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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 16h

Celebrating 10 years of The Estée Lauder Companies supporting breast cancer research at Garvan. Congratulations to Dr Vanesa Quintano, who was awarded the 2026 The Estée Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Research Award. 🔗Learn more about her research: ow.ly/kCS950ZUMMK

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined our annual breast cancer public lecture, our 10th year partnering with The Estée Lauder Companies for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🔗The full recording is now on our website: ow.ly/ANzZ50ZTNuA #BreastCancerAwareness #BreastCancerResearch #PublicLecture

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A world-first test developed by Garvan researchers has identified the genetic cause of inherited muscle disease in people who spent years – sometimes decades – without answers. 👉 ow.ly/kvZi50ZStIE #GeneticResearch #InheritedMuscleDisease #DNATest #MuscleDisease #MedicalResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Discover the latest advances in breast cancer research. Hear from our researchers and clinicians on new treatments, overcoming drug resistance, preventing metastasis, and promising clinical trials. 🔗Register here: ow.ly/cvWN50ZS1Ft #BreastCancerResearch #CancerResearch #MedicalResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The ballot for the 2027 TCS Sydney Marathon opens Tuesday, September 29th at 10am AEST. Or secure your place with Team Garvan. A guaranteed start, a team behind you and every kilometre in support of life-changing medical research. Register here👇 ow.ly/yM0t50ZRfBa #SydneyMarathon2027

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Pancreatic tumours can develop a fortress of scar tissue around them, making treatment harder. 🎧 Dr Brooke Pereira joins Medical Minds to explain how better understanding this environment could help uncover new ways to improve treatment. 🔗 ow.ly/NzYx50ZQOTB #PancreaticCancer

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New research at Garvan has uncovered fundamental differences between two closely related bowel diseases – and why it matters for colon cancer risk. 🔗 Read the full story on website: ow.ly/jZ3B50ZQqLa #BowelDisease #MedicalResearch #MedicalScience #ColonCancerRisk #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Applications for our Summer Scholarships Program are open. We welcome applications from students who demonstrate initiative, original thinking and a genuine passion for discovery. 🔗Learn more or apply here: ow.ly/PCur50ZPYkf #SummerScholarships #MedicalResearch #CareerDevelopment

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Discover the latest advances in breast cancer research. Hear from our researchers and clinicians on new treatments, overcoming drug resistance, preventing metastasis, and promising clinical trials. Register here: ow.ly/9fWB50ZOz14 #BreastCancerResearch #MedicalResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Prof Chris Goodnow has won the 2027 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize – one of medicine's top international honours – for research reshaping how we understand and treat autoimmune disease. Click here to learn more: ow.ly/8iBg50ZNEkh

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

For the 10th consecutive year, we're partnering with The Estée Lauder Companies to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🔗Join us to discover the latest advances in breast cancer research: ow.ly/aHyV50ZMvkq #BreastCancerResearch #MedicalResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Supported by two new Cancer Institute NSW equipment grants, Prof Peter Croucher and Dr Philipp C. Rommel are bringing cutting-edge micro-CT and live-cell imaging infrastructure to Garvan. 🔗 ow.ly/U2e350ZLMfp

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What if we could stop breast cancer before it starts, or prevent it from returning? NBCF Pink Sky Grants will support Dr Hani Kim to investigate breast cancer’s earliest changes and A/Prof Liz Caldon to explore new ways to prevent ER+ recurrence. Learn more: ow.ly/lUNn50ZL64z

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More than 10% of people live with an autoimmune condition. A new NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence at Garvan, led by Prof Chris Goodnow, will investigate a possible root cause – and develop approaches for lasting remission. 🔗Read more: ow.ly/V87050ZKt4F #AutoimmuneResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

10 years with The Estée Lauder Companies. Join 'From the Breast Cancer Lab to You' – our annual community update. Hear from researchers and clinicians on new treatments, drug resistance, metastasis and clinical trials. 🔗 Register: ow.ly/psVy50ZJESv #BreastCancer #CancerResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This time last week, Team Garvan took on the Sydney Marathon course for medical research. Thank you to everyone who laced up, donated and cheered us on. Together, we are working towards a future where every disease can be prevented, treated or cured. #SydneyMarathon

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congrats to Dr Angli Xue, Highly Commended at Research Australia's Discovery Awards 👏 This award recognises Australia's most promising early-career health researchers. 🔗 Watch this video to learn more about Angli’s research: ow.ly/zT8150ZI1sB #ResearchAustralia #DiscoveryAwards

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That's a wrap on this year’s Art of Discovery. Thanks to everyone who came along. The gallery is still available online, keep voting for your favourite piece. 🔗 ow.ly/G9km50ZHcNO #ArtOfDiscovery #ScienceArt #GalleryOnline

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

To mark Autoinflammatory Disease Awareness Month, ANZFAID joined us at Garvan for an afternoon dedicated to patients' lived experience, clinical updates, and the latest medical research shaping their care.

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One week until Team Garvan runs the Sydney Marathon 🏃 We're so proud of our runners - show support by commenting a 👏 or donate here: ow.ly/zgLF50ZC8wW #SydneyMarathon #TeamGarvan #MedicalResearch #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Canberra photographer Tyren donated 100% of the proceeds from two exhibition prints to Garvan, in support of his partner Monique, who lives with lupus. Thank you, Tyren. 🔗Learn more about Garvan's lupus research: ow.ly/xxHJ50ZC7Gy #LupusResearch #CommunityFundraising #LupusAwareness

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Last week, YPO Sydney Australis joined us at Garvan to meet the minds behind the breakthroughs and tour our labs. Thank you for coming in. #MedicalResearch #LabTour #MedicalResearch #MedicalScience

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Dr Philipp C. Rommel has joined Garvan to launch a new lab engineering 'smart' immune cells – advancing next-generation CAR T-cell therapies for blood and solid cancers. 🔗Learn more: ow.ly/7uvu50ZAj4t #CancerResearch #MedicalResearch #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Meet Lucy Chhuo, Research Assistant in the Sharma Lab at Garvan and a finalist in Art of Discovery. Her entry, 'Liver Cosmos', maps more than 60,000 liver cells from a sample smaller than a fingernail. Plan your visit: ow.ly/AY7j50ZzKcf #ArtOfDiscovery #LiverCosmos #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Reflecting on this day last week, when Team Garvan was powering their way to Bondi 🏃‍♀️ Thank you to everyone who ran, donated, and cheered us on at #City2Surf in support of medical research, with special recognition to Belmadar for 11 years of support. #MedicalResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Breast cancer can return years after treatment. Garvan's AllClear study, funded by NBCF, is working to help prevent relapse. If you've had early-stage breast cancer, you may be eligible to take part in this research. 🔗Learn more ow.ly/X4Ya50ZziC7 #BreastCancer #CancerResearch #NBCF

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Meet Dr Etienne Masle-Farquhar, Garvan lab head and Art of Discovery finalist, as he introduces his entry 'Which Came First'. 🔗Visit the exhibition:https://ow.ly/wq5P50Zzi4l #ArtOfDiscovery #MedicalResearch #ScienceExhibition #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Art of Discovery is now open🔬 Monday to Friday, 2–5pm, until 28 August. Meet Dr Chris O'Keeffe, Cellular Genomics Lead at Garvan and a finalist in this year's exhibition, as he breaks down his entry: Single Cell Speed Dating. 🔗Explore: ow.ly/W46h50ZyLQC

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Meet Dana Idais, a PhD student in the Sharma Lab and a finalist in this year's Art of Discovery. Dana introduces her entry, Pocket-Sized Pathologies, and her work with liver organoids. 🔗Plan your visit: ow.ly/99aZ50Zylga #ArtOfDiscovery #PhDStudent #PocketSizedPathologies

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Four Garvan researchers have been awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants to advance discoveries across genomic medicine, population genomics and immunogenomics. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/P2iV50ZxXPz

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The finishing touches are going up 👀 Tomorrow, Art of Discovery opens its doors – a free, immersive exhibition where our researchers turn cancer, genomics and immunology into illuminated art. 🔗 Plan your visit: ow.ly/X4Gi50ZxkH2 #ArtOfDiscovery #ImmersiveExhibition #ScienceAndArt

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Team Garvan takes on #City2Surf this Sunday. We will be cheering you on from the sidelines👏. Not entering this year? You can still show your support here: ow.ly/GNlj50ZwoVo #TeamGarvan #SydneyEvents #BondiBeach #MedicalResearch #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Garvan is now recruiting people with early-stage breast cancer to investigate why dormant breast cancer cells can reawaken years after treatment and cause relapse, with the aim of developing new treatments. 🔗Find out more about the study: ow.ly/k4zh50ZxkT6 #BreastCancerResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We are one step closer to welcoming you to Art of Discovery 👀 From Monday, August 10th, our free exhibition where medical research meets art opens at our Institute in Darlinghurst. 🔗Plan your visit: ow.ly/t1bR50ZwQMi #ArtOfDiscovery #MedicalResearch #ScienceAndArt #Darlinghurst

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What exactly is happening where hard bone meets bone marrow? By mapping this poorly understood interface, Garvan researchers have newly identified hundreds of the genes involved. 🔗 Find out more here: ow.ly/OK4350ZwsGv

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Read how Domenico’s life, illness and determination became the inspiration to build something lasting in his memory. 🔗https://ow.ly/hkuq50Zw15Q

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Huge congratulations to Professor Susan Clark, awarded the inaugural isMOCLEP Lifetime Achievement Award for her work establishing epigenetics as an independent scientific discipline. 👏 Read more about Professor Clark’s work: ow.ly/pVGb50ZvFB4

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A newly published study by Garvan researchers Professor Peter Croucher and Dr Ryan Chai is paving the way for better bone loss treatments 🔗 ow.ly/kxTP50ZuUwG #MedicalResearch #BoneHealth #BoneLoss #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Art of Discovery is back for National Science Week.🔬 Join us at Garvan this August for an illuminated exhibition where medical science becomes art. 👉 Plan your visit here: ow.ly/PGa650ZtGZ7 #ArtOfDiscovery #NationalScienceWeek #MedicalResearch #ScienceExhibition #GarvanInstitute

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Your ancestral background shouldn't limit the accuracy of a genetic test. Thanks to a NSW Health grant, A/Prof Jodie Ingles’ team is expanding our Elusive Hearts Study, working with diverse families to find missing genetic causes of inherited heart conditions.👇 ow.ly/OTIu50Zt2fx

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our new study from the NECTA network highlights how real-time coordination between regional and metropolitan hospitals helped almost half of participants with advanced cancer enrol in an early-phase clinical trial. Read more about the study here: ow.ly/elzx50ZsaCu #CancerResearch

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The finalists for Art of Discovery 2026 have been confirmed 🔬 We’re one step closer to welcoming you back to Garvan for this year’s exhibition, where science meets art. 👉Visit our website to learn more: ow.ly/HHmZ50ZrOSA #ArtOfDiscovery #ScienceMeetsArt #ScienceExhibition

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Registration extended! Thinking about taking on the Sydney Marathon this August? It's your final chance to join Team Garvan and run in support of life-changing medical research. Sign up or support the team here: ow.ly/IqwN50ZrONU #SydneyMarathon #TeamGarvan #MarathonTraining

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's your last chance to join Team Garvan for the World Major Sydney Marathon before registrations close tonight. Challenge yourself while powering pioneering medical research to better predict, prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. 🧬 🔗Secure your spot now: ow.ly/3UC150ZoMsZ

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last year’s exhibition coming to life 👀✨ Behind every artwork is a story of scientific discovery. As we get ready to share a whole new collection of those stories in 2026, Art of Discovery has a surprise in store. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/oQfV50Zoay2

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

An unexpected diagnosis changed Daphne’s life forever. Today, she’s helping fund the discoveries she hopes will change the future for others. Read Daphne’s story to discover the chain of events that led her to leave a lasting legacy for medical research 🔗 ow.ly/MIOe50ZnEnb

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We’re pleased to share that the Centre for Population Genomics has secured MRFF support to scale up Australia's largest accessible rare disease genomic database. The expanded platform will help researchers find precise genetic answers for families. 🔗 ow.ly/ulGf50Zn8um

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our bodies replace our skeletons every 10 years. A new global study co-led by Garvan and Mater Research has mapped the genes and cells that control this process, laying the groundwork for future therapies to actually rebuild lost bone. 🔗Read more: ow.ly/oN1950ZmLbY

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Garvan Institute @garvaninstitute.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Medical research helped Clive defy a liver cancer prognosis of just six to eight months. At our recent public seminar, he spoke about his treatment journey and how medical research gave him a second chance at life. 🔗 Watch the full recording here: ow.ly/4REy50ZmgZo

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