Monash University in Victoria has received more than AUD$1.5 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) as part of the 2009 ARC Linkage infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
09/12/2009
BIOMEDICAL researchers from Monash University and the University of Melbourne are developing peptides as vaccines against melanoma.
25/06/2009
A NEW study undertaken by researchers at Monash University, has shown the overall incidence of cancer among Queensland’s fire fighters is no higher than expected when compared to the general Queensland population.
05/06/2009
STEM CELL scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells.
24/08/2009
The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in Melbourne, has announced funding for six projects ranging from Alzheimer’s to stem cell manufacturing and bioinformatics under its Strategic Development Fund.
13/11/2009
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has granted a second consortium AUD$8 million to work on inventing a bionic eye.
11/01/2010
CSIRO has launched a new collaborative research cluster in Melbourne to establish a ‘biobank’ of blood samples to be used in advancing research into the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
19/02/2010
The Federal Government has announced the recipients of this year's National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellowships.
11/02/2010
CSIRO has formed a long-term research alliance agreement with Australian biotechnology company, Circadian Technologies, to develop new potential treatments for cancer.
10/12/2009
AUSTRALIAN Professor Elizabeth Blackburn has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak, for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
06/10/2009
Melbourne researchers have revealed new insights into how the honeybee's tiny brain can learn to recognise complex stimuli like the human face.
17/02/2010
The Federal Government will provide AUD$150 million to boost Australia's health and medical research efforts. Some of the projects funded include research into malaria, epilepsy, finding a treatment for stuttering, and respiratory support for preterm babies.
26/02/2010
The Australian Academy of Science will be presenting its highest awards to researchers for their work in fields ranging from cancer prevention, to the secrets of coral reefs and the future of our oil and gas industry.
28/04/2010
The Australian Academy of Science will be presenting its highest awards to researchers for their work in fields ranging from cancer prevention, to the secrets of coral reefs and the future of our oil and gas industry.
28/04/2010
Australia’s most distinguished health and medical researchers have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to medical research.
12/03/2010
The University of Melbourne has been awarded more than AUD$35 million to improve the lives of people suffering Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, knee osteoarthritis and bacterial infections.
04/03/2010
The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) will be training young researchers for the first time in the techniques of growing and using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in research.
05/05/2010
The Federal Government has announced the successful grant applications under the 2009 round of the Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (CCRS).
23/11/2009