The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

AAS Fellowship for biochemist working to cure diabetes, cancer

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute biochemist Dr Colin Ward is one of 17 new fellows appointed to the Australian Academy of Science.

Dr Ward, from the institute’s Structural Biology division, was...

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Gene patent bill threatens research, does not tackle community concerns

Proposed changes to Australia’s gene patenting laws will not address legitimate community concerns around the patenting of genes and could have unintended and damaging consequences for both...

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$38.4M NHMRC program grants extend cancer and blood cell research

Institute research into how cancer develops and blood cell production and function will today be awarded $38.4 million under the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) program grants...

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