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LATEST RELEASE: Study reveals factors of burden on dementia carers
A recent study revealed the factors determining carer burden lay not in the severity of dementia among sufferers, but instead on caregivers' feelings about themselves.

New era of personalised medicine for bowel cancer
Dr Vicki Whitehall and Prof Barbara Leggett of the Conjoint Gastroenterology Laboratory at QIMR have developed a molecular test for the K-ras oncogene, which will be used by oncologists to determine the optimal therapy for patients with advanced bowel cancer.

QIMR salutes its first officer
Queensland Institute of Medical Research staff and supporters are today celebrating the public acknowledgement of the work of Director, Professor Michael Good. Professor Good was included in the Queen's Birthday Honours list as an Officer of the Order of Australia. (June 2008)

Never too late to quit
QIMR researchers are giving smokers a very good reason to quit following results of a study that found the longer people had stopped smoking, the better their chances of avoiding oesophageal cancer, regardless of how long and how much they smoked. (June 2008)

Smart State Fellowship for QIMR scientist
The Institute congratulates Associate Professor Maher Gandhi as winner of one of two Queensland Clinical Smart State Fellowships announced in May 2008. The Fellowships provide funding for clinician-scientists to undertake innovative research in Queensland. (June 2008)

ASMR Awards recognise QIMR researchers
The Institute is very proud of their post-docs and students and the recognition they received on May 30 at the Australian Society for Medical Research Dinner to celebrate Medical Research Week, an annual event where the winners of the Queensland Premier's Awards for Health and Medical Research are announced. Five QIMR people were recognised this year. (June 2008)

melanomagene Researchers close in on new melanoma gene
Researchers from QIMR and The Translational Genomic Research Institute in the US are close to discovering a new gene that could help explain why some people are more at risk from melanoma than others from sun exposure. (May 2008)

We congratulate our Patron - Her Excellency, Queensland Governor, Quentin Bryce AC
QIMR is delighted with the news that their Patron, Governor Quentin Bryce AC, has been appointed as the first female Governor General of Australia. Governor Bryce has been Patron of the Institute since 2003, shortly after she became Governor of Queensland. Since assuming the role, she has been passionately supportive of women in science, of science education for the youth of Australia, and of Indigenous health and medical issues. Her dedication to and personal interest in community health has been an enormous boon to QIMR. (April 2008)

QIMR's highly regarded fellow
QIMR is delighted to congratulate senior scientist, Professor Nick Martin, on his election to the prestigious Australian Academy of Science for his important contributions in the genetics of human behaviour and complex diseases. Professor Martin heads the Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research where he initially began work in 1986 on genetic factors associated with melanoma, a disease of critical importance to the Queensland population. He now leads a group of over 70 researchers and attracts major funding from the NHMRC, ARC, NIH and EU. (April 2008)

michaelgood QIMR Director leader of health sector of Australia 2020 Summit
QIMR Director, Professor Michael Good was appointed a member of the Steering Committee of the Australia 2020 Summit, a think tank initiated by the Prime Minister to prepare the nation for the challenges of the 21st century.The Summit addressed economic, environmental and health issues along with Indigenous affairs, the arts, national security, the agricultural sector, government and community. (April 2008)

War waged on God of Plague
QIMR scientist, Dr Li Yuesheng, has spent over 30 years researching schistosomiasis and his goal is the eventual elimination from China of the disease which Chairman Mao called the God of Plague and which has killed countless numbers of Chinese over many centuries. Current schistosomiasis research in the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory is a prime example of international collaboration, from the laboratory bench here at QIMR, to the fieldwork conducted in China. (April 2008)

solaria Tanning no safer in the solarium than on the beach
Recent research released by QIMR has put paid to the myth that the solarium is a safer option than the sun drenched beach for that good looking tan.The research was commissioned by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and conducted by Dr Louisa Gordon and Mr Nicholas Hirst. It sought to determine the health effects of using solaria and the potential cost-effectiveness of enforcing solaria regulations in Australia. (March 2008)

		New era of personalised medicine for bowel cancer Dr Vicki Whitehall and Prof Barbara Leggett of the Conjoint Gastroenterology Laboratory at QIMR have developed a molecular test for the K-ras oncogene, which will be used by oncologists to determine the optimal therapy for patients with advanced bowel cancer.

		QIMR salutes its first officer Queensland Institute of Medical Research staff and supporters are today celebrating the public acknowledgement of the work of Director, Professor Michael Good. Professor Good was included in the Queen's Birthday Honours list as an Officer of the Order of Australia. (June 2008)

		Never too late to quit QIMR researchers are giving smokers a very good reason to quit following results of a study that found the longer people had stopped smoking, the better their chances of avoiding oesophageal cancer, regardless of how long and how much they smoked. (June 2008)

		Smart State Fellowship for QIMR scientist The Institute congratulates Associate Professor Maher Gandhi as winner of one of two Queensland Clinical Smart State Fellowships announced in May 2008. The Fellowships provide funding for clinician-scientists to undertake innovative research in Queensland. (June 2008)

		ASMR Awards recognise QIMR researchers The Institute is very proud of their post-docs and students and the recognition they received on May 30 at the Australian Society for Medical Research Dinner to celebrate Medical Research Week, an annual event where the winners of the Queensland Premier's Awards for Health and Medical Research are announced. Five QIMR people were recognised this year. (June 2008)

		Researchers close in on new melanoma gene Researchers from QIMR and The Translational Genomic Research Institute in the US are close to discovering a new gene that could help explain why some people are more at risk from melanoma than others from sun exposure. (May 2008)

		We congratulate our Patron - Her Excellency, Queensland Governor, Quentin Bryce AC QIMR is delighted with the news that their Patron, Governor Quentin Bryce AC, has been appointed as the first female Governor General of Australia. Governor Bryce has been Patron of the Institute since 2003, shortly after she became Governor of Queensland. Since assuming the role, she has been passionately supportive of women in science, of science education for the youth of Australia, and of Indigenous health and medical issues. Her dedication to and personal interest in community health has been an enormous boon to QIMR. (April 2008)

		QIMR's highly regarded fellow QIMR is delighted to congratulate senior scientist, Professor Nick Martin, on his election to the prestigious Australian Academy of Science for his important contributions in the genetics of human behaviour and complex diseases. Professor Martin heads the Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research where he initially began work in 1986 on genetic factors associated with melanoma, a disease of critical importance to the Queensland population. He now leads a group of over 70 researchers and attracts major funding from the NHMRC, ARC, NIH and EU. (April 2008)

		QIMR Director leader of health sector of Australia 2020 Summit QIMR Director, Professor Michael Good was appointed a member of the Steering Committee of the Australia 2020 Summit, a think tank initiated by the Prime Minister to prepare the nation for the challenges of the 21st century.The Summit addressed economic, environmental and health issues along with Indigenous affairs, the arts, national security, the agricultural sector, government and community. (April 2008)

		War waged on God of Plague QIMR scientist, Dr Li Yuesheng, has spent over 30 years researching schistosomiasis and his goal is the eventual elimination from China of the disease which Chairman Mao called the God of Plague and which has killed countless numbers of Chinese over many centuries. Current schistosomiasis research in the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory is a prime example of international collaboration, from the laboratory bench here at QIMR, to the fieldwork conducted in China. (April 2008)

		Tanning no safer in the solarium than on the beach Recent research released by QIMR has put paid to the myth that the solarium is a safer option than the sun drenched beach for that good looking tan.The research was commissioned by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and conducted by Dr Louisa Gordon and Mr Nicholas Hirst. It sought to determine the health effects of using solaria and the potential cost-effectiveness of enforcing solaria regulations in Australia. (March 2008)