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Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has featured on the popular Radio National show Sunday Extra in the segment called ‘The Year That Made Me’.

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported study findings from the Centenary Institute that found that concealed cardiomyopathy – heart muscle disease that can cause fatal heart rhythms – is an important cause of sudden cardiac death where no cause is found from autopsy.

Dr Richard Bagnall, Head of the Centenary Institute’s Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, has been interviewed on Radio 2GB’s Healthy Living program.

The Centenary Institute’s Professor Chris Semsarian AM, Head of the Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, has talked about his research into cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death in young people, in an interview on Radio 2GB’s Healthy Living program.

The Centenary Institute’s Professor Angelo Izzo has talked about the burden of tuberculosis (TB) on society and his role in looking to develop a next-generation vaccine to help combat the devastating disease, in an interview on ABC Radio Sydney’s Drive program.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has featured in a Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) article on gene therapy and its growing emergence into the clinic.

Dr Elinor Hortle, medical researcher at the Centenary Institute has been interviewed on Sydney radio 2GB’s Healthy Living program, discussing her latest findings on tackling mycobacterial infections. Responsible for diseases that include tuberculosis (TB), leprosy and serious skin ulcerations, mycobacterial infections cause significant harm and mortality to human health. Approximately 1.5 million people die each ...

Professor Chris Semsarian AM, Head of the Centenary Institute’s Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, has featured in an article in Research Australia’s Inspire Magazine outlining the importance of philanthropy to medical research. The article highlights how the philanthropic support of Mrs Agnes Ginges and her husband, the late Mr Berel Ginges (facilitated by eminent ...

Professor Phil Hansbro, Director of the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation has featured in a Good Weekend article discussing the role of inflammation in health. Inflammation is increasingly being found to play crucial roles in the development of many major diseases, including Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, tuberculosis and COVID-19. “There’s been a ...

Professor Philip Hogg, Head, ACRF Centenary Cancer Research Centre, has featured on Nine News explaining his new theranostics research, recently funded by the Cancer Institute NSW. A form of personalised cancer treatment for the patient, the term ‘theranostics’ refers to a combined therapy and diagnostics approach where tumour markers are employed to deliver a therapeutic isotope ...

Dr Matt Johansen from the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation has been interviewed by Carl Smith, journalist from the ABC Science Show.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute spoke recently at an Australian Academy of Science symposium.