Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Garvan Institute of Medical Research Garvan Institute of Medical Research is a world leader, pioneering study into some of the most widespread diseases of today.
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It aims to understand the genetic, molecular and cellular processes of health and disease as a basis for developing future cures.

🧬 A Garvan-led project has received funding through the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Gr...
06/09/2025

🧬 A Garvan-led project has received funding through the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Genomics Health Futures Grant.

This project is focused on making it easier for Australians from multicultural communities to participate in genomics research.

Genomic data is essential to understanding how diseases develop and how they can be prevented and treated. But so far, many of the available genomic databases are based on people of European ancestry. And this can have direct impacts on health outcomes.

Find out more about this project: https://ow.ly/2Kkl50WRB5M

⭐ Congratulations to Dr Albert Henry on his research grant success!We’re delighted that Dr Albert Henry from Professor P...
05/09/2025

⭐ Congratulations to Dr Albert Henry on his research grant success!

We’re delighted that Dr Albert Henry from Professor Powell’s laboratory at Garvan has received an Elite Postdoctoral Researcher Grant from NSW Health.

Since joining us in October 2024, Dr Henry has been applying his skills and experience as both a medical doctor and data scientist to study the genetic factors that contribute to heart disease.

His research uses computer-based methods to identify potential new treatments for heart conditions, with the goal of developing better therapies for patients.

This grant from NSW Health supports the innovative cardiovascular genomics research happening at Garvan. Congratulations!

NSW Health

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr Hasindu Gamaarachchi, who has been awarded the 2025 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Car...
04/09/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr Hasindu Gamaarachchi, who has been awarded the 2025 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher at the Eureka awards ceremony last night!

The annual Eureka Prizes are prestigious annual awards in recognition of excellence across research and innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. Dr Gamaarachchi’s win recognises the significant contribution his work has made in the field of genomics.

Dr Gamaarachchi is a Visiting Scientist who has contributed to the Deveson Lab at Garvan for the last five years. His research focuses on developing computational methods that dramatically cut the time and computing power required to analyse genomic sequencing data.

This is essential, as rapid technological progress in research over the past decade has led to an explosion in data generation. Quick and efficient tools to analyse these data are needed to advance our understanding of diseases.

Read more about Dr Gamaarachchi’s research: https://ow.ly/IYZL50WQSIj

UNSW
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

We had a fantastic time hosting the team from Suttons at Garvan! It's always a highlight to celebrate how their dedicat...
03/09/2025

We had a fantastic time hosting the team from Suttons at Garvan!

It's always a highlight to celebrate how their dedicated support is powering our pancreatic cancer research. 💪

The evening included behind-the-scenes tours of our research labs and a special viewing of the Art of Discovery exhibition, which brings scientific research to life through striking visuals created by our researchers.

A huge thank you to the entire Suttons team and the Sutton family for their ongoing support.

🔬A recent Garvan-led study is recruiting Australian children and adults to help improve the early detection of genetic c...
03/09/2025

🔬A recent Garvan-led study is recruiting Australian children and adults to help improve the early detection of genetic conditions that affect the immune system.

The study, called the Genomic Evaluation of Newborn Immune Errors (GENIE) is focusing on inborn errors of immunity (IEI), also known as primary immune deficiencies.

🧬 We’re recruiting up to 300 children and adults with a known or suspected IEI, along with their family members. The study will investigate whether combining the newborn heel prick test with whole genome sequencing and other technologies might improve the detection of IEIs.

Read more about the GENIE study here:

🌱 Lifelong horticultural scientist, Greg, has spent decades researching, developing and commercialising plants. But in r...
02/09/2025

🌱 Lifelong horticultural scientist, Greg, has spent decades researching, developing and commercialising plants.

But in recent years, it’s another kind of science that’s captured his attention.

“I’ve been on a public tour of Garvan and I’m in awe of the competence and the complex science that goes on there,” he says. “They’re very, very smart people and the passion just exudes from them when they give a lecture or when you’re shown their laboratory. I came away with this feeling of ‘Wow.’”

Read his story here: https://ow.ly/bhrC50WNXvS

📍To attend a public tour of Garvan, click here: https://ow.ly/z2fQ50WNXvR

01/09/2025

For many people who have previously lived with cancer, the uncertainty of whether their cancer may come back is significant.

🎙️In season 2 episode 10 of our podcast Medical Minds, we spoke to Prof Peter Croucher who is tackling some of the toughest problems in cancer research.

🎧If you haven’t already listened to this episode, click here: https://ow.ly/9MXc50WNXsy

30/08/2025

💡 On this day last year, Garvan researchers discovered that the human genome contains more than 50,000 unusual ‘knot’-like DNA structures called i-motifs.

This research revealed promise for new therapies and diagnostics.

To read and find out more about this research, click here:
https://ow.ly/6eOe50WL9Sl

💡 On this day in 2023, Garvan researchers announced that a new Australian drug showed promise for treating one of the mo...
29/08/2025

💡 On this day in 2023, Garvan researchers announced that a new Australian drug showed promise for treating one of the most aggressive forms of pancreatic cancer.

“This marks a major milestone in our quest to overcome the significant challenges in treating pancreatic cancer and brings hope to patients and their families,” said Associate Professor Thomas Cox, lab head at Garvan and senior author of the study.

📖 If you’re interested in learning more about this research, click here: https://ow.ly/ty2950WNkr7

🎧 You can also listen to our podcast episode with Prof Thomas Cox, about his lab’s endeavour to make cancer therapy more effective: https://ow.ly/7ce950WNkr6

At 48, Michael was active and healthy – until back pain he’d initially thought was a cricket injury turned into a devast...
28/08/2025

At 48, Michael was active and healthy – until back pain he’d initially thought was a cricket injury turned into a devastating diagnosis.

📝 Read Michael's story and how his family is honouring his legacy by supporting bowel cancer research at Garvan:

🔬Join us for our upcoming Annual Breast Cancer Public Lecture to hear from award-winning researchers and clinicians on n...
26/08/2025

🔬Join us for our upcoming Annual Breast Cancer Public Lecture to hear from award-winning researchers and clinicians on new breast cancer treatments, overcoming drug resistance and much more.

You can attend in person or online.

Click here to register:

📝 Hear from one of our wonderful supporters, Greg, who sees retirement not as a retreat, but as a chance to dig deeper i...
25/08/2025

📝 Hear from one of our wonderful supporters, Greg, who sees retirement not as a retreat, but as a chance to dig deeper into the things he loves.

As a lifelong horticultural scientist, Greg spent decades researching, developing and commercialising plants. But in recent years, it’s another kind of science that’s captured his attention. 🧪

Read his story here:

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