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Here’s some news we’re keen to shout from the rooftops – Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and Curtin University School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences PhD student Lelinh Duong has won the award for Best Oral Presentation by a student or young scientist (30 years and under) at the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) […]

Congratulations to a team of Curtin University researchers, including Professor Philip Newsholme from the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), whose research project exploring lupins as a potential treatment for type two diabetes has received funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The team will partner with industry in developing a commercially viable way to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute PhD student Karina Khambatta is primed to share her discoveries with the world after making it to the finals of the Western Australian Fresh Science competition. Karina was one of 10 finalists selected from WA, which saw her recently undertake two days of intensive training in public speaking, media and […]

Two Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researchers have co-authored research linking the use of statin medication to an increased risk of skin infections and diabetes. Congratulations to lead author, PhD student Humphrey Ko, his CHIRI supervisor Dr Ricky Lareu and their fellow Curtin University collaborators Dr Brett Dix, Professor Jeffery Hughes and Dr Richard […]

Super proud of CHIRI researcher Dr Mark Hackett, from Curtin’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences, who was recently awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowship of $739,302 to progress his research into brain function with ageing. During the course of his 4-year fellowship, Mark’s focus will be on delivering new tools to visualise […]

Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute is thrilled with the announcement of $35 million in funding from the Australian Research Council for a new Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology spearheaded by Sydney’s Macquarie University from 2020. Our synthetic biologist Professor Oliver Rackham is part of the consortium that secured the funds and as the WA […]