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Our researchers work across more than 90 labs, which bring together people with a range of skills to solve important questions about health and disease.

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Weeden Lab
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Longley Lab: Global Health Immunology
The Longley Lab’s bold mission is to contribute to accelerated malaria elimination in our region and beyond.
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Wickramasinghe Lab
Antibody facility
Flow Cytometry Lab
Screening Lab
MAGEC laboratory
Bioinformatics Support Facility
Protein Production Facility (PPF)
Murphy Lab
Tanzer Lab
Alexander Lab
Coussens Lab
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Breast Cancer Laboratory
Majewski Lab
Diabetes and Immunoregulation Research Lab
Hawkins Lab
Gene Regulation Lab
Putoczki Lab
Coeliac Research Lab
Vervoort Lab
McCarthy Lab
Mueller Lab
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Kelin Zhao and Daniel Gray

Meet the researchers uncovering new clues in the curious case of our ageing immune system.

Their new study has visualised, for the first time, how two cell types cause the thymus to lose its function and regeneration abilities over time. 

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Vaccines of the future: harnessing the immune system for long-lasting protection 
08 May 2025
‘Game-changer’ clinical trial launches for Australia’s second-deadliest cancer  
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Tackling the ‘silent pandemic’: breakthrough study puts first long COVID treatment on horizon  
09 April 2025
Dedicated breast cancer researcher wins Ruby Payne-Scott Medal
08 April 2025
Excellence in cancer therapies for the future honoured by NHMRC 
27 March 2025
WEHI cancer researcher awarded prestigious Snow Fellowship  
25 March 2025
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