Dr Lakshini Herat wins prestigious Professor Lyn Beazley AO Emerging Leader Award
December 21, 2023November 2023 Diabetes Research Western Australia would like to congratulate Dr Lakshini Herat on winning the prestigious Professor Lyn Beazley AO Emerging Leader Award. The awarding body stated the following: The Professor Lyn Beazley AO Emerging Leader Award aims to recognise and support early career researchers who have demonstrated exceptional promise and dedication in their […]
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DRWA Submits response to Parliamentary Enquiry into Diabetes
November 21, 2023The Parliament of Australia recently adopted an enquiry into diabetes in Australia, and Diabetes Research WA has submitted a response. In a mini-podcast, Peter Kerr, Chairman of Diabetes Research WA explains why we believe there is a very strong case for an increase in funding in a coordinated way in Australia. Existing expertise already present […]
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WA PROJECT OFFERS FRESH HOPE IN TREATING TYPE 1 DIABETES
July 18, 2023July 19, 2023 Media Statement Fresh West Australian research suggests a new medication helping people with type 2 diabetes may also help protect the health of people with type 1 diabetes. A study completed by Dr Lakshini Herat and team, which was part funded by Diabetes Research WA and has just been published in iScience […]
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Eagles forward inspires Vic Park student at diabetes footy clinic.
December 20, 2022December 1, 2022 Media Statement Nearly two years to the day since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Victoria Park’s Thomas Haughey took to the ground at Mineral Resources Park to meet premiership-winning West Coast Eagles forward Jamie Cripps, who also has the incurable condition. In the lead up to Christmas in 2020, Thomas spent […]
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FRESH PROJECT TO STUDY NEW MEDICATION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
November 18, 2022November 15, 2022 Media Statement West Australian diabetes researchers are set to investigate if a new medication helping people with type 2 diabetes may also reduce health complications linked to type 1 diabetes. Dr Lakshini Herat has won a $60,000 grant from Perth-based charity Diabetes Research WA to study the effects of Sotagliflozin in type […]
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RESEARCHERS URGED TO APPLY FOR 2023 DIABETES GRANT
July 7, 2022June 29, 2022: Media Statement RESEARCHERS URGED TO APPLY FOR 2023 DIABETES GRANT ***APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED : The winner will be announced at our WDD event on November 14, 2022.*** West Australian researchers are being offered the chance to secure a $60,000 grant to channel into a diabetes-related research project. With National Diabetes Week […]
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WA discovery pinpoints change increasing type 2 diabetes risk.
May 4, 2022New West Australian research has discovered that a single gene change may be putting people at increased risk of insulin resistance and fatty liver disease by changing calcium levels within energy-producing machines in our cells. The research by University of WA Professor Aleksandra Filipovska, supported by a $60,000 grant from Diabetes Research WA, found the […]
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WA role in new national diabetes research hub.
May 2, 2022Western Australia and one of the state’s leading medical researchers is set to play an exciting role in a new national diabetes research initiative. The Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovation (ACADI) will be a virtual research centre connecting research hubs from around Australia. It will also link in with key industry partners and diabetes […]
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Detecting gestational diabetes in rural WA gets major funding boost.
A ground-breaking project helping to better screen for and manage gestational diabetes in rural Western Australia, which Diabetes Research WA has financially supported, has received a $3.2 million boost. Led by Professor Julia Marley from The University of Western Australia’s Medical School and the Rural Clinical School of WA, the ORCHID Study – which aims […]
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2022 Clinical/Translational Research recipient – Dr Mary Abraham!
March 24, 2022Dr Mary Abraham from the Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital has secured $60,000 from our 2022 Diabetes Research Grants program to launch a pilot study into the use of oral insulin in type 1 diabetes – a medication intervention that could be a game-changer for those with the chronic condition. Oral insulin had […]
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