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The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) is thrilled to welcome new appointment Associate Professor Pieter Eichhorn, from Curtin’s School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, to its cancer research team this year. Pieter’s research focuses on the use of functional genetic screens to identify novel mechanisms of resistance to targeted cancer therapies. Over the past […]

Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) Research Fellow Dr Virginie Lam recently put up her hand to promote Curtin University’s biotechnology capabilities at the AusBiotech conference in Brisbane. Virginie, who is from the School of Public Health, represented Curtin as part of Team Perth. Her role, along with fellow Curtin representative Deputy Director IP Commercialisation, […]

Having your research published in the prestigious publication Science is such a momentous achievement that Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researcher Professor Marco Falasca, from Curtin’s School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, received an additional award for it. The Curtin Research Office recognised Marco’s achievement and significant contribution to the university’s research at its […]

New research led by Curtin University and involving several Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researchers has shed new light on the role of immune cells known as macrophages in the growth and progression of mesothelioma tumours during the ageing process. With these immune cells found in tissues and tumours making up about 50 per […]

Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute researcher and Curtin School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences Senior Lecturer, Dr Hani Al-Salami, was recently a guest speaker at a special seminar sponsored by the School of Pharmacy at New Zealand’s University of Otago in Dunedin. The seminar explored the latest advancement in bio and nano technologies in drug […]

Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and Curtin School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences researchers Professor Marco Falasca and Professor Arunasalam Dharmarajan were recently part of an impressive line-up of invited speakers at the 4th International Conference on Translational Research in Goa, India. Speakers came from across the host country as well as Australia and […]

The Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute’s (CHIRI) new Technical Support Officer Ben Hunter is likely to have mass appeal among its research team. Ben’s role involves providing support for CHIRI’s Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) technologies and prior to his arrival, he’s been busy amassing some impressive experience in their use. Ben completed his undergraduate studies […]

Each year, Curtin University’s Faculty of Health Sciences pays tribute to a distinguished scholar and leader by showcasing the diverse and innovative research being undertaken by the Faculty’s doctoral and research masters students. About 130 students and staff attended the Mark Liveris Student Research Seminar this year, including representatives from the Curtin Health Innovation Research […]

The Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (ANZSCDB) has a newly elected Western Australian representative and it’s no other than the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute’s own Dr Carl Mousley. Carl will be assisting with ANZSCDB in its efforts to promote and enhance research and education in cell and developmental biology […]

When the Local Organising Committee of the Tertiary Education Management Conference (TEMC) put out a call for interns for their 2018 event, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) Research Facilities Manager jumped at the chance to take part. The TEMC is the annual conference for the Association for Tertiary Education Management and the Tertiary Education […]