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Nov 05, 2021 10:54 AM
NHMRC awards Ideas Grants to 10 Garvan researchers
Garvan researchers will share in $7.1 million in Ideas Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Oct 29, 2021 08:57 AM
US Department of Defense grants boost Garvan’s cancer resear...
Two cancer research projects led by the Garvan Institute share in US$1.68 million in funding.
Dec 15, 2020 12:01 PM
NHMRC funding for Garvan researchers
Garvan researchers have received a total of $5.8 million in Ideas Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Oct 02, 2020 07:36 AM
Professor Vanessa Hayes receives Genetics Society honour
For her pioneering contributions to the field of human genetics, Professor Vanessa Hayes has received the MJD White Medal from the Genetics Society of Australasia.
Sep 29, 2020 03:59 PM
Geneticist Professor Vanessa Hayes selected as Eureka Prize ...
Professor Vanessa Hayes is a finalist for the 2020 UNSW Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.
MEDIA RELEASE: Oct 29, 2019 03:00 AM
The homeland of modern humans
A landmark study pinpoints the birthplace of modern humans in southern Africa and suggests how past climate shifts drove their first migration.
Jun 12, 2019 02:57 PM
The 2019 Garvan Researcher Awards
Congratulations to the seven researchers who were presented with awards or prizes at the 2019 Garvan Researcher Awards event.
Oct 24, 2018 04:40 PM
World-first study uncovers potential DNA secrets of prostate...
A new study is the first in the world to sequence the entire tumour DNA of African men with prostate cancer, revealing significant differences compared to the tumour DNA of those of non-Africans.
Aug 16, 2018 11:00 AM
Ask Garvan: a genomic test for prostate cancer
“How far off is a genomic test for prostate cancer and how will it change my treatment options?”
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 22, 2017 06:42 AM
African prehistory: A long-awaited landscape revealed throug...
The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations in the region and how they moved around and replaced one another over the ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Apr 11, 2017 12:53 PM
Mapping the genome of prostate cancer uncovers a new world o...
Researchers have ‘mapped’ the entire genome of a prostate tumour, revealing previously undetected levels of DNA rearrangements. The findings, from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, provide an entirely new lens th...
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 29, 2014 12:05 AM
Ancient human genome from southern Africa throws light on ou...
The skeleton of a man who lived 2,330 years ago in the southernmost tip of Africa tells us about ourselves as humans, and throws some light on our earliest common genetic ancestry.