WIMR researchers have achieved an outstanding level of success in the most recent round of NHMRC Investigator Grants. More than $9.2 million has been awarded to support WIMR teams.

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Honoured to receive a Rebecca Cooper Fellowship to continue my team’s quest to understand autoimmune disease and improve treatment. Massive thanks to The Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation for ongoing support of my research and career. From a project grant in 2017 that enabled me to hire my first staff member

Congratulations to our 2024 Rebecca Cooper Fellows!! 👏👏
Joanne Reed; Catherine Satzke; Michael Lazarou and Ethan Goddard-Borger are exceptional researchers who exemplify excellence and promise to leave a lasting impact on their fields of research.

WIMR WALK to save lives is coming this June! Will you take on the feel-great fitness challenge?

🚶Walk 5, 20 or 50km – or choose your own distance.
🔬Raise funds for world-leading research.
👟Take big steps towards lifesaving treatments and cures!

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This award acknowledges innovative research that has made a difference in gynaecological cancer. Congratulations to Prof Anna DeFazio AM - fully deserved.

Research Pioneer Award 🏆
Winner: Anna DeFazio-Poidevin

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⁦EASL Education⁩ kick off #easl School of hepatolog on steatotic liver disease ⁦Aarhus Uni.hospital⁩ w introduction to nomenclature change by @jacob george ⁦The Westmead Institute for Medical Research⁩ #livertwitter ⁦Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, AUH⁩

Introducing Dr Caitlin Finney 👩‍🔬

Dr Caitlin Finney, a senior postdoctoral scientist in WIMR’s Neuroinflammation Research group.

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WIMR WALK to save lives is coming this June! 🤩

Here’s how it works:
🚶Walk 5, 20 or 50km – or choose your own distance
🔬Raise funds for world-leading research.
👟Take big steps towards lifesaving treatments and cures!

🔗Sign up here - wimrwalk.wimr.org.au

Thanks Dr Alicia Fajardo Lubian, AProf Sally Partridge, Dr Jenny Draper + Prof Jon Iredell for contributing to our new #Breakpoint Newsletter, about #AMR surveillance and existing programs #AGAR + #GnSOP
Read more: bit.ly/ASABreakpoint
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Introducing Associate Professor Joanne Reed👩‍🔬⠀
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Associate Professor Reed and her team are focusing on identifying treatments that can specifically eradicate the disease-causing cells, whilst preserving healthy cells.⠀
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Introducing Dr Ushasree Pattamatta 👩‍🔬

Dr Pattamatta's research is two-fold. One aims to understand the cellular mechanism of glaucoma which causes retinal cell death.

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Research identifies a positive feedback loop based on MERTK and #TGFBeta that sustains fibrosis in the liver, kidney, and lungs in mice, but also offers a promising avenue to indirectly target TGF-beta and reverse #OrganFibrosis . Mohammed Eslam The Westmead Institute for Medical Research scim.ag/6vW

Research led by Dr Ziyan Pan shows that inhibiting a gene called Mer tyrosine kinase (MERTK) can reduce fibrosis in multiple organs.

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Introducing Dr Dinny Graham

Dr Dinny Graham is a Deputy Director of WIMR’s Centre for Cancer Research where she leads the Translational Breast Cancer Genomics Group.

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Introducing Associate Professor Mayuresh Korgaonkar

Associate Professor Korgaonkar’s research aims to establish biological markers in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

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Excited to celebrate Prof Dominic Dwyer's Festschrift

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The Westmead Institute for Medical Research NSW Health NSW Medical Research Iredell Lab Tania Sorrell

Kerry Chant talking about existing capabilities for infectious diseases surveillance

Introducing Dr Maggie Wang👩‍🔬

Dr Maggie Wang, Director of Scientific Operations, oversees the different research technologies that are critical tools in WIMR’s life-changing research.

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Don't forget we have our #WestmeadEMCR Welcome BBQ this Thursday! The BBQ area is covered, so rain or shine we will be out on the grills. RSVP is essential bit.ly/EMCRWelcomeBBQ…
@CSIROevents CMRI Kids Research Westmead Research The Westmead Institute for Medical Research

My 4th cardiac gene therapy pub from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research with Eddy Kizana. A potential strategy to protect against anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Thanks to all who helped to complete this last one. dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgm.36…
#CGTGATWIMR Prof Chris Semsarian AM Prof Julie McMullen James Chong