The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified a key step in the biological process of programmed cell death, also called apoptosis.

Apoptosis is important in human biology as it removes...

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Paddy Pearl’s philanthropy brings health benefits closer

Australian philanthropist Paddy Pearl has generously donated some of the proceeds from today’s sale of her home to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

Mrs Pearl’s home, Campania...

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$1.5 million to investigate role of stem cells in breast cancer

Research that aims to discover whether breast stem cells or their descendants are directly linked to breast cancer development has received $1.5 million in the hope it could lead to new treatments...

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Anti-cancer compound wins scientist Biota Award

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientist Dr Guillaume Lessene has won this year’s Biota Award for Medicinal Chemistry, awarded by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Dr Lessene, who runs a...

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