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Scientific seminar, 1pm 26 June 2018
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Welcome to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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Celebrating 100 years of discoveries for humanity

For more than 100 years, the institute’s discoveries have advanced scientific thinking, improved clinical practice and resulted in new and more effective treatments for patients.

As we look to the future and what it will hold for medical research, we are developing strategies to ensure we continue to make discoveries that improve lives and benefit humanity.
 

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News

Researchers looking at iPad Melanoma patient outcomes predicted by computational biology

Our researchers have used computational biology to discover a ‘gene signature’ that identifies a group of melanoma patients with improved rates of survival. 
25 June 2019
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Researcher smiling at camera Institute enters global top 20 on Nature Index

The 2019 Nature Index has ranked the Institute in the top 20 global not-for-profit/non-governmental organisations in biomedical sciences.
21 June 2019
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Associate Professor John Wentworth Trial finds type 1 diabetes can be delayed

Type 1 diabetes can be delayed by an immune therapy, according to findings from an international clinical trial involving the expertise of researchers from the  Institute and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
10 June 2019
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Professor Alan Cowman Queen's Birthday honours for malaria scientist, philanthropist and board member

Institute Deputy Director Professor Alan Cowman AC is among the Australians recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
10 June 2019
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Events

Dr Elizabeth Hinde - University of Melbourne
Wed, 26/06/2019 - 1:00pm to Wed, 26/06/2019 - 2:00pm

Quantitative imaging of nuclear architecture and DNA target search in a living cell

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Professor Colin Jackson - Australian National University
Fri, 28/06/2019 - 1:00pm to Fri, 28/06/2019 - 2:00pm

​“Rare" cofactors and pathogens: understanding the role of F420 in Mycobacteria

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Dr Lloyd Einsiedel - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Mon, 01/07/2019 - 12:00pm to Mon, 01/07/2019 - 1:00pm

The Human T-cell Leukaemia Virus: a cause of serious illness in remote Aboriginal communities in central Australia

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New Fellows’ and Prize Winners’ Symposium
Thurs, 04/07/2019 - 6:00pm to Thurs, 04/07/2019 - 8:00pm

 

Hear from the newest Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science! 

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