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We found 27 researchers, 7 diseases, 2 areas, 38 discoveries, 4 community impact, 16 labs, 3 support, 1 education, 1 Institute items, 2 collaborative centre, 3 art of science, 1 divisions, 29 news & features, 3 what's on, 1 timeline, 1 projects, 2 stories
Researchers
Prof Peter Gibbs
Lab Head • Gibbs Lab
Prof Oliver Sieber
Lab Head • Sieber Lab
Prof Tracy Putoczki
Lab Head • Putoczki Lab
Prof Shalin Naik
Lab Head • Naik Lab
Prof Andreas Strasser
Division Head • Strasser Lab
Prof James Murphy
Deputy Director • Murphy Lab
Prof Jeanne Tie
Senior Clinical Research Fellow • Gibbs Lab
Jacob Jackson
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Jinjin Chen
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Wayne Cawthorne
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A/Prof Alisa Glukhova
Lab Head • Structural Biology of Wnt Signalling
Prof Guillaume Lessene
Division Head • Chemical biology and drug discovery of cell death
Prof Ken Smith
Director
A/Prof Jeff Mitchell
Joint Head, NDDC (Operations and Medicinal Chemistry) • National Drug Discovery Centre
Prof Aaron Jex
Lab Head • Jex Lab
A/Prof Kym Lowes
Head, Screening Lab & Joint Head, NDDC (Screening) • Chemical biology and drug discovery of cell death
Gabrielle White
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Prof James Vince
Lab Head • Vince Lab
Dr Belinda Lee
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Dr Chin Wee Tan
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Dr Shehara Mendis
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Dr Hamish King
Lab Head • King Lab
Prof Jason Tye-Din
Lab Head • Coeliac Research Lab
Dr Charis Teh
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Prof Rory Bowden
Genomics Laboratory Head • Genomics Lab
Prof Daniel Gray
Division Head • Gray Lab
Dr Nadia Davidson
Lab Head • Davidson Lab
Diseases
Bowel cancer
We are working to develop better early detection tests and to improve treatments for bowel cancer.
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease occurs when parts of the digestive tract become damaged by prolonged inflammation.
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease results from the loss of specific nerve cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that is vital for the control of muscles and movement.
Cancer
Cancer will affect 1 in 3 Australians during their lifetime. Although some types of cancer can be cured, for others there are few effective treatments.
Giardiasis
Stomach cancer
Our goal is to reduce deaths from stomach cancer through better detection and treatment.
Anaemia
Our researchers are working to reduce anaemia, and to improve the health of people around the world, particularly women and children.
Areas
Inflammation
Inflammation is an early defense that protects our body from infection. However, ongoing or misdirected inflammation underlies many diseases.
Infection
Infections from viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites are significant causes of worldwide illness and death.
Discoveries
Fast food, fast impact: How fatty meals rapidly weaken our gut defences 
19 May 2025
‘Game-changer’ clinical trial launches for Australia’s second-deadliest cancer  
30 April 2025
Blood immune cells could hold key to showing disease progression in Parkinson’s
09 January 2025
Robots help put brakes on inflammatory diseases
25 June 2024
Lab-grown tumours predict treatment outcomes in landmark study   
02 February 2024
When cells go boom: study reveals inflammation-causing gene carried by millions 
03 October 2023
Dodging death: Surprise discovery redirects efforts for treatment of liver disease
06 October 2022
New blood test could spare thousands of colon cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy
08 June 2022
Sweet discovery could drive down inflammation, cancers and viruses
12 May 2022
Molecular ‘culprit’ caught driving cell death and inflammation
16 February 2022
Biomarker predicts bowel cancer recurrence
04 June 2021
Freeze! Executioner protein caught in the act
13 April 2021
Genetic discovery gives insight into causes of eye disease
16 March 2021
Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
02 March 2021
Iron deficiency can be managed better
04 December 2020
New light shone on inflammatory cell death regulator
19 June 2020
Gut reaction: how immunity ramps up against incoming threats
29 January 2020
Halting the chatter to stop cancer
20 November 2019
Same but different: unique lung cancer traits key to targeted therapies
13 September 2019
Genetic cause of debilitating eye disease discovered
11 September 2019
Cancer blood test trialed to prevent unnecessary chemo
16 October 2018
Immune system’s balancing act keeps bowel disease in check
01 October 2018
Searching for targeted treatments for inflammatory diseases
06 February 2018
Australian researchers contribute to a new blood test for early detection of multiple cancers
18 January 2018
New target could soothe the itch of inflammatory skin conditions
14 July 2017
‘Medicinal food’ diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes
27 March 2017
Inflammatory disease trigger revealed
23 February 2017
An end to ‘futile’ chemotherapy in sight, say scientists
06 July 2016
Breakthrough cancer research technologies to advance treatments
22 September 2015
Potential new treatment for gastrointestinal cancers discovered
05 November 2014
Gene discovery reveals importance of eating your greens
04 November 2014
Immune cell death safeguards against autoimmune disease
31 October 2014
‘Dark-horse’ molecule is a potential new anti-cancer target
31 October 2014
New approach to coeliac testing identifies more Australians at risk
31 October 2014
Cell death protein could offer new anti-inflammatory drug target
31 October 2014
Existing medicines show promise for treating stomach and bowel cancer
29 October 2014
Eighty per cent of bowel cancers halted with existing medicines
28 October 2014
Cryptic clues drive new theory of bowel cancer development
28 October 2014
Education
Naomi Jones
Institute
Consumers and research
Collaborative Centre
A colourful blue and green biological sample is visible against a black background, captured by the MERSCOPE platform
Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre
The Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre is a pioneering research centre established to advance precision diagnosis for diseases that affect millions of Australians.
Revealing how MLKL kills
Access to the Centre’s suite of imaging technologies has enabled WEHI researcher Dr Andre Samson to discover how the killer protein MLKL exerts its deadly job.
Divisions
Inflammation
Inflammation is the body’s natural response to infection, disease and tissue damage. However, ongoing or misdirected inflammation underlies many diseases.
News & Features
Licence to kill cancer: $17m boost to supercharge ‘spy’ cells
28 November 2025
Cancer researcher honoured with Academy Fellowship 
29 October 2025
Power of partnership: brighter, faster, more impactful together
15 September 2025
$6m boost to accelerate precision medicine for Parkinson’s and leukaemia
01 September 2025
Are chemicals to blame for cancer in young people? Here’s what the evidence says
08 July 2025
‘Game-changer’ clinical trial launches for Australia’s second-deadliest cancer  
30 April 2025
Australian-first partnership to develop mRNA medicines for autoimmune diseases 
05 March 2025
Prominent UK scientist joins Snow Centre for Immune Health team
27 February 2025
Major $21m Colonial Foundation philanthropic investment to bring future science into disease diagnosis
19 September 2024
Helping make personalised medicine a reality  
07 May 2024
‘Brightest cancer researchers’: WEHI teams awarded new funding grants
15 November 2022
Joining forces to develop the first blood test for diagnosing dementia
01 June 2022
First structure of human protein complex with ‘licence to kill’
10 December 2021
Through the lens of the microscope: where science meets art
01 September 2021
National Drug Discovery Centre announces new projects
28 March 2021
Chance meeting leads to breakthrough discovery of mutant gene
01 March 2021
Reducing the global burden of anaemia
01 March 2021
Malaria and immunology researchers win Burnet Prize
25 November 2020
WEHI joins forces with World Health Organization to combat anaemia
08 November 2020
New drug discovery centre to fast-track medicines
11 March 2020
Delivering hope for dementia
01 March 2020
Institute enters global top 20 on Nature Index
20 June 2019
Early detection of dementia research receives $15M from Colonial Foundation
26 March 2019
Australian-first approach to cancer trials to improve patient care
09 September 2018
Australia joins world-first Human Cell Atlas effort
08 November 2017
HHMI supports Australian malaria and immunity research
09 May 2017
High calibre research advanced by NHMRC funding
02 December 2016
Examining the gluten-free diet: why does it fail?
05 September 2016
$2.5M grant to support cancer research breakthroughs
12 November 2014
What's On
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Dr Roberto Bonelli – Lowy Medical Research Institute
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Dr Roberto Bonelli – Lowy Medical Research Institute
22/05/2024 10:00 am
Professor Joseph Powell – Garvan Institute
Timeline
Dr Tracy Putoczki inspecting two test samples
2014
Researchers identify cytokine interleukin-11 as a potential new target for anti-cancer therapies
Stories
20 years of cancer research support from the Helpman family
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