Highlights

New technologies for imaging the human body (2012)

New technologies for imaging the human body (2012)

New Zealand technologies being developed to perform delicate new procedures, locate sites where cancer drugs are active, and ...

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PhD student part of international drug development programme (2012)

PhD student part of international drug development programme (2012)

Maurice Wilkins Centre-funded PhD student Matthew Bull is part of international research on a new class of immunosuppressants...

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The future of vaccines (2012)

The future of vaccines (2012)

Maurice Wilkins Centre investigator Professor Sarah Hook from the University of Otago is developing new vaccine formulations ...

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New Zealand TB drug candidate selected (2012)

New Zealand TB drug candidate selected (2012)

In late 2012 a promising New Zealand compound targeting treatment-resistant tuberculosis (TB) was selected as a drug candidat...

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Rheumatic fever - Research strengths confront national need (2012)

Rheumatic fever - Research strengths confront national need (2012)

The Maurice Wilkins Centre prioritises rheumatic fever research, and its work built momentum in 2012 with the appointment of ...

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Creating connections with China (2012)

Creating connections with China (2012)

An official visit by State Councillor Liu Yandong, now a Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China, was the culmination ...

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A core of celebrated scientists (2012)

A core of celebrated scientists (2012)

Maurice Wilkins Centre investigators continued to win acclaim in 2012, ending the year with seven medals at the Royal Society...

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Scientists and teachers in unique partnership (2012)

Scientists and teachers in unique partnership (2012)

Science teachers from Auckland and Northland leapt at the opportunity for an intensive update on the latest in biomedical sci...

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New Zealand patients trial local cancer drug (2012)

New Zealand patients trial local cancer drug (2012)

Cancer patients in Auckland, Waikato and the United States are participating in the first clinical trial of an exciting new d...

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