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Key mechanism identified for reducing chronic inflammation in cardiovascular diseases
A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move in the body could pave the way for new treatments.
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Research grant awarded to study resistant melanoma
Dr Jessamy Tiffen, Head of the Centre for Cancer Innovations at the Centenary Institute, and her master’s student Laura Nicholls, have been awarded a $10,000 research grant from the Australian Melanoma Research Foundation.News Type: Research NewsDate -
Centenary Institute hosts TB-CRE symposium
The Centenary Institute has hosted the annual symposium of the Centre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control (TB-CRE), bringing together over 130 specialists in tuberculosis (TB).News Type: Research NewsDate -
Key to more effective vaccines revealed
Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have made a major discovery in vaccine science, gaining new insights into delta inulin as a crucial vaccine component. Their findings offer a promising pathway for advancing the next generation of vaccines.News Type: Media releaseDate -
Advancing melanoma treatment against resistance
Research conducted by the Centenary Institute has revealed a promising new approach to tackling melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer notorious for its resistance to conventional treatments.News Type: Media releaseDate -
Prize winning science image
The winners of the 2023/2024 ISCT (International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy) Insta-Your-Cells Photo Challenge have been announced, celebrating captivating images in cellular research.News Type: Research NewsDate -
2GB Healthy Living program features Associate Professor Bertolino
Associate Professor Patrick Bertolino, Head of the Centre for Infection & Immunity at the Centenary Institute, has discussed his recent study into better understanding the body’s immune system and how it fights off infections in the liver.News Type: Media coverageDate -
Research grant to advance ovarian cancer treatment
The Centenary Institute has received vital grant funding from Cancer Australia to lead new research efforts targeting chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer patients.News Type: Media releaseDate -
‘When Art Meets Science’ exhibition opens at RPA
The Centenary Institute has unveiled its latest exhibition, 'When Art Meets Science', at the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital as part of the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) March Arts program. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of art in promoting health and well-being within the hospital community.News Type: InstituteDate -
Grant to boost research into age-related blood vessel health
The Centenary Institute’s Professor Jennifer Gamble has been awarded a Senior Researcher Grant under the NSW Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program receiving a total of $750,000 over three years. The grant will fund Professor Gamble’s research into vascular (blood vessel) health to aid healthy ageing and to help prevent disease.News Type: Media releaseDate -
Research reveals gut’s crucial role in lung disease
Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the Hunter Medical Research Institute suggests that the gut microbiome plays a pivotal role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), paving the way for new therapeutic treatments.News Type: Media releaseDate -
T cells team-up to protect the liver from infection
Researchers at the Centenary Institute have made an important breakthrough in understanding how the immune system fights off infections in the liver – paving the way for more specific and effective therapies to treat and prevent liver diseases such as viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease, and decrease the risk of liver transplant rejection.News Type: Media releaseDate -
2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate this year's International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked PhD Student Jinx Moore some questions about being a woman in science and what advice she has for other women aspiring to a career in science.News Type: ProfilesDate