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Researchers from the Centenary Institute have developed a new diagnostic tool, the FAP-Index, that could significantly improve how doctors identify people at risk of serious liver damage caused by metabolic fatty liver disease. The condition affects around one in three Australians with cases projected to increase by 25% to over 7 million by 2030.

Centenary researchers have been awarded funding to commercialise a first‑of‑its‑kind medical AI platform designed to improve treatment decisions and reduce unnecessary surgeries for Australian cancer patients. The project, funded through the Australian Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program and led by Dr Yagiz Aksoy, Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Centenary’s Centre for Biomedical AI, ...

The Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have launched a major new initiative that brings next-generation spatial biology technologies together to transform how health threats such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and infectious diseases are studied and understood.

The Centenary Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of our Founding Patron, Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO.

Centenary Institute researchers have achieved success in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants, securing funding for innovative work in rare genetic diseases and liver disease.

A major new research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects scheme is commencing, with the Centenary Institute playing a central role. The project will establish an advanced platform to improve therapeutic protein design, supporting future developments in drugs, diagnostics and biotechnology.

Centenary Institute researchers played a prominent role at the Australian Biology of Ageing Conference 2025 this week, contributing new scientific insights on how Australians can live healthier lives as they age.

Centenary Institute researchers have uncovered new genetic causes of inherited heart conditions, providing families with vital answers to guide treatment and prevention.

The Centenary Institute has shared the beauty of science with the wider community through its When Art Meets Science exhibition, featured at Government House Sydney as a part of Sydney Open Day.

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.