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MSWA funding boost for dementia-focused research

More than 150,000 reasons for CHIRI to thank MSWA today, because when it comes to funding for our research, every dollar is not just hugely appreciated, it’s also supporting our goal to develop new treatments that help improve the outcomes for people living with neurological diseases. A $150,000 donation from MSWA will enable a research […]

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Extra funding on deck to investigate liver disease

Another happy researcher celebrating a well-earned funding boost from the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI). Our PhD student Abhishek Singh is the proud recipient of a small grant through the CHIRI-Hands-Up-Support Scheme, which he will use to progress innovative research to explore links between cholesterol in the liver and dietary iron overload. Abhishek’s research […]

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Warm wishes as CHIRI researcher boards ship to Antarctica

Today is the day Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) Associate Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker will embark on a three-week voyage to Antarctica as part of the global and ground-breaking leadership program, Homeward Bound. Nina is one of 100 women with a background in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Engineering (STEMM) chosen for Team HB4, the […]

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CHIRI researcher helps guide $150m investment into stem cell therapies

Congratulations to the head of the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute’s (CHIRI’s) Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Group Associate Professor Pritinder Kaur, who has been appointed one of 12 members nationally on the Federal Government’s Stem Cell Therapies Expert Advisory Panel. Announced by Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt, the panel has been selected to guide […]

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