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Jan 31, 2022 04:52 PM
Garvan community recognised in Australia Day Honours List
For significant contributions to science, leadership, philanthropy and the arts.
Jan 28, 2022 11:00 AM
Research reveals approach to improve therapy for childhood c...
Researchers at Garvan have identified a potential therapy that may improve how effectively chemotherapy targets neuroblastomas.
Jan 25, 2022 10:27 AM
Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s...
Dr Deborah Burnett outlines the pros and cons of variant-specific vaccines and the search for a universal COVID vaccine.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jan 06, 2022 01:37 PM
Common osteoporosis medication boosts immune response in lun...
Researchers have uncovered a mechanism by which bisphosphonates – a treatment commonly prescribed for osteoporosis – may help fight respiratory infections.
Jan 04, 2022 01:09 PM
A/Prof Thomas Cox awarded NHMRC Development Grant
Garvan’s Associate Professor Thomas Cox has received funding to investigate a new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer.
Dec 03, 2021 08:28 AM
Cancer Institute NSW funds early career research
CINSW awards Early Career Fellowships to two Garvan cancer researchers.
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.
MEDIA RELEASE: Nov 02, 2021 07:53 AM
Researchers reveal a strategy for next-generation COVID-19 v...
Garvan-led researchers outline a strategy to generate future-proofed COVID-19 vaccines that can resist emergent new viral strains.
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.
Oct 28, 2021 08:15 AM
Tracking down the ‘elusive’ gene variant behind a devastatin...
Garvan-led CIRCA program uncovers the cause of a young family’s rare illness.
MEDIA RELEASE: Oct 19, 2021 08:03 AM
A/Prof Marina Pajic to lead precision therapy research for p...
Garvan’s A/Prof Marina Pajic has been awarded an eight-year Snow Fellowship to carry out precision therapy research that aims to improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients.
Oct 01, 2021 12:26 PM
Estée Lauder supports innovative breast cancer research at G...
Dr Sharissa Latham and PhD student Louise Baldwin awarded the annual Breast Cancer Award from Estée Lauder Companies.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 30, 2021 07:53 AM
Pancreatic cancer ‘priming’ may make chemotherapy more effec...
By putting a stop to the cancer environment’s communication with pancreatic cancer cells, research may improve efficiency of chemotherapy for patients.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 24, 2021 02:02 PM
Insights from our genome and epigenome will help prevent, di...
By Professor Susan Clark FAA FAHMS from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
Sep 22, 2021 08:01 AM
Epigenetic change found in cancers linked to DNA’s 3D instab...
DNA demethylation – an epigenetic change commonly observed in cancers – is linked to changes in DNA’s 3D arrangement and how it replicates itself when cells divide.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 21, 2021 08:02 AM
Advanced imaging reveals breast cancer’s Achilles’ heel
Breast cancer cells activate the molecule Rac1 to help them metastasise around the body, live imaging of tumours has revealed. Targeting Rac1 may improve outcomes for patients.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 14, 2021 08:04 PM
3D analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reveals clues on virus tactics
By combining all available data on the coronavirus’s 3D shape, researchers have revealed new clues on how it evades human immune detection and replicates. Their new resource may help researchers stay ahead of new variant...
Sep 14, 2021 09:28 AM
Garvan Institute receives six NHMRC Investigator Grants
The NHMRC Investigator Grant Scheme will provide $13.5 million in funding to Garvan researchers over the next five years, in recognition of their outstanding track records in research.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 13, 2021 08:36 AM
Breast cancer ‘ecotypes’ present new path to personalised tr...
Using cellular genomics technology, Garvan researchers have revealed a new method for classifying breast cancers that may better predict which treatments they respond to.
Sep 03, 2021 08:40 AM
New discovery to advance genomics-driven precision medicine
Researchers have a new lens by which to understand how genes impact disease.
Sep 01, 2021 08:19 AM
Prof Shane Grey to lead gene therapy for type 1 diabetes
Garvan immunologist Professor Shane Grey has received critical funding to lead research into a new treatment approach for type 1 diabetes.