Illuminate - Autumn 2021

Illuminate - Autumn 2021

Illuminate newsletter header, Autumn 2021
2020 parasitology alumni reunion
Connecting virtually with the WEHI network
March, 2021

Online events provide a new way for alums to network with peers and reconnect with WEHI.

Margaret Johnson
Personal connection sparks a lifetime of giving
March, 2021

For Margaret Johnson, it was a personal connection and an empathy for people living in developing nations that led her to donate to WEHI.

Alissa Robbins and Suad Abdirahman
PhD students benefit from generosity of researchers
March, 2021

WEHI’s researchers and staff have a long history of giving back to the Institute, with 2020 witnessing a huge number of staff demonstrating their support of WEHI through donations.

Associate Professor Ethan Goddard-Borger
Taking medical research to new heights
March, 2021

An interest in science and love of technology lured Associate Professor Ethan Goddard-Borger into medical research.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
Premier visits WEHI to announce vital research fund
March, 2021

Premier Daniel Andrews announces the $2 billion Breakthrough Victoria Fund at WEHI.

Iron deficiency and anaemia are common but serious health conditions
Reducing the global burden of anaemia
March, 2021

Iron deficiency and anaemia are common but serious health conditions that represent a significant global disease burden.

Dr Charlotte Slade (left) and patient Cynthia Agius
Chance meeting leads to breakthrough discovery of mutant gene
March, 2021

When WEHI clinician-researcher Dr Charlotte Slade crossed paths with patient Cynthia Agius, neither knew it would lead to a research breakthrough and a lasting friendship.

2015 Art of Science image by Adrien Binek - immune cells in spleen
Biobank broadens research opportunities
March, 2021

New ‘biobank’ will facilitate translational research into immune and inflammatory diseases.

Photograph of Professor Doug Hilton AO
Direct from Doug
March, 2021

Professor Doug Hilton AO reflects on WEHI's strong start to the year. 

Researchers (L-R): Professor Marnie Blewitt, Dr Quentin Gouil & Dr Iromi Wanigasuriya
Mother’s touch lingers in baby’s genes
March, 2021

New discovery sheds new light on how genomic imprinting occurs, and may reveal new clues to how SMCHD1 contributes to certain developmental and degenerative disorders.

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