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Autumn ‘24

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Welcome to the Autumn edition of Illuminate.

Hear about how our teams are working to develop a landmark blood test to detect pancreatic cancer, learn about critical findings into how a mutant protein that’s present in half of all cancers contributes to tumour growth and uncover the important role clinician-scientists play in healthcare.

From the acting director
Funding for landmark blood test to detect silent, lethal cancer
Cracking the code: researchers unravel how mutant protein drives cancer growth
How people with Parkinson’s are enhancing research
Medical marvels: the critical role of clinician-scientists 
Could a cancer drug hold the key to a HIV cure?
Using numbers and data to stop brain cancer
Munro Partners: supporting autoimmune disease research
Empowering outstanding women in science
WEHI discovery leads to clinical trial for rare women’s cancers 
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