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More exciting research findings out of the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), this time from lead author and head of CHIRI’s Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Group, Associate Professor Pritinder Kaur. Her team’s latest research paper, published in the journal Life Science Alliance, is a step towards developing new approaches to treating patients with severe […]

We just had to share this great photo of some Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researchers who recently spent a weekend in the Kalbarri National Park for a winter retreat. Six members of Professor Philip Newsholme’s lab enjoyed team building and some social fun in the form of hiking, fishing, cooking meals and some […]

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 […]

When it comes to its facilities, the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) knows sharing is caring. Just ask our Senior Technical Officer (STO) Jeanne Edmands, who this month represented CHIRI at the annual Australasian Cytometry Society (ACS) Roadshow in Sydney, Australia. Jeanne is the STO for CHIRI’s Flow Cytometry shared resource facility, located at […]

Attending the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce WA’s Annual ‘Dr Patricia V Kailis AM OBE Women of Achievement Lunch’ provided food for thought for some of CHIRI’s leading ladies. The event featured an address by Diane Smith-Gander, Non-Executive Director of AGL Energy and Wesfarmers Limited, on ‘Learning to lead – one woman’s perspective’. CHIRI’s Professor […]

It was a golden moment for the Curtin Health Innovation Research Centre when one of its recent Honours students, Amy Woodfield, stepped onstage at the Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR) WA Symposium Gala Dinner. Amy was there to accept the Silver Sponsors Award for the symposium’s Best Presentation by an Honours Student for 2018. […]

CHIRI Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Federica Tomay is part of a team working to turn back the clock on immune system decline with ageing, with a particular focus on muscle repair. Declined immune function slows healing and delays tissue regeneration, making the elderly more prone to injury and two times more likely than young people to […]