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Congratulations to Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researcher Professor Marco Falasca on the publishing of his latest research paper on the role cannabinoid plays in the survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer. The research, led by Professor Falasca and Queen Mary University of London, found mice with pancreatic cancer survived almost three times […]

Curtin Health Innovation Institute (CHIRI) Research Associate Dr Jully Gogoi Tiwari has quite different research goals and seems to do exceedingly well in both. One is to find a cure for liver cancer with CHIRI, and her other passion is finding a cure for mastitis in cattle, which actually, is also relevant for human health. […]

When CHIRI’s Dr Josh Ramsay isn’t in the lab leading a team of researchers studying the genetics of bacteria and their spread of infectious diseases, he also finds time to contribute as committee member of the WA Branch of the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM). Recently, he also managed to fit in story time! In […]

The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute’s (CHIRI’s) logo was inspired by a Japanese artist’s depiction of a cherry energy tree. CHIRI sounds a little like ‘cherry’, but it was the story behind the energy tree that resonated with CHIRI’s Director, John Mamo. “I wanted a logo that reflected the intent and work of the institute […]