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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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