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Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture by Prof Rob Norman AO
Professor Rob Norman AO presented the 2018 Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture on the topic: The reproductive revolution and how it changed science, sex and society!
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Unexpected outcomes sound warning for treatment of genetic diseases using gene editing in embryos
New research led by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and 91 has uncovered a significant hurdle for realising the potential benefits of gene editing in embryos.
Travel story: Ella Green

Ella Green from the Robinson Research Institute travelled to Woods Hole, Massachusetts in the USA from April – June to attend the Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) advanced training course and symposium.
Stem cell research for cystic fibrosis leaps forward
The fight against cystic fibrosis (CF) has taken a major step forward, with pioneering research by University of Adelaide scientists showing that cells causing the debilitating genetic disorder could be successfully replaced with healthy ones.
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Travel story: Ruby Dawson

Ruby Dawson from the Robinson Research Institute attended the Gordon Research Conference – Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology in Hong Kong and met with Christopher Walsh from Harvard Medical School in July, 2018.
Travel story: Zohra Lassi
Zohra Lassi from the Robinson Research Institute visited A/Prof Thomas Debray at Cochrane Netherlands and attended a course on “Individual Participant Data – Meta Analysis (IPD-MA)” with the team of statisticians and methodologists from the Utrecht University in the Netherlands in June and July, 2018.
Developing a screening test for ovarian cancer
A University of Adelaide scientist and leading Adelaide surgeon is developing an early detection test for a deadly cancer and has today received a funding boost from the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF).
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New projects to boost cancer treatment and mineral recovery
The University of Adelaide is involved in two new industry-led projects – in new cancer treatments and mineral recovery – announced by the Australian Government at the University’s North Terrace campus today.
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Australia leading global push to tackle PCOS
New Australian led global guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS have been published today in three international journals, to improve outcomes for women living with this condition.
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Travel story: Tara Crawford
Tara Crawford from the Robinson Research Institute attended the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Toronto, Canada and a Transfusion Strategy Meeting in Philadelphia, USA in May 2018.