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CPH Seminar Series - Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer

The April CPH Seminar series welcomes Professor Jonas Nilsson, Inaugural Chair of Melanoma Discovery at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. Prof. Nilsson has built a multidisciplinary translational research group that works with the surgery clinics at all major hospitals in Perth. He will be joined by CPH Higher Degree by Research Student Luisa Pinnel, who will present her Masters by Research project.

Media marvels recognised at ECU awards ceremony

The winner of Best Research Media Campaign in 2023 was awarded to the School of Medical and Health Sciences Dr Marc Sim and Professor Simon Laws, who together led the enormous media campaign 'Slowing down in your old age?' It may be a dementia warning sign, which saw coverage over many months.

ECU researchers awarded funding to fuel future NHMRC success

Four of Edith Cowan University's (ECU) early-and mid-career researchers were awarded national grants of $100,000 to accelerate the success of their innovative research ideas.

Blood test could determine diabetes risk

A study by ECU and CPH PhD candidate Dan Wu investigated the connection between systematic inflammation, assessed by joint cumulative high-sensitivity CRP and another biomarker called monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR), and incident type 2 diabetes.

New book bringing precision to preventative healthcare

Professor Wei Wang's newly published book demonstrates advanced strategies focused on suboptimal health, an elusive physical state between health and disease.

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The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today

You'd be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.

How Spanish conquistadors and a tiny cactus-dwelling insect gave the world the colour red

Purple was highly valued and associated with royalty, power, and prestige in various ancient cultures, including the Roman and Byzantine Empires. So how did red creep its way in?

Key focus on women athletes' health and performance

Women athletes' health and performance are now a key topic among global scientific research, medical and sporting communities.

IBM Future Lab: A new home at ECU to build the jobs of tomorrow

The IBM Future Lab has officially opened at ECU Joondalup campus to help train West Australian students for the jobs of tomorrow across Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability and energy transition. The lab will help create a highly skilled and diverse workforce, with the aim to create around 200 jobs across IBM within Western Australia over the next 5 years.

Following in the footsteps of family

School of Science graduate and winner of the Talis Prize for Science and Commerce, Samara Lette shares her experience and familial connection to ECU.

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