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ECU's Emerging Leaders' win State Government health research funding

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

Four Edith Cowan University health researchers have won hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of the WA Near-Miss Awards: Emerging Leaders program.

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - AI in Medical Imaging

Thursday, 02 March 2023 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2023 > 03

Join guest speaker Dr Mikaela Dell’Oro, an  Early Career Researcher within the Australian Centre for Quantitative Imaging at UWA. Mikaela has a strong passion for individualised oncology treatments that improve outcomes for high mortality rate cancers.  The CPH speaker will be John Taylor, who is a PhD student in the cancer stream of the Centre for Precision Health.

PhD student US-bound after winning prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

Thursday, 23 February 2023

The Centre for Precision Health's Shane Fernandez will spend four months at Indiana University to learn cutting edge tools to further his work investigating Alzheimer’s Disease.

CPH Seminar Series - Summer Vacation student presentations

Thursday, 16 February 2023 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2023 > 02

The first CPH Seminar for the year is showcasing our Summer Vacation Research Scholarship students, who have been busy working on supervised projects over the summer break.  The students will provide short presentations as part of their scholarship.

How tourism can include people whose health conditions usually keep them at home

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Around 20 per cent of the world's population suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, or mental disorders, which significantly impacts them and the travel sector as a whole.

An education doesn't just make you smarter - it protects your gut. Seriously.

Thursday, 12 January 2023

We’ve long known education is important for many aspects of life, but now a new benefit has been discovered: it can look after your gut health.

2022 ECU Media Awards celebrate media savvy researchers

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Edith Cowan University’s annual Media Awards celebrate the extraordinary efforts of ECU researchers who dedicate their time and energy to engage with the media to share their findings and enhance the University’s global reputation for world-leading research.

Centre for Precision Health stars on the screen at international conference in LA

Thursday, 08 December 2022

ECU's research institute was the headline act at the massive American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting, with a film showcasing CPH's ground breaking work shown to thousands of the industry's biggest names.

Centre for Precision Health Showcase Event

Friday, 14 October 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 10

The Centre for Precision Health (CPH) at ECU is proudly hosting a showcase event to celebrate the exciting research currently being undertaken by our staff and HDR students. We hope that you can join us!

ECU Higher Degree by Research Scholarships closing soon!

Friday, 23 September 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 09

ECU Higher Degree by Research Scholarships close on 16 October 2022.

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - Developments and challenges for precision medicine in chronic liver disease and cancer

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 09

Guest Speaker Professor Nina Tirnitz-Parker, Head of the Liver Disease and Regeneration Group at Curtin University and Liver Cancer Lead at the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, will highlight the unmet clinical needs in chronic liver disease and cancer and present the Liver Cancer Collaborative (LCC) approach towards improved patient outcomes.  She will be joined by Dr Weitao Lin from the CPH Cancer stream who will share his research on intercellular communication between uveal melanoma cells and stromal cells in the liver.

Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series - August webinar

Friday, 19 August 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 08

The August Centre for Precision Health Seminar Series will be an online webinar featuring our Suboptimal Health Stream. Our guest presenter Yanshan Zhu will present on her study investigating the transmission of SARS-Cov-2 (and variants) in children and the second presenter, Dr Hao Wang, will present on screening for multi-omics biomarkers for Suboptimal Health Status.

Alzheimer's breakthrough: genetic link to gut disorders confirmed

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

A world-first ECU study has confirmed the link between AD and gut health, which could lead to earlier detection and new potential treatments.

Genetic discovery to improve lung cancer treatment

Friday, 15 July 2022

Our research shows for the first time that certain genetic features predispose cancer patients to develop side effects or toxicities to anti-cancer therapy.

Centre for Precision Health and Centre for Human Performance Collaborative Seminar

Monday, 11 July 2022 Schools > Medical and Health Sciences > Our research > Centre for Precision Health > News > Centre News > 2022 > 07

Join the two Centres for a facilitated discussion on athletes, genetics and applying the precision health model.

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