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Stem cell research for cystic fibrosis leaps forward
The fight against cystic fibrosis (CF) has taken a major step forward, with pioneering research by Ӱֱ of Adelaide scientists showing that cells causing the debilitating genetic disorder could be successfully replaced with healthy ones.
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Travel story: Ruby Dawson
Ruby Dawson from the Robinson Research Institute attended the Gordon Research Conference – Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology in Hong Kong and met with Christopher Walsh from Harvard Medical School in July, 2018.
Travel story: Zohra Lassi
Zohra Lassi from the Robinson Research Institute visited A/Prof Thomas Debray at Cochrane Netherlands and attended a course on “Individual Participant Data – Meta Analysis (IPD-MA)” with the team of statisticians and methodologists from the Utrecht Ӱֱ in the Netherlands in June and July, 2018.
Developing a screening test for ovarian cancer
A Ӱֱ of Adelaide scientist and leading Adelaide surgeon is developing an early detection test for a deadly cancer and has today received a funding boost from the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF).
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New projects to boost cancer treatment and mineral recovery
The Ӱֱ of Adelaide is involved in two new industry-led projects – in new cancer treatments and mineral recovery – announced by the Ӱֱn Government at the Ӱֱ’s North Terrace campus today.
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Ӱֱ leading global push to tackle PCOS
New Ӱֱn led global guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS have been published today in three international journals, to improve outcomes for women living with this condition.
Travel story: Tara Crawford
Tara Crawford from the Robinson Research Institute attended the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Toronto, Canada and a Transfusion Strategy Meeting in Philadelphia, USA in May 2018.
Travel story: Nigel Farrow
Dr Nigel Farrow from the Robinson Research Institute attended the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Conference and visited the Ӱֱ of Houston, USA in May 2018.
Platypus venom inspires potential new diabetes treatments
The world-first discovery of a key metabolic hormone found in the venom and gut of Ӱֱ’s iconic platypus will now be investigated for its potential to treat type 2 diabetes, in new research led by the Ӱֱ of Adelaide.
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Travel story: Martin Donnelley
Dr Martin Donnelley from the Robinson Research Institute attended the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Conference and Gene Editing workshop in Chicago, USA in May 2018.