Highlights
Making the most of New Zealand’s resources
The Maurice Wilkins Centre is facilitating access to specialised equipment and facilities across the nation with a new scheme that makes the most of New Zealand’s research resource
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Mapping microscopic worlds
Maurice Wilkins Centre researchers have used unique microscopic imaging techniques to peer into the three-dimensional structure of blood vessel networks – and new computational tec
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Pursuing a dynamic research career
A chance project as an undergraduate led early career researcher Dr Wanting Jiao to the world of computational modelling where she developed the skills needed by a number of Mauric
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MWC leads cancer immune therapy conversation
The Maurice Wilkins Centre continues to be part of an international drive to develop and improve immune therapy for cancer. In 2015 the Centre organised a symposium that brought to
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New Zealand TB research tackles international problem
A 2014 pilot study funded by the Maurice Wilkins Centre’s Flexible Research Programme has led to a larger investigation into the genetics of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Ind
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China collaborations go from strength to strength
The Maurice Wilkins Centre continues to lead the way in establishing biomedical research ties between New Zealand and China. 2015 marked important developments in relations that wi
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Genetic study challenges popular opinion
A new Maurice Wilkins Centre study is bringing together researchers from across the country to investigate the genetic factors that predispose some New Zealanders to a greater risk
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NZ chemists provide expertise to tackle neglected disease
For Maurice Wilkins Centre associated chemists at the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, what started as the development of an anti-TB drug has morphed into the discovery of
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International recognition for MWC investigators
In 2015 Maurice Wilkins Centre investigators received a number of international awards that recognised their achievements in research and community service.
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Cancer drug advances to phase II clinical trials
A New Zealand cancer drug developed by two Maurice Wilkins Centre investigators has reached the second phase of clinical trials with patients.
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