Donor antigen presenting cells found to cause graft-versus-host disease in bone marrow transplant patients.
The genetic risk of schizophrenia found to be the result of thousands of common genetic variations common to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Identified four new arboviruses from Antarctica.
Mapped the major chromosomes of Giardia duodenali, a common parasite that is often contracted from untreated water sources causing diarrhoea and vomiting.
Mapped the genome of Schistosoma japonicum, the first flatworm to be mapped.
Mitigated dengue risk in areas in southern Vietnam through the use of community-based, biological control interventions to control the number of dengue-
spreading mosquito larvae.
Showed that the bacteria Wolbachia effectively shortens the life cycle of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, preventing it from spreading dengue fever.
Identified elevated serum hyaluronic acid levels as a new diagnostic marker for the detection of cirrhosis in patients with haemochromatosis, removing the need
for liver biopsy in 60 percent of patients.
