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	Illuminate, Issue 10, December 2011 Institute director Professor Doug Hilton reflects on the past year at the institute Professor Andreas Strasser awarded 2011 Victoria Prize $1 million Gates Foundation grant for development of malaria vaccine Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the function of the thymus by Professor Jacques Miller Burrowing into the scabies genome Survival protein's surprise structure Chemotherapy and blood clotting Staff profile: Postdoctoral researcher Dr Zhi-Ping Feng Staff profile: Postgraduate student Mr James McCoy Acknowledging our donor and bequestor community
	Illuminate, Issue 9, September 2011 Institute director Professor Doug Hilton reveals his thoughts on the future of science in Australia Dr Stephen Nutt awarded $200,000 to study genetic causes of multiple myeloma Anti-cancer agents show promise for breast cancers Wallaby genome sequence reveals new human gene PhD researcher Lina Happo named 2011 Fresh Scientist for her research identifying genes essential for effective cancer therapy Gene ‘switch’ clues for immune cell function Worm ‘cell death’ discovery has potential for treating deadly parasite Staff profile: Postdoc researcher Dr Andrew Webb Staff profile: Postgraduate student Ms Lucie Rankin Bequestor profile: Mrs Pamela Holliday and Mrs Elizabeth Jenkins
	Illuminate, Issue 8, June 2011 Institute director Professor Doug Hilton discusses the Discoveries Need Dollars campaign AAS Fellowship for biochemist Dr Colin Ward appointed to the Australian Academy of Science Coeliac disease vaccine trial’s promising results VESKI Fellowship award to structural biologist Dr Matthew Call Malaria researcher Professor Alan Cowman inducted to Royal Society Evidence that nasal vaccine could prevent diabetes Ovarian cancer drug prolongs remission Institute legends honoured Staff profile: Laboratory head Paul Ekert Student profile: Jessica Moffatt
	Illuminate, Issue 7, March 2011 Institute director Professor Doug Hilton discusses discusses the need to campaign for research funding A $100,000 Pearl scholarship goes to malaria research Is boosting the immune response key to HIV cure? Blood stem cells study opens up potential new avenues for disease treatment A $975,000 Viertel fellowship for leading cancer researcher Malaria parasite caught red-handed invading cells Erg gene key to blood stem cell renewal could offer new opportunities for therapeutic treatments Staff profile: Senior postdoctoral fellow Toula Bouras Student profile: Postgraduate student Oliver Clarke

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