$25,000 Lawrence Creative Prize awarded for breast cancer research
Posted on behalf of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research Discovery of the cellular ‘link’ between female […]
Centenary, Media releases
Centenary
Lawrence Creative Prize finalists
The Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize is a $25,000 award for outstanding creativity in biomedical research by young scientists. Here
Tim's blog
The far side of the moon, prostate cancer, and one-way light
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the far side of the moon; prostate cancer, one-way light; a
Tim's blog
Personal helicopters, pruney fingers and screwed up beetles
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about personal helicopters; pruney fingers; screwed up beetles; rig recycling; and more…
Fresh Science
Match your treatment to your cancer
Cell death genes essential for cancer therapy identified.
New research has uncovered why certain cancers don’t respond to conventional chemotherapy, highlighting the need to match treatments to cancers better.
Cancer researcher Lina Happo and colleagues at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have identified three ‘cell death’ genes that are crucial for making anti-cancer drugs more effective […]
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Wayward whales, battling sea monsters, possums in packs, and space junk
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about wayward whales; possums in packs; battling sea monsters; space junk; and
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Surreptitious sleep, feeding hummingbirds, and bats in the rain
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about surreptitious sleep; feeding hummingbirds; why bats don’t like the rain; and
Tim's blog
Backward stars, bionic ears and the day after tomorrow
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about marijuana without the high; bionic ears with no strings; backward stars;
Fresh Science
Aussie lizard reveals cancer secrets
A compound produced by a pregnant lizard may provide important information on the origins and treatment of cancer in humans, according to zoologist Bridget Murphy from the University of Sydney, who discovered the protein, which is pivotal to the development of the lizard placenta.
Media releases, Women in Science
Fellowship winners make cancer their focus
Two outstanding female scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been awarded research fellowships worth $1.75 million to continue their cancer research.
The inaugural five-year Cory Fellowship, sponsored by the institute, has been awarded to Dr Clare Scott and the inaugural five-year Dyson Fellowship, sponsored by the Dyson Bequest, has been awarded to Dr […]