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Peter Mac scientists shine in Canberra

November 23, 2022
It was a glittering affair in Canberra this week as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presented two of Peter Mac’s senior researchers with honours for their contributions to science and medicine. Professors Sherene Loi and Mark Dawson attended the ceremony in the nation’s capital on Tuesday night to...
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New hope for when stem cell transplants fail

September 30, 2022
New Peter Mac-led research, in collaboration with The Australian National University (ANU), suggests a way to possibly fix a failing stem cell transplant in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
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A deeper understanding of gene expression

January 20, 2022
Peter Mac clinician scientist Professor Mark Dawson will advance understanding of a key driver of gene expression thanks to a $515,000 grant from the Australian Research Council.
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It's not all in their DNA: Cancer cells with the same genome can behave differently

December 9, 2021
For the first time, research has shown cancer cells with the same genetic blueprint won't necessarily behave in the same way, with serious implications for how we target them.
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Iron-reducing drug starves acute leukaemia cells then kills them

December 4, 2021
New research has found a drug that reduces iron in acute myeloid leukaemia cells, effectively starving them to death.
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Peter Mac awarded $6.3 million in NHMRC funding to support our top researchers

September 15, 2021
Peter Mac has received more than $6.3 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council's Investigator Grant scheme to support our highest-performing researchers.
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Industry support to probe fundamental questions in lung cancer

September 8, 2021
Peter Mac scientists hope to gain new insights into what drives lung cancer, and how it responds to treatment, thanks to support from Pfizer's Emerging Science Fund.
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MRFF awards Peter Mac over $10 million in research funding

July 1, 2021
Peter Mac researchers have received over $10 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.
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People with HIV are at higher risk of ageing-related genetic changes

June 8, 2021
Forty years after the first diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, scientists from Peter Mac and the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have uncovered a vital link in the relationship between HIV and ageing.
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4TH PETER MAC PROFESSOR ELECTED TO AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

May 24, 2021
For his ground-breaking cancer research, Professor Mark Dawson has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
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