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26/06/2026

Around 145,000 Australians are living with type 1 diabetes, a lifelong autoimmune disease that currently has no cure.

For children like Piper, whose story we shared earlier, it means a life of constant blood glucose monitoring, insulin injections and careful daily management.

At Centenary's Centre for Biomedical AI, Dr Lise Hunault is working to change that future. 🔬

Her research is focused on improving a promising new treatment approach that uses lab-grown insulin-producing cells to provide a new source of insulin in the body. One of the biggest challenges is ensuring these cells survive after transplantation.

By making the cells more resilient, Dr Hunault hopes to overcome this hurdle and bring us closer to treatments that could dramatically reduce the burden of type 1 diabetes.

"I hope for a world where treatments that come from my research can keep glucose levels stable for years, giving people a real sense of freedom in their everyday lives," says Dr Hunault.

For families like Piper's, this research offers hope for a future with fewer injections, less uncertainty and a better quality of life.

Support our EOFY Appeal before 30th June for your donation to be a tax deductible gift. 🎁 Donate today: https://bit.ly/4eItca6

22/06/2026

🎨🔬 When Art Meets Science is back!

Join us for an evening celebrating the creativity, colour and beauty found within scientific research at the Centenary Institute.

This year’s exhibition will showcase selected images captured by our researchers, offering a rare glimpse into the science, stories and discoveries happening beneath the surface of the lab.

What to expect:
✨ Striking scientific imagery
👩‍🔬 The chance to meet our researchers
🥂 Refreshments and conversation
🎉 An inspiring evening of science, art and discovery

📅 Thursday 16 July
⏰ 5:00pm – 7:00pm
📍 Flow Studios 88, Camperdown

Tickets are free, but registration is essential.

👉Register here: https://bit.ly/4vz9STZ

19/06/2026

In Australia, more than 25,000 people experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, with two to three young Australians under 35 dying every week. 💙

At Centenary’s Centre for Cardiovascular Research, PhD student Emma Singer is working to identify gene variants that cause inherited heart disease, helping uncover hidden risks before tragedy strikes.

We recently shared Gina’s story. After losing her 24-year-old daughter Vanessa to an undiagnosed genetic heart condition, Gina’s family spent over a year searching for answers.

"My aim is to provide answers for families like Gina's and my hope is for a world where no family experiences the devastating, preventable loss of a loved one," says Emma.

Through the analysis of patient blood samples, Emma and her team are identifying disease-causing genetic variants and creating clearer treatment pathways for patients.

As we come to the end of the financial year, we thank you for your continued support of this vital research: https://bit.ly/43z829e

12/06/2026

Meet Piper 🤠

Her story highlights both the reality of type 1 diabetes and why our researchers at Centenary are on a mission to find a cure.

Piper was just two and a half years old when she was rushed to hospital critically unwell with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening complication of undiagnosed type 1 diabetes. In that moment, her life changed completely - from a carefree toddler to a child living with a complex, lifelong condition.

Now 10, she uses a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump, technologies that have significantly improved day-to-day management - but the condition still demands constant attention and care.

Type 1 diabetes doesn’t pause. It impacts every part of a child’s life - school, sleep, play and independence - and continues to place a heavy burden on families.

Our research is focused on finding ways to strengthen lab-grown insulin-producing cells after they have been implanted into the body. If the implanted cells can be made more resilient, there's hope for a long-term, life-changing cure - and a future where children can simply be children.

Continued progress depends on ongoing support and funding to drive these breakthroughs forward.

✨Donate today: https://bit.ly/3Pt9ZAV

09/06/2026

🩻 Bringing together experts to tackle TB

The Centenary Institute was proud to host the 2026 Tuberculosis Centre of Research Excellence (TB-CRE) Annual Research Symposium. The event brought together researchers, clinicians and tuberculosis (TB) program partners dedicated to tackling TB across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, claiming approximately 1.3 million lives each year.

The symposium provided an important platform to share new research findings, strengthen collaborations and advance innovative approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB.

Centenary is proud to be an affiliate of the TB-CRE and to support its collaborative efforts to advance research and strengthen the global response to tuberculosis.

Read more: https://www.centenary.org.au/news/tuberculosis-research-symposium-hosted-at-the-centenary-institute/

04/06/2026

💙 Vanessa’s story is one we share in honour of her life - and in recognition of the families still searching for answers.

Vanessa was 24, a vibrant, kind and deeply caring young woman with a natural warmth that drew people to her. In ancient Greek, Vanessa means butterfly - and those who knew her describe her as exactly that: gentle, bright, and just beginning to find her wings. 🦋

Her unexpected death from Sudden Cardiac Death, later found to be caused by Long QT syndrome, was devastating. It took 13 months for her family to receive a diagnosis - a time filled with unanswered questions, anxiety and emotional exhaustion that compounds the grief.

This is why research matters.

Our scientists from the Centre for Cardiovascular Research are working alongside families to better understand inherited heart conditions, improve genetic diagnosis and reduce the risk of sudden death in young people.

🫶 Vanessa's legacy will not only be one of love, but of awareness, action and ultimately helping to save others.

Donate to our end of financial year appeal today and support life saving research at Centenary: https://bit.ly/4uAFfwV

02/06/2026

🫀 Helping damaged hearts heal 🫀

Congratulations to Centenary’s Associate Professor Daniel Hesselson who has received a major NSW Health research grant to advance work focused on regenerating heart muscle lost after a heart attack.

By combining AI, protein engineering and regenerative medicine, the research aims to develop new therapies that could help restore heart function and improve outcomes for patients living with cardiovascular disease.

Read more: https://www.centenary.org.au/news/regenerative-focused-research-grant-to-repair-and-restore-damaged-hearts/

27/05/2026

Justin Clancy MP visits Centenary Institute

This week, the Centenary Institute hosted Justin Clancy MP, Shadow Minister for Medical Research, for a briefing on our current research initiatives and a tour of our laboratory facilities.

It was a fantastic opportunity to share our vision for the future as well as present our work in several critical health areas including:

• Sudden cardiac death in young people – exploring how genetic testing and clinical care can help provide answers for families and support prevention strategies

• Protein design – using new technology to rapidly design and improve proteins for use in potential new treatments, including type 1 diabetes

• Melanoma research – advancing immunotherapy techniques to better detect and treat skin cancer

Thank you, Mr Clancy, for engaging with our researchers and for your interest in Centenary’s breakthrough work to tackle disease, develop new treatments and save lives.

Read more: https://www.centenary.org.au/news/justin-clancy-mp-visits-centenary-institute/

21/05/2026

🩸Centenary research aims to improve diagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding 🩸

The Centenary Institute is implementing a new research program to better understand heavy menstrual bleeding and improve diagnosis and care for women affected by the condition.

Heavy menstrual bleeding affects around 1.7 million Australian women, yet many cases remain under-recognised and under-treated. Some women may also have underlying bleeding disorders that go undiagnosed for years.

The research will investigate the biological causes of heavy menstrual bleeding using advanced laboratory testing and aims to develop a simple screening approach to support earlier diagnosis and more personalised treatment.

Read more: https://www.centenary.org.au/news/centenary-researchers-aim-to-improve-diagnosis-of-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/

13/05/2026

🔬New insight into liver ‘cross-talk’ could help tackle fatty liver disease 🔬

Researchers from the Centenary Institute and Tianjin Medical University have discovered a key communication pathway in the liver that helps control fat build-up, offering a promising new direction for tackling fatty liver disease.

The study found that when communication between liver blood vessel cells and liver cells breaks down, fat can build up in the liver, contributing to this condition.

Encouragingly, and in preclinical models, restoring this communication pathway reduces liver fat build-up, pointing to a potential new approach for future treatments.

Read more: https://www.centenary.org.au/news/new-insight-into-liver-cross-talk-could-help-tackle-fatty-liver-disease/

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