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Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @jvillanueva01 will be presenting: 'Improving donor heart preservation with funnel web spider venom and the anti-diabetic drug empagliflozin
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Jeanette Villanueva - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Innovation Award winner, Dr Jeanette Villanueva shares her journey as PhD student and senior scientist at the Institute.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @jvillanueva01 will be presenting: 'Improving donor heart preservation with funnel web spider venom and the anti-diabetic drug empagliflozin
victorchang.edu.au/blog/women-in-…
victorchang.edu.au/blog/women-in-…
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @jlee_thompson will be presenting: 'Multi-omic analysis of shared genetic pathways between neurodevelopmental delay and congenital heart disease'
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@egiannoulatou
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @jlee_thompson will be presenting: 'Multi-omic analysis of shared genetic pathways between neurodevelopmental delay and congenital heart disease'
@egiannoulatou
@egiannoulatou
🕚 Time to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today is Dr @jlee_thompson, Postdoctoral Scientist from the @egiannoulatou Laboratory, followed by Dr @jvillanueva01, Senior Postdoctoral Scientist from the MacDonald Laboratory.
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
🕚 Time to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today is Dr @jlee_thompson, Postdoctoral Scientist from the @egiannoulatou Laboratory, followed by Dr @jvillanueva01, Senior Postdoctoral Scientist from the MacDonald Laboratory.
#OnThisDay in 1967, the world’s 1st heart transplant was performed by Professor Christiaan Barnard. Whilst recipient Louis Washkansky only lived for 18 days, survival rates for heart transplant patients are now 80% a year after surgery and 70% 5 yrs later:
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January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#OnThisDay in 1967, the world’s 1st heart transplant was performed by Professor Christiaan Barnard. Whilst recipient Louis Washkansky only lived for 18 days, survival rates for heart transplant patients are now 80% a year after surgery and 70% 5 yrs later:
victorchang.edu.au/heart-transpla…
victorchang.edu.au/heart-transpla…
#OnThisDay in 1982, the 1st artificial heart was implanted into US patient Barney Clark, who survived a further 112 days. The race is now on to develop a durable artificial heart, learn more:
victorchang.edu.au/artificial-hea…
victorchang.edu.au/artificial-hea…
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#OnThisDay in 1982, the 1st artificial heart was implanted into US patient Barney Clark, who survived a further 112 days. The race is now on to develop a durable artificial heart, learn more:
victorchang.edu.au/artificial-hea…
victorchang.edu.au/artificial-hea…
Pleased to announce A/Prof @AlastairStewart, Prof Boris @Martinac_Lab and Dr Zijing Zhou have received funding from the 2025 ARC Discovery Projects scheme. The @arc_gov_au funding supports basic and applied research and is vital to the Institute’s work:
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victorchang.edu.au/news/arc-grant…
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Pleased to announce A/Prof @AlastairStewart, Prof Boris @Martinac_Lab and Dr Zijing Zhou have received funding from the 2025 ARC Discovery Projects scheme. The @arc_gov_au funding supports basic and applied research and is vital to the Institute’s work:
victorchang.edu.au/news/arc-grant…
victorchang.edu.au/news/arc-grant…
A huge honour for the Institute’s CEO and Director, Professor @Kovacic_Jason, to be announced as @AAMRI_Aus’s President Elect. It’s a critical time for the sector but we have no doubt that Prof Kovacic will be an influential advocate for the medical research community.
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A huge honour for the Institute’s CEO and Director, Professor @Kovacic_Jason, to be announced as @AAMRI_Aus’s President Elect. It’s a critical time for the sector but we have no doubt that Prof Kovacic will be an influential advocate for the medical research community.
🍞 Is bread good for my heart? Do I need to eat only fresh foods to be heart healthy? And what exactly is the difference between processed and ultra-processed? 🤔 We sort the fact from the fiction when it comes to ultra-processed foods:#HeartDisease
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victorchang.edu.au/blog/ultra-pro…
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
🍞 Is bread good for my heart? Do I need to eat only fresh foods to be heart healthy? And what exactly is the difference between processed and ultra-processed? 🤔 We sort the fact from the fiction when it comes to ultra-processed foods:#HeartDisease
victorchang.edu.au/blog/ultra-pro…
victorchang.edu.au/blog/ultra-pro…
Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Jess Farr will be presenting: ‘Developing A Cloud Native Website to Enhance the Analysis, Visibility, and Impact of Cardiac Ion Channel Research’#InnovationCentre
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January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Jess Farr will be presenting: ‘Developing A Cloud Native Website to Enhance the Analysis, Visibility, and Impact of Cardiac Ion Channel Research’#InnovationCentre
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victorchang.edu.au/innovation-cen…
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speakers are Dr @maz_adam and Esther Kristiano from the Metabolomics Facility at our #InnovationCentre.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speakers are Dr @maz_adam and Esther Kristiano from the Metabolomics Facility at our #InnovationCentre.
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Get ready to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today are Dr @maz_adam and Esther Kristiano from our #InnovationCentre Metabolomics Facility, followed by Jess Farr, Senior Software Engineer from our #InnovationCentre Biomedical Data Science Facility .
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Get ready to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today are Dr @maz_adam and Esther Kristiano from our #InnovationCentre Metabolomics Facility, followed by Jess Farr, Senior Software Engineer from our #InnovationCentre Biomedical Data Science Facility .
It’s one of the most lethal cancers but Prof Nigel Turner's @cellbioenerglab is urgently trying to identify new molecular targets + approaches to beating pancreatic cancer. Discover more about their work to improve survival rates:#WorldPancreaticCancerDay
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Finding New Pathways and Treatments to Beat Pancreatic Cancer - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Prof Nigel Turner is studying cellular metabolism to help develop new treatments for pancreatic cancer - one of the most lethal cancers.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It’s one of the most lethal cancers but Prof Nigel Turner's @cellbioenerglab is urgently trying to identify new molecular targets + approaches to beating pancreatic cancer. Discover more about their work to improve survival rates:#WorldPancreaticCancerDay
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victorchang.edu.au/blog/pancreati…
#OnThisDay in 1999, Dr Victor Chang is voted Australian of the Century. We are so proud his pioneering heart transplant work continues to to flourish at the Institute and @SVHSydney and he’s still inspiring scientists to follow in his footsteps.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#OnThisDay in 1999, Dr Victor Chang is voted Australian of the Century. We are so proud his pioneering heart transplant work continues to to flourish at the Institute and @SVHSydney and he’s still inspiring scientists to follow in his footsteps.
victorchang.edu.au/about-us/victo…
victorchang.edu.au/about-us/victo…
Using these new methods #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock hopes to better understand the role of alternate desaturation pathways in cancer, metabolic disease, and more!
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Using these new methods #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock hopes to better understand the role of alternate desaturation pathways in cancer, metabolic disease, and more!
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock is developing new LC/MS-based methods for rapidly profiling fatty acid isomers from biological samples.
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock is developing new LC/MS-based methods for rapidly profiling fatty acid isomers from biological samples.
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
#lipidomics #metabolomics #TeamMassSpec @cellbioenerglab
Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock will be presenting: ‘Combining charge-switch derivatization with epoxidation to enable profiling of isomeric fatty acids’@cellbioenerglab
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victorchang.edu.au/blog/sarah-han…
Star Scientist - Dr Sarah Hancock - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Institute EMCR Award winner Dr Sarah Hancock on returning to work after giving birth and balancing parenthood and her career with the help of the right leadership.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Our next #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr @sarah_e_hancock will be presenting: ‘Combining charge-switch derivatization with epoxidation to enable profiling of isomeric fatty acids’@cellbioenerglab
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victorchang.edu.au/blog/sarah-han…
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe discusses the latest progress into the investigation of how inflammation can cause atrial fibrillation, from 2D multi-electrode arrays to 3D cardiac patches.
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe discusses the latest progress into the investigation of how inflammation can cause atrial fibrillation, from 2D multi-electrode arrays to 3D cardiac patches.
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe discusses the development of iPSC models for studying atrial arrhythmias, delving into the role of inflammation and cytokines in arrhythmogenesis, from 2D multi-electrode arrays to 3D cardiac patches.
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe discusses the development of iPSC models for studying atrial arrhythmias, delving into the role of inflammation and cytokines in arrhythmogenesis, from 2D multi-electrode arrays to 3D cardiac patches.
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
#stemcells #ipscs #afib @adamphill
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe will be presenting: 'Developing Models of Atrial Arrhythmia'
@adamphill
@adamphill
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Our first #PaulKornerSeminar speaker Dr Jordan Thorpe will be presenting: 'Developing Models of Atrial Arrhythmia'
@adamphill
@adamphill
🕚Time to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today is Dr Jordan Thorpe, Senior Postdoctoral Scientist from the @adamphill Laboratory, followed by Dr @sarah_e_hancock, Postdoctoral Scientist from @cellbioenerglab.
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
🕚Time to log in! Our #PaulKornerSeminar starts at 12pm. First up today is Dr Jordan Thorpe, Senior Postdoctoral Scientist from the @adamphill Laboratory, followed by Dr @sarah_e_hancock, Postdoctoral Scientist from @cellbioenerglab.
Our spider venom work led by Profs Bob Graham + Peter Macdonald is up for an award – but we need your help securing the win🗳️ Both are part of the Infensa team which is powering ahead with a new heart attack treatment derived from spider venom. Vote now:
shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/the-finalists
shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/the-finalists
The Finalists
We're delighted to present 15 exceptional finalists shortlisted across three awards categories, spanning research, teaching and community service.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Our spider venom work led by Profs Bob Graham + Peter Macdonald is up for an award – but we need your help securing the win🗳️ Both are part of the Infensa team which is powering ahead with a new heart attack treatment derived from spider venom. Vote now:
shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/the-finalists
shapingaustraliaawards.com.au/the-finalists
Fantastic to see genomics and the role it could play in addressing the gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians being highlighted at this year’s @SohnHeartsMinds in an interview of Prof Alex Brown @ourANU by the Institute's Prof @Kovacic_Jason.
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Fantastic to see genomics and the role it could play in addressing the gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians being highlighted at this year’s @SohnHeartsMinds in an interview of Prof Alex Brown @ourANU by the Institute's Prof @Kovacic_Jason.
Congrats to Dr @YashutoshJoshi, Asia Pacific Young Investigator Award winner at the Int'l Society for Mechanical + Circulatory Support Conference in 🇯🇵. Dr Joshi is part of a team leading research into the use of spider venom to treat heart attacks + boost heart transplant no#s
January 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Congrats to Dr @YashutoshJoshi, Asia Pacific Young Investigator Award winner at the Int'l Society for Mechanical + Circulatory Support Conference in 🇯🇵. Dr Joshi is part of a team leading research into the use of spider venom to treat heart attacks + boost heart transplant no#s
Keeping an eye on your waist size and your blood sugar levels could also help keep diabetes at bay. This #WorldDiabetesDay learn more about metabolic disease and how it raises your risk of diabetes and heart disease, and what you can do to combat it:
victorchang.edu.au/news/metabolic…
victorchang.edu.au/news/metabolic…
Metabolic Syndrome - Putting one in three at risk of heart disease - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is calling for more awareness of metabolic syndrome – a cluster of conditions that can double the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Keeping an eye on your waist size and your blood sugar levels could also help keep diabetes at bay. This #WorldDiabetesDay learn more about metabolic disease and how it raises your risk of diabetes and heart disease, and what you can do to combat it:
victorchang.edu.au/news/metabolic…
victorchang.edu.au/news/metabolic…
Adults with CHD are 6x more likely to have a stroke according to a @CERC_UWA report. One of the lead authors, Dr @LeeNedkoff, based at the Institute’s hub at UWA, says the findings will better enable patients to undergo preventative treatments:
victorchang.edu.au/news/adults-wi…
victorchang.edu.au/news/adults-wi…
Reducing Risk of Stroke in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
New study led by Dr Lee Nedkoff at our WA hub says adults with CHD need to be better monitored to reduce their risk of having a stroke.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Adults with CHD are 6x more likely to have a stroke according to a @CERC_UWA report. One of the lead authors, Dr @LeeNedkoff, based at the Institute’s hub at UWA, says the findings will better enable patients to undergo preventative treatments:
victorchang.edu.au/news/adults-wi…
victorchang.edu.au/news/adults-wi…