World AIDS Day 2018
Westmead leads Australian bird flu research
Allergy – it’s in the genes
Heavy Snoring linked to Stroke
$30 million in additional funding for the Westmead Millennium Institute
Gene variant provides clue to treating hepatitis C
Professor Anthony Cunningham awarded an Order of Australia (AO)
Multiple Sclerosis research supported with $1.4 million
Putting the axe into Medical Research
$30m boost for medical research in Western Sydney
Breakthrough research holds clues about MS cause
Australian women have contributed to a global study that has discovered another piece of the breast
Melanoma Nature Mutant Gene boosts melanoma risk
$5 million funding boost for Westmead melanoma research
Disease laughs at researchers
Fizzy drinks a predictor of future health problems
New body clock genes found
Australian researchers discover new drug works to shrink brain tumors in Melanoma patients
Cancer tests the close bonds of identical twin brothers
New lab to enable life-saving experimental treatments
Australian scientist awarded grant for sight
Governor-General to bestow honour on kidney researcher
2012 Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize awarded to breakthrough virus research
Regular aspirin use increases risk of age-related eye disease
Westmead welcomes welcome funding boost for clinical trials
Obese boys have decreased life satisfaction
Obesity-related gene also increases risk of melanoma
Aussie scientists help find seven new genes
HRT without the breast cancer risk could be on the horizon - Cancer Council funds key research into
Life saving biobanks need funding certainty
Australian first Westmead transplant procedure give life-saving hope to high-risk diabetes sufferers
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama visits Westmead Hospital
Researchers move step closer to cure MS
Medical researchers welcome commitment of funding to WMI
New research into hidden HIV raises hope of cure
Sun and genetics major factors in Melanoma Risk
Westmead Researcher Part of World-First Breakthrough to Repair the Failing Heart
Medical research future fund announced at a crucial time
Mental Health Innovator Wins Two Medical Research Awards
MRI Test to Predict Anti-depressant Medication Success
WMI Study Finds Likely Source of Virulent Lung-infecting Fungus
Medical research boost for Western Sydney with opening of new building
Giving hope: Type 1 Diabetes
WMI researchers collaborate on a new drug that tricks the body into losing weight
WMI researchers make advances in cancer research
Medical Journal Makes Strong Case for MRFF
World-first genetic test predicts increased risk of chronic liver disease
Australia to tackle melanoma with $14m research program
New approach to shingles vaccine is 97 per cent effective
More than $1.5 million put to the test with Westmead Millennium Institute’s cancer researchers
Deadly ovarian cancer outsmarts chemotherapy
Brain researchers aim for earlier bipolar diagnosis
Researchers create wimp version of killer fungal pathogen
Collaboration funding realises potential of new building
New research discovers the exact where and how of HIV infection
Westmead Millennium Institute Wins Top Architecture Award
Australia and India build closer links
$3.3 Million to advance ground-breaking Westmead research into Type 1 Diabetes
Giving Hope: Melanoma
WMI researchers discover how skin cells act as relay for herpes virus
Researchers prove ‘an apple a day’ really does keep the doctor away
New name and new look for leading Australian Medical Research Institute
New technology to aid leukaemia treatment
New Research Fellowship
Westmead Institute researcher wins Gottschalk Medal
The Westmead Institute awards the best published research work of 2015
Social media and gene research combine to fight new epidemics
Researchers exploit natural microbial predators to beat antibiotic resistance
Predictive calculator helps doctors manage liver disease epidemic
App makes tracing genetic pathways a hop, skip and a jump
HIV cure research accelerated by breakthrough international agreement
Stem cell therapy and heart disease: a promising relationship
Westmead Institute cancer researcher named one of the ‘brightest’ emerging scientists in the field
Australian researchers set their sights on new treatment solutions for glaucoma sufferers
New research uses genetic link to MS to understand how vitamin D protects from disease
New scholarship seeks to explore the role of vitamin D in multiple sclerosis
Beating diabetes through collaborative approaches to medical research
Researchers identify a key cellular pathway crucial for virulence of a killer fungus
Australian researchers ‘reset’ superbugs to pre-antibiotic resistant state
New Westmead research fellowship supports early and mid-career researchers
Westmead Institute researchers awarded at medical school dinner
Research reveals dietary fibre is the secret to healthy old age
Westmead Institute researcher awarded grant to investigate new ADHD treatments
New funding brings hope to Western Sydney cancer patients
Multimillion dollar grant to boost Australia’s response to infectious disease outbreaks
New partnership grant puts carers of people with macular degeneration in the spotlight
Australian-led research could improve kidney transplant survival
Stem cells healing broken hearts
5M cancer research grant helps beat melanoma
New research raises hopes in the fight against hidden HIV
Researchers find new genetic variant which puts Hepatitis C patients at higher risk of liver damage
Vaccine hope for elderly sufferers of painful and debilitating shingles
Using pathogen genomics to improve disease control
New research takes guesswork out of depression
Ferris says commercialising research is the great challenge and opportunity of our time
New Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Goes to Westmead Institute Scientists
Conference gives hope in fight against sepsis
Tony Cunningham becomes AAMRI President as priorities for MRFF are announced
Scientific discovery recognised at awards night
Westmead Institute building project wins more awards
Surprise scurvy cases suggest nutrient deficiencies, even amongst the obese
New Health Minister signals his support for medical research
World-first discovery of protein that causes liver disease brings hope for new treatments
New study reveals not all melanomas are caused by sun exposure
Zinc may hold key to fighting liver disease
New flu test: One drop of blood could save your life
New Insights into diagnosing and treating invasive fungal infections will help to save lives
AUSTRALIAN FIRST: new human clinical trials offers life-saving hope for leukaemia and lymphoma patie
Westmead Institute researcher wins prestigious prize for cardiovascular researcher
Science Upskill Scholarships winner
WIMR honours student wins oral presentation prize
New treatment on the horizon for type 1 diabetes sufferers
WIMR researcher wins Australian Women in Endocrinology Outstanding Abstract Award
New knowledge on how HIV beats the body’s early immune response
Scholarship supports vital kidney research
Bright futures for kidney transplant patients
Developing a new drug to treat fungal infections that kill 1.6 million people per year world-wide
Helping people with severe mental illness return to work
WORLD FIRST: scientists find where HIV ‘hides’ in the human body to evade detection by the immune sy
NEW RESEARCH: 40% of women lack iodine – a critical nutrient in pregnancy
New study aims to deliver better outcomes for triple negative breast cancer patients
Westmead students win prestigious University Medal for outstanding academic performance
New clinical trial using water to treat polycystic kidney disease
New schizophrenia clinical drug trial recruiting participants in Western Sydney
Celebrating Women in Science at Westmead
Highlighting heart disease research for Wear Red Day
Can our genes help predict how women respond to ovarian cancer treatment?
WIMR appoints new Board Director
New research: vitamin D may help prevent heart failure after heart attack
New study reveals why the latest shingles vaccine is more than 90% effective
International Women's Day 2018
Researchers target immune cells to slow progression of ALS
Community Information Session - World Bipolar Day
Breakthrough agreement to accelerate medical research
Bursting the bubble of bipolar
New study: immune cells could prevent kidney damage after sudden renal blood loss
New research: eyes of adolescents could reveal risk of cardiovascular disease
Major developments in immunological research - International Day of Immunology
Researcher awarded best abstract at international nephrology conference
Westmead research students graduate from University of Sydney
21 years of medical research excellence
Our breakthrough clinical trials – International Clinical Trials Day
Hope in the fight against cancer – Cancer Research Awareness Week
Nobel Laureate joins celebrations as Westmead Institute turns 21!
Westmead Institute researcher elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Science
Westmead renal researchers awarded
Starving fungi could save millions of lives each year
Seeking study participants: Age-related macular degeneration
Trojan Horse: how a killer fungus unleashes meningitis and brain infection
Westmead Institute student receives award at international symposium
The importance of an early diagnosis | National Diabetes Week
An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away: 15-year study
Westmead Institute HIV researcher awarded at national scientific workshop
Antibiotic resistance researcher wins poster prize
Exercise cuts risk of chronic disease in older adults
Genetic variation may increase risk of liver damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Targeting gene mutations to treat ovarian cancers
Westmead Institute student receives full scholarship to international conference
Cardiac researcher wins prestigious research prize
Westmead Institute researcher awarded at international herpesvirus conference
Vale Professor Peter Castaldi AO
From the beach to the lab
Looking inside the brain to distinguish bipolar from depression
Stopping sepsis in its tracks
New tool to detect fatty liver disease before liver damage
World first technology to boost medical research at Westmead
Preventing serious eye infection in contact lens wearers
A multidisciplinary approach to gynaecological cancer
Westmead Institute researcher named as Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow
Understanding the enemy
Eating leafy greens could help prevent macular degeneration
Westmead researchers collaborate internationally to discover four new MS genes
Peter Castaldi Memorial Symposium
New genetic cause of liver fat uncovered
Panel discussion | How translational research at Westmead is saving lives
Curing type 1 diabetes
Behind the Research | Our Facilities Manager
Beating melanoma | world first approach to improve early detection
New hope in targeting kidney disease
Supercharging the immune system
New research: how HIV survives in the human body
'Brainy’ researcher wins best overall poster award
Westmead Institute students win university’s top honours prize
Westmead Institute researchers promoted
10th Annual Ovarian Cancer Morning Tea
Westmead Institute researcher recognised in Australia Day 2019 Honours
Supporting our future research leaders | International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Growing evidence: water as a potential treatment for inherited cause of kidney failure
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research supporting women to better balance work and family
Bipolar Disorder Information Session
Cracking news: New study indicates egg consumption could reduce risk of macular degeneration
New research identifies genetic variant that could help reduce need for liver transplants
The future of medical research: affordable, personalised, effective, universal
New study indicates phage therapy safety and efficacy
Top students receive scholarships to study at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Meet the Researcher Seminar Series: Crohn's and Colitis
New research uncovers how life-threatening fungal diseases adapt to survive and grow in humans
WIMR researcher awarded at World Congress of Nephrology
60 Minutes features WIMR researcher's life-saving cancer research
New study: protecting against type 1 diabetes
WIMR connects researchers to the public with Meet the Researcher seminar series
Researchers standardise test for predicting transplant rejection
MS genes uncovering the invisible mysteries of a debilitating disease
New research could help predict treatment outcomes for people with depression
Meet the Researcher Seminar Series: Vision Research
Newly discovered immune cells at the frontline of HIV infection
Muscling in on the role of vitamin D
WIMR student nominated as youth ambassador at prominent international HIV conference
New study demonstrates how immune cells protect the liver in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Research grant to fund genetic test for people with polycystic kidney disease
New study aims to improve outcomes for people with treatment-resistant depression
NSW Governor visits WIMR as part of Westmead Research Hub tour
New diagnostic method for fungal infections could combat a major global health risk
New role of progesterone in the absence of BRCA1 identified
New data-driven approach to understanding MS risk and progression
Grant funding to kick-start development of a new WIMR-led biobank
Pioneering researcher, Professor Philip O’Connell announced as new Executive Director of WIMR
Meet the Researcher Seminar Series: Heart Research
Scientists closer to solving mystery of why lean people get fatty liver disease
WIMR student recognised for kidney research
So, what is PKD?
WIMR welcomes The Hon Gabrielle Upton MP
New study: How the immune system responds to Epstein-Barr virus plays a role in MS risk
WIMR student receives prestigious scholarship to study overseas
New study to investigate how medication improves binge eating disorder symptoms
It’s time to take sepsis seriously
Community Information Session: World Mental Health Day
WIMR virus research shines at immunological conference
Meet the Researcher Seminar Series: Diabetes and Obesity
WIMR’s Night of Nights
Grant supports WIMR's much-needed research into aggressive childhood brain tumour
WIMR’s cardiac research highlighted at scientific meeting
Putt with a purpose at WIMR’s Charity Golf Day – 10 March 2020
SNEAK PEEK: The first issue of WIMR’s Discovery magazine
WIMR researchers receive NHMRC grant funding
New target identified in bid to improve outcomes for acute kidney injury
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Morning Tea
Meet the Researcher Seminar: Diabetes and Obesity Video
New treatment for heart attack scar could address heart failure
Grant funding to support vital MS research discoveries
“Zero deaths from melanoma” – WIMR researchers are striving to change outcomes for melanoma patients
New research demonstrates safety of phage therapy
MAFLD: A new name and definition brings hope for patients with fatty liver disease
WIMR welcomes support from Coleman Greig Lawyers
COVID-19: WIMR researchers focus on saving lives
Meet the Researcher Online: COVID-19
Meet the Researcher Online: COVID-19 seminar recording
Six WIMR researchers awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants
WIMR Discovery Magazine Issue 02, Autumn 2020
World Eating Disorders Action Day
Immune cell discovery could improve the fight against hepatitis B
WIMR researcher recognised for outstanding contributions to ovarian cancer research
WIMR's COVID-19 research highlighted at Western Sydney Business Chamber seminar
New WIMR-led study could improve islet transplant outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes
New research: Stem cells effective in treatment of type 1 diabetes
Great Depression: Meet the Researchers Revolutionising Mental Health Care
New research unearths key to minimising some health risks associated with ageing
Powerhouse Partners with WIMR
Islet Transplantation - A New Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers identify a key molecular interaction that causes the spread of a killer fungus
Westmead study shows vitamin C prevents ulcer-related amputations
All your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered
WIMR Discovery Magazine Summer Issue
Australia’s first ‘revived’ kidney transplant
WIMR awarded grant for COVID-19 research
Precision Medicine: A Revolution in Patient Care Conference
WORLD FIRST: Researchers identify two new cell types involved in detecting and initiating an immune
When Candida is not Candida and millions of fungi have no names
Take a virtual tour of WIMR
Westmead Health Precinct funded $3 million to step up fight against antibiotic resistant infections
WIMR’s Prof Wayne Hawthorne appointed as President of International Xenotransplantation Assoc
WORLD FIRST: Westmead research accurately assesses individual immune response to COVID-19 virus, va
WIMR and partners announced to conduct the Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey
Double the love and double the impact this September
WIMR's Discovery magazine
Supporters who sparkle
New video launched on World Mental Health Day
'Taia': Exclusive bespoke bracelet shining a light on medical research
Meet the Researcher Seminar Series: Kidney Injury and Disease
COVID-19 - Variants & Vaccines, the Lockdown webinar
What you need to know about vaccine booster shots
Understanding Omicron
Prof Anna DeFazio talks personalised medicine on the ABC
Biology of Agomelatine – a Clinical Trial on Depression
GSKs shingles vaccine approved for younger immunocompromised patients
Dr Thomas Tu, Senior Researcher talks about Hepatitis B in Nature magazine
Associate Professor Mayuresh Korgaonkar discusses MRI scanning to diagnose bipolar disorder
Dr. Thomas Tu, Senior Researcher's second article about Hepatitis in Nature magazine
Congratulations Professor Tony Cunningham AO on your Fellowship to the Royal Society of NSW
Professor Wayne J Hawthorne's cutting edge research featured on SBS
Congratulations to PhD Student, Desmarini Desmarini
Congratulations Dr. Kerrie Sandgren
WIMR were thrilled to be part of a collaborative project by the Western Sydney Business Connection
Congratulations to Dhanya Ravindran, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Centre for Heart Research for
Congratulations to our WIMR Transplant and Renal Team
Join in the Medical Research through City2Surf
Phage Therapy Team To The Rescue
Sydney Science Festival 12-20 August 2022
Initial HIV transmission interactions
COVID-19 delegation to Israel
Beetroot Juice Trial to Reduce Blood Pressure in ADPKD
The John & Anne Leece Family Prize 2022 – Winner Announced
Prof Wayne J Hawthorne talks Xenotransplantation with Nature magazine
Beating the odds: Identifying the factors that influence ovarian cancer survival
New three-year Fellowship announced for early to mid-career researchers
Scientists find way to heal scars caused by heart attacks
Prof Natasha Rogers selected for prestigious mentorship program
Professor Anna DeFazio honoured with Order of Australia
Congratulations to Professor Natasha Rogers
WIMR researcher appointed to national mental health clinical trials steering committee
WIMR celebrates International Women's Day
World Kidney Day
Congratulations to A/Professor Eddy Kizana
WIMR welcomes its Corporate Partners to a GIANT breakfast
Creating phosphate imbalance could stop lethal fungi in their tracks
Inflammation ‘brake’ gene may help reveal outcomes of kidney disease
Vale Susan (Susie) Young
GIANT Steps for Research
WIMR leaders named among top researchers globally
New clues in the hunt for a cure for multiple sclerosis
WIMR transplantation team big winners at national awards night
A/Prof Thomas Tu awarded The Paul and Valeria Ainsworth Precision Medicine Research Fellowship
$3.5 million awarded to increase manufacture of phages at Westmead
Entries now open for The 2023 John and Anne Leece Family Prize
Antidepressants ALIGNED with your genetics
World first study sheds light on interaction between chronic kidney disease and osteoarthritis
WIMR's pioneering phage research featured on The Project
Your chance to help guide the direction of dementia research
The Voices Study
WIMR rising stars shine brightly
World first: New finding could help improve glucose control for diabetics
The 2023 John and Anne Leece Family Prize winner announced
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WIMR at BIO2023 USA
Dr Olaitan Ogunbodede awarded NSW International Student of the Year – Higher Education
The true cost of waiting times for cataract surgery in Australia
WIMR at the Westmead Health and Innovation District Conference
$4.9 million in NHMRC Ideas Grant funding to WIMR researchers
$2.6 million NHMRC Investigator Grant awarded to Associate Professor Joanne Reed
WIMR researchers recently promoted
WIMR-led research receives MRFF grant
World first: AI-based test to predict life-threatening bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients
Professor Anthony Harris honoured with Order of Australia
New stem cell research solves deadly complication
WIMR research student wins prestigious Fulbright Future Scholarship
New research funding to make life-saving treatment a reality for more type 1 diabetics
WIMR celebrates and inspires inclusion this International Women’s Day
World first: Inhibiting MERTK gene for the treatment of fibrosis in multiple organs
For World AIDS Day (1 December), we spoke to Associate Professor Sarah Palmer to find out more about HIV/AIDS, and why she has dedicated her research to fighting the global epidemic and curing the condition.
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