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Exploring how social forces are shaping the menu

As rates of chronic disease continue to rise, researchers are exploring the impact of food systems.
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Restoring treatment sensitivity to ER+ breast cancer

Researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± have received funding to further their work into treatment resistant breast cancer.
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Top students receive Hawker scholarships

University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± students Evelyn Cirillo and Joel Ransom are the latest C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship recipients.
Bridging the gap for rural medication safety

Professor Lucie Walters, Director of the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™s Rural Clinical School, is working to build an interdisciplinary system around medication safety in regional areas.
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Stem cell funding to benefit epigenetic study

A team of researchers from the University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± have received funding to help improve the lives of patients with rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
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A big funding boost for nanotechnology projects

Two University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± projects using nanotechnology have received funding in the latest round of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early-to-Mid Career Researchers funding.
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Professor Helen Marshall AM wins NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award

ÌýAM, NHMRC LeadershipÌýFellow and Professor in Vaccinology, ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± Medical School, was the highest ranked applicant for an Investigator Grant (Leadership) in the public health pillar for 2024.
Funding awarded to explore immune response in MS

MS Australia has recognised the work of University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ±â€™s Dr Iain Comerford with a $25,000 Incubator Grant.
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Research fellowships awarded by Cancer Council SA

University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± researchers Dr Jacqueline Noll and Dr Chloe Thompson-Peach have been named Cancer Council SA Research Fellows for 2025.
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Investigators granted national health funding

University of ÐÂÀË²ÊÆ± research into health and fertility has been funded in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grants.
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