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BONE AND JOINT DISEASES
Researchers at TRI are investigating bone and joint diseases including rheumatoid arthritis,...
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New hay fever blood test nothing to sneeze at

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New hay fever blood test nothing to sneeze at Brisbane researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately detect one of the most common causes of hay fever, paving the way for new treatments...Read more

New gene research helps pinpoint prostate cancer risk

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New gene research helps pinpoint prostate cancer risk Scientists could soon better predict a man's risk of getting prostate cancer after a worldwide team of researchers carried out the largest-...Read more

New CEO for Translational Research Institute

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New CEO for Translational Research Institute Professor Carolyn Mountford will be the new CEO and Director of Research for the Translational Research Institute (TRI), taking over from Professor Ian...Read more

Talented TRI-based researchers recognised at Women in Technology Awards

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TALENTED TRI-BASED RESEARCHERS RECOGNISED AT WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARDS The outstanding work of TRI researchers has been recognised with two winners at the 17th Annual Women in Technology (WiT)...Read more

NHMRC research fellowships awarded to TRI researchers

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NHMRC research fellowships AWARDED to tri-based researchers Last Friday, 29 August 2014, the Minister for Health, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, announced funding of the prestigious NHMRC Research...Read more

Arthritis treatment up for people's choice award

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Arthritis treatment up for people’s choice award The University of Queensland’s efforts to translate research on autoimmune diseases into life-changing treatments has attracted a...Read more

Gene codes must remain secret: Borg

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Gene codes must remain secret: borg HEALTH Minister Lawrence Springborg is planning laws to protect Queenslanders from genetic discrimination as researchers predict that genome sequencing will...Read more

TRI researchers join Australia's first wikibomb

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TRI researchers join Australia's first wikibomb Four female TRI researchers can now be found on Wikipedia following Australia’s first Wikibomb—an initiative of the Australian Academy...Read more

The Courier Mail's 25 Ideas to Change the World

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prostate cancer drugs made more effective More than 20,000 Australian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year – and the disease kills 3,300 annually. “The death rate of men from...Read more

'Near patient' research program targets blood cancer

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‘Near patient’ research program targets blood cancer Research into blood cancer will be boosted with a new high-level appointment at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute...Read more

Top Award for QUT Cancer Researcher

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Research on the genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer aimed at improving early diagnosis of the cancer to enable targeted treatment, has won QUT geneticist Dr Jyotsna Batra a top Indian award. Dr...Read more

One step closer to improved treatments

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One step closer to improved treatments 15 August 2014 Research projects focusing on renal failure, DNA damage repair in melanoma, irritable bowel diseases, and improved diagnosis of renal masses have...Read more

New oncology centre to focus on personalised cancer care

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Research into skin, blood and breast cancers has been ramped up in Queensland with the opening of the southern hemisphere’s largest and most sophisticated genome sequencing centre. The $2...Read more

Admedus increases interest in Prof Ian Frazer’s vaccines

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Admedus (ASX:AHZ) has demonstrated its confidence in Professor Ian Frazer's Admedus Vaccines, a developer of therapeutic vaccines, by increasing its stake to 66.3% from 50.1%. The company had...Read more

Tangled DNA Linked with Chemotherapy Resistance in Melanoma

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By Fiona McMillan Researchers at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute have discovered that the answer may lie in the way melanoma cells deal with tangled DNA. When any cell divides, a...Read more

Hodgkin's lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment

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Hodgkin's lymphoma breakthrough leads to better treatment Queensland research into Hodgkin’s lymphoma has discovered a way to help individualise cancer treatment for each patient, with...Read more

TRI Poster Symposium

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TRI Poster Symposium We invite everyone working and studying at the TRI to submit an abstract for the TRI POSTER SYMPOSIUM, where you can showcase your research to your co-workers. Additionally there...Read more

ASMR Queensland Heath & Medical Research Awards 2014

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ASMR Queensland Health & Medical research awards, 2014 The Queensland Health and Medical Research Awards, an initiative of ASMR, honour the quality of scientific endeavour in Queensland. The...Read more

AusHSI Grant Round 2014

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Grant round opens Monday 19 May and closes Friday 13 June AusHSI Grant Round 2014 flyer For further information visit www.aushsi.org.au/Read more

Potential cure for debilitating disease

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Professor Thomas says "immunology research has reached a very exciting stage, where the development of new 'designer therapies' for prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases that...Read more

TRI Community Event

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tri community event - saturday, 17 may, 2014 We welcomed almost 300 people to our community event on Saturday 17 May, 2014. Participants enjoyed guided tours of the research happening at TRI and of...Read more

Prime Minister visits TRI

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prime minister visits tri The significance of the Translational Research Institute (TRI) to Australian medical research was demonstrated by the fact that the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott and the...Read more

Cancer focus for Brisbane Forum

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cancer focus for brisbane forum Breakthroughs in cancer and its treatment will be the focus of a forum of top scientific, medical and academic minds in Brisbane today. Leading health professionals,...Read more

QLD Forum to look at nation's top killer

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qld forum to look at nation's top killer Top minds in health and medical research are meeting in Brisbane today to discuss ways to beat chronic diseases, the nation’s leading cause of death...Read more

Queensland breakthrough makes chemo safer

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qld breakthrough makes chemo safer A breakthrough by TRI based, Mater researcher A/Prof Ingrid Winkler could relieve suffering for patients during cancer treatment by better protecting the immune...Read more

The APCRC–Q leads a Revolutionary Team Award

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APCRC-Q leads a Revolutionary team award The Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre - Queensland (APCRC-Q) is leading a team of 39 investigators that have been awarded one of Australia’s...Read more

A state-of-the-art facility

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TRI’s ‘bench to bedside’ concept has been made a reality by these onsite facilities: Core facilities • Biomedical research facility with capacity for 12,000 cages • Flow...Read more

Bench to Bedside

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With state-of-the-art technologies, overviewed and run by world experts, TRI researchers are at the forefront of their research fields. For example, TRI has the best gene sequencing technologies in...Read more

What is TRI?

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What is TRI? Hear from some of TRI's innovative researchers as they talk about their work and what it means working at TRI. Listen, learn and share how TRI came about, some of the research focus...Read more

Professor Ian Frazer to champion new fundraising Board at TRI

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PROFESSOR IAN FRAZER TO CHAMPION NEW FUNDRAISING BOARD AT TRI TRI Chair Dr David Watson announced Professor Ian Frazer AC will be the ambassador for a new fund raising Board for TRI at the conclusion...Read more

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