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Applications are now open for the $25,000 Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize for early-career biomedical researchers.
We’re looking for early-career scientists in biomedical research with a uniquely creative way of significantly contributing to their chosen field. Read More about Seeking creative early career scientists
Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases.
The team from the Immune Imaging and T cell Laboratories at the Centenary Institute worked with colleagues from SA Pathology in Adelaide, the Malaghan Institute in Wellington, New Zealand and the USA.
27 March 2013
Liver diseases have an impact on the Australian economy 40 per cent greater than chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes combined, according to a report released today.
The report estimates the annual burden of liver diseases in Australia at more than $50 billion. And yet almost all liver disease is preventable.
The Centenary Institute’s liver research unit is one of the biggest in Australia. It is also one of first in the world to try to come to grips with liver damage at its most fundamental molecular level.
Read More about Preventable liver disease costs more than diabetes
Jian Yang, 2012 Centenary Lawrence Creative Prize winner (credit: Centenary Institute)
The winner of the Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize is Dr Jian Yang, from the Diamantina Institute of the University of Queensland.
He has solved one of the great puzzles of human genetics—why the genes typically implicated in inherited diseases like schizophrenia, obesity and diabetes only account for a small amount of their heritability. Read More about Solving the puzzle of complex inherited diseases
Centenary scientists have won over $5 million in the latest NHMRC grant round – with seven research grants and three early career fellowships.
The development of a TB vaccine, the genetic regulation of ageing, the fundamental workings of the immune system, the genetic basis of heart disease—these are some of the research areas of key interest to Centenary Institute for which the Australian Government has announced funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Read More about Cardiology, TB, aging and immunology – Centenary wins support for research thrust
