New Drug Lead Identified in Fight Against TB

Associate Professor Patrick Bertolino, Head of the Centre for Infection & Immunity at the Centenary Institute, and Associate Professor David Bowen from the same centre, have been awarded a 2025 Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Project Grant. The $50,000 grant will support their study ‘Decoding Microbiome–Liver Communication via Portal Tracts.’

The Centenary Institute has contributed to a major international study that has mapped how the human body responds to respiratory infections at a molecular level.

Congratulations to Professor Devanshi Seth, who has won the Healthcare Impact category in the STEM Sisters 2025 Women of Colour in STEM Awards.

A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialised blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than commonly used biomarker tests or patient self-reports. The breakthrough could help clinicians make better treatment decisions and guide eligibility for liver transplants.