Harry Perkins Institute

Potential hope for brain cancer patients Perkins researchers have assisted in finding a way to slow the spread of glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. perkins.org.au/new-research-s… #ThePerkins #BrainCancer #MedicalResearch

🌿 The Perkins is proud to launch its first Reconciliation Action Plan 🖤💛❤️ Featuring Healing Koort by Ballardong Noongar artist Courtney Garlett, this journey honours the power of healing, culture and research. #ReflectRAP #ThePerkins #HealingKoort #StrongerTogether

Tiny genetic glitches can have big effects—causing rare muscle-wasting disorders. Dr Gina Ravenscroft and team reveal how DNA repeats damage muscle cells, paving the way for targeted treatments. 🔍 Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40488265/ #ThePerkins #RareDiseaseResearch

Liver cancer is on the rise—but researchers at @PerkinsInstitute are working to change that. Dr Louise Winteringham spoke to ABC Perth about early diagnosis, obesity, and how the Perkins Biobank is driving new treatments. 🎧 Listen: abc.net.au/listen/program… #ThePerkins

🎥 “You can’t change what you don’t measure.” — A/Prof Andy Redfern During #NRW2025, he shared how the breast cancer survival gap for Aboriginal women has halved—proof that culturally-led research saves lives. Watch: ow.ly/QAOu50W6Mpi #CloseTheGap #PerkinsResearch

🚀 Plants in space? Prof Ryan Lister @PerkinsResearch is co-leading a global project to build the first synthetic plant chromosome—backed by $12M from ARIA. From moss to potatoes, this is gene writing at its boldest. 🌱 🔗 plants4space.com #PerkinsResearch

🎉 We’ve raised $80,000 in our EOFY Dollar Match—thanks to YOU and Perth Radiological Clinic! 🙌 Your donations are fuelling life-saving research in WA. 📅 There’s still time to give before June 30: perkins.org.au/donate #EOFYDollarMatch #PerkinsResearch

🚨 Double your impact! 🚨 A special tax-time Double Donation Dollar Match goes live THIS MORNING – thanks to the incredible generosity of Perth Radiological Clinic. Give today and make your impact go further: yourimpact.perkins.org.au

🧬 New insights from our Translational Oncology team reveal major steps forward in Aboriginal cancer care. Since 2010, the breast cancer survival gap has more than halved—thanks to culturally informed, collaborative research. 📖 perkins.org.au/research/labs/…

🏃‍♂️ Will is running the #MelbourneMarathon for his mum, his Nanna & every family facing Huntington’s disease. With every step, he’s raising funds for rare disease research at the Harry Perkins Institute. 🔗 Hear his full story: ow.ly/CXo650W0zEe

🛠️ We’re hiring! Join the Harry Perkins Institute as a Maintenance Officer and help keep our world-class research facilities running smoothly. Support life-changing work in cancer, heart disease & more. 📍 Perth | 🔗 perkins.org.au/get-involved/w… #PerthJobs #PerkinsInstitute

Congratulations to Perkins PhD student, Lein Dofash, on receiving an ESHG 2025 mentor fellowship! Lein is attending the European Society of Human Genetics conference in Milan, and will visit Prof. Emma Baple’s Exeter Rare Disease Group.

On May 17–18, the Anglican Church in Kingsley honoured the late Yvonne Strack with a quilt show themed Hope for a Cure, Hope for a Future. 💜 Over $3,000 was raised for @PerkinsInstitute & Anglicare Young Hearts. Thank you for turning stitches into hope. #HopeForACure

This #NRW2025, join us for a powerful seminar on closing the cancer survival gap for Aboriginal Australians. 🗓️ Thurs 29 May, 11am 📍 Perkins Nedlands + Zoom 🔗 ID: 882 3819 8042 | Pass: 818684 #NowMoreThanEver #CancerEquity perkins.org.au/events/perkins…

Great to host Prof Michael Dobbie, Jodie Goodman & Sharyn Rodger at Perkins! As a proud Phenomics Australia partner, we’re advancing precision medicine with patient-derived organoids through NCRIS-backed innovation. #PhenomicsAustralia #HarryPerkinsInstitute

What a morning at #RunForAReason! 🎉 32 lab-coated legends kept 1000s hydrated, samba beats from the Bassanovas set the vibe, and we raised $5K! 💙 A record 95 Perkins runners + an epic crew from UWA, Team Smiley & staff = magic. Thank you all! 🙌 #TeamPerkins #HBFRun

Volunteers like Carol and Nina are the heart and soul of what we do. Please join us during National Volunteer Week 2025 in celebrating their passion, dedication, and kindness.

The Harry Perkins Institute is seeking a passionate Clinical Nurse Lead to join WAKMAS—the Western Australian Kirkbride Melanoma Advisory Service. Ready to shape the future of melanoma care? Apply now: perkins.org.au/get-involved/w…

These images may be beautiful, but they belie the truly innovative work going into breast cancer cell research, as Walter Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research biomedical researcher Caleb Dawson explained to Perkins staff and students. Find out more: perkins.org.au/support-the-pe…

Push your limits, conquer WA’s most spectacular trails and fight disease with every step. This is more than a hike — it’s a mission of hope and courage. Sign up by July 5 at toughertrek.perkins.org.au and be part of something bigger.