor Clare Scott AM   Fantastic to have Professor Scott featured in the Herald Sun, sharing insights on new WEHI-led ovarian cancer research. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gftJ4EwN

Congratulations to Dr Jin Ng, PhD, who was highly commended in Research Australia’s Discovery Award! 🏆 This recognition honours his groundbreaking discovery, paving the way to better identify lung cancer patients likely to benefit from immunotherapy. His work opens new possibilities for personalised medicine, which tailors treatments based on an individual’s response to cancer therapies. Well done, Dr Ng! Learn more about the scientist behind the research: https://lnkd.in/gEcQGiiF 📸 L-R: Associate Professor Marian Burr Snow Fellow, Professor Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Carolyn MacDonald GAICD (WEHI COO), Dr Jin Ng, Professor Kate Sutherland and Dr Philip Arandjelovic.

WEHI researchers have found a new way to predict a subset of patients who are likely to become resistant to PARP inhibitors (PARPi) – a key therapy used to treat ovarian and breast cancers in Australia.    For the first time, a specific process that makes ovarian cancer cells resistant to PARPi treatment has been detected in patient blood samples 🩸    The significant discovery could improve patient care, by helping doctors make earlier and better decisions for patients who might not respond well to PARPi therapy.    Brilliant findings led by Dr Ksenija Nesic, Associate Professor Matthew Wakefield and Professor Clare Scott.    Read more about this significant advance in cancer research: https://lnkd.in/gftJ4EwN   #OvarianCancer #ScienceBreakthrough #PARPInhibitors  

🌏 A Vision for Better Diagnostics 🔬 We’re incredibly excited to announce Associate Professor Edwin Hawkins and Dr Michael Christie have been appointed to lead the Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre – a pioneering research centre aiming to advance precision diagnosis for inflammatory disease. The centre – formally announced earlier this year – is backed by a $21 million philanthropic investment by the Colonial Foundation, and is a partnership between WEHI and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.  Congratulations A/P Hawkins and Dr Christie! 👏 👏 👏   #MedicalResearch #SpatialBiology #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZhYqNiu 

🎉 Hip hip hooray to our four PhD students who have been awarded the CSL Translational Data Science Alliance Scholarships!    The scholarships provide $10,000 per year to help each of our scientists pursue research related to drug discovery and development, and address the important health problems of our time. Congratulations to Changqing Wang, Wendy Jia, Lei Qin and Harrison Mueller! Their projects range from unravelling how genes are regulated in immune and stem cells, to developing tools to measure gene changes in single cells.

At age 47 Sheenagh was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There is no cure, yet.    Your donation today can accelerate life-saving medical research for Parkinson’s disease and other debilitating conditions.    Before every great cure comes a breakthrough. Before every WEHI breakthrough comes you.     https://lnkd.in/gCGsNJFZ #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsResearch #MedicalResearch

“Finding a cure for lethal diseases like this is the holy grail of medical research. I am beyond proud of this incredible research collaboration that has already helped to save the lives of multiple patients.”    Dr Holly Anderton discusses the groundbreaking research collaboration between WEHI and Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences that has cured the first patients in the world of a deadly skin disease: toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).    The landmark findings led by Dr Thierry Nordmann, Dr Matthias Mann and Dr Holly Anderton, are published in Nature Magazine. Read the story: https://lnkd.in/gnb_DzvR

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