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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The MRFF was created to deliver at least $1 billion each year to back Australian #medicalresearch. Right now, only about $650 million is being released — programs are cut, researchers leave the sector & discoveries stall. #releasethefullmrff

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Did you catch the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) on Channel 9? @aruthak.bsky.social shared an exciting world-first discovery! His team has profiled hundreds of proteins & thousands of gene messages from just a single tissue slide, using samples from 84 patients with #headandneckcancer.

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Researchers' world-first breakthrough on profiling cancer tissue | 9 News Australia

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

In a world-first discovery from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre, doctors can now check hundreds of markers in a single biopsy to show which treatments, like immunotherapy, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, will work best for patients with head and neck cancer. 🔗Learn more at wri.org.au/QSBC

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Members of WRI had the pleasure of attending the Art of Medicine exhibition at Woolloongabba Art Gallery. An inspiring initiative exploring the intersection of science, art, and wellbeing in medicine. We were proud to showcase three high-resolution #spatialbiology images from QSBC.

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

At WRI, people are at the heart of everything we do 💛This #Queensland #PhilanthropyWeek, we thank our generous donors whose support drives #medicalresearch forward — creating healthier futures, stronger communities, and lasting impact. 🎥 David Sloan @sloanranger77.bsky.social

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Join WRI as a Clinical Trial Coordinator! 🩺 This role involves managing multiple clinical trials, as well as facilitating and coordinating both clinical and administrative tasks to ensure patient safety. Learn more and apply 👉 wri.org.au/3ZNMS5I #clinicaltrials #medicalresearch

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

📢 We’re recruiting an Individual Giving & Marketing Manager! Lead the strategic delivery of integrated #fundraising campaigns, drive #donor acquisition and retention, and shape our #marketing and #communications strategy to share the stories behind the #science. 🔗https://wri.org.au/3FoKnju

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Emma is proof that #research isn’t just about the future —it’s changing lives today. A key part of Emma’s recovery was the EMERALD Study – a research-backed #telehealth lifestyle program that gave her the support and tools to thrive after #breastcancer. Learn more wri.org.au/4k2Ms3D

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Thanks to research, Emma is thriving beyond cancer.

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Happy Clinical Trials Day! 🌟 Today we’re celebrating our incredible Clinical Trials team at WRI — the driving force behind our research into #coeliacdisease, #pulmonaryhypertension, #rarediseases, #cardiology, #criticalcare, #orthopaedics & #neurology. wri.org.au/3SOelAg

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Associate Professor Gianluigi Li Bassi presented the preliminary results of the AFTERCOR Study at the American Thoracic Society Meeting in San Francisco. Learn more about this comprehensive study here - wesleyresearch.org.au/research-pro... #covid19 #covidresearch #research

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A scoping review by WRI researcher Adrian Goldsworthy has raised concerns about the presence of micro & nanoplastics (MNPs) in human cardiovascular tissues. These tiny plastic particles are increasingly being detected in places they shouldn’t be—our blood, heart tissue & arteries. wri.org.au/3GMUxuv

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Micro and Nanoplastics in the Human Cardiovascular System - Wesley Research Institute

A recent scoping review, led by Research Fellow Adrian Goldsworthy from the Wesley Research Institute, has raised concerns about the presence of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in the human cardiovascu...

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The QSBC team have presented cutting-edge #cancerresearch findings at the world’s largest #cancer #research conference in Chicago this past week, highlighting how immune cells can block the body’s response to #immunotherapy in aggressive head & neck cancers. @aruthak.bsky.social

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News masterfully charts the journey of the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) in their latest piece on the past, present and future of cancer biology. Read the article www.genengnews.com/topics/cance... #cancer #spatialmapping #spatialbiology

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Spatial Biology Reveals Past, Present, and Future Cancer Biology

Emerging technologies are making space and time measurable in ways that drive therapeutic strategies.

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Shining a light on our PhD Student Kelly McGrath! 🧑‍🎓 Kelly commenced her PhD at Charles Darwin University and WRI in 2025, combining her biomedical and health services research experience to examine factors that affect the management of hard-to-heal or chronic wounds. wri.org.au/4j5mBYv #research

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🌟WRI Rising Star in Spatial 🌟 Don't miss your chance to watch Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) Research Assistant Naomi Berrell, decode #spatialproteomics in tumour environments. Register for the Akoya Bioscience webinar bit.ly/3XV7yI9 #spatialbiology #spatialmapping #ovariancancer

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Dr Olivia Fisher @oliviafisher.bsky.social chats with ABC radio about her research at WRI, which focuses on clinicians' and healthcare leaders' perspectives on the suitability of #virtualhealthcare in metropolitan versus rural areas. 📻Listen 19- 32 mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Mornings - ABC listen

The latest news and views from across the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne.

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

🚨Paper alert 🔉Published in Nature’s new npj Health Systems, WRI researchers highlight the stark healthcare inequities faced by rural & remote Australians, where life expectancy trails metropolitan areas by up to 16 years. Read study www.nature.com/articles/s44... #ruralhealth #healthcare #research

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Clinicians’ and healthcare leaders’ perspectives on suitability of virtual healthcare in metropolitan versus rural areas - npj Health Systems

npj Health Systems - Clinicians’ and healthcare leaders’ perspectives on suitability of virtual healthcare in metropolitan versus rural areas

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A/Prof Kulasinghe @aruthak.bsky.social from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) featured in the Australian Weekend Magazine. He unpacks the advanced imaging techniques utilised by his team, that provide unprecedented insight into immune cells’ responses to cancers. bit.ly/3DOFJdH

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We’re pleased to announce the new members of Wesley Research Institute's Research Advisory Board! We welcome Dr John Rivers, Prof Janet Hardy, Prof Jennifer Byrne, Prof John Prins, Prof Steven Lane, Prof Cathy Mihalopoulos and Prof Jill Francis. www.wesleyresearch.org.au/our-people/a...

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Dr John Feenstra, a pulmonary hypertension physician and WRI researcher, alongside Clinical Trial Coordinator Bronwen Field, recently had the chance to attend the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Saudi Arabian Pulmonary Hypertension Society. Learn more www.wesleyresearch.org.au/pulmonary-hy...

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

📢 Exciting opportunity for UnitingCare Qld hospital staff 🩺 Are you interested in progressing your career in health and medical research? Do you have an idea for a groundbreaking research project that can impact the future of patient care? Apply now bit.ly/3DfYMgD #medicalresearch

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, UQCCR are looking for people with Parkinson’s Disease who would like to help with a clinical study, looking at Immune and Inflammatory responses in #Parkinson's Disease. Project supported by UQ, WRI & QUT #research #clinicaltrial

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Exciting opportunity for a student to join our Virtual Hospital and Healthcare research program! 🎓 The successful candidate will work with the Health Services Research team at WRI in Brisbane and will be enrolled at Charles Darwin University. Learn more and apply now 👉 bit.ly/4hKxvSi

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

As the official research partner of UnitingCare Queensland, Wesley Research Insitute is excited to announce that our 2025 Clinical Research Grant Rounds are now open! For more info visit www.wesleyresearch.org.au/2025-clinica... #research #researchgrant #researchaustralia

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Watch this engaging and informative webinar designed to explore the challenges, breakthroughs & future pathways in managing coeliac disease🧑‍💻 Hosted by Director of Coeliac Disease and Immune Health Research at WRI, Dr James Daveson. #coeliacdisease #glutenfree #coeliacresearch youtu.be/6y_EnIcwjO4

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Coeliac Disease Webinar 1 - Living with Coeliac Disease, Pathways to Treatment

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Congratulations to Professor John Fraser AO, Clinical Director of the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre at WRI, who has been awarded an Order of Australia for his distinguished service to medicine as an intensive care physician and surgeon, and to global health research. #Research

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

WRI Biobank is facilitating exciting microbiome-based therapeutic research 💩. Researchers are studying how microorganisms interact with our bodies, with the aim of creating “cocktails” of beneficial microbes to treat various severe and chronic diseases. 👉 www.wesleyresearch.org.au/biobank-proj...

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Stool donation - Wesley Research Institute

For this project, mbiomics would like to collect stool samples from donors to identify and isolate different types of bacteria that might have therapeutic benefits. These bacterial isolates could go o...

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Dr Caroline Grogan's work on Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) is highlighted in the Australian Journal of Dementia Care. Her research addresses critical aspects of shaping a DFC: the inclusion, support and voice for people living with dementia and their carers. Read more bit.ly/40Ipt6S

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Forming effective Dementia Friendly Communities (DFC's) - Wesley Research Institute

Dr Caroline Grogan’s important work on Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) has been highlighted in the January edition of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care. Her research addresses a critical as...

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Meet Dr Aaron Kilgallon! 👋Aaron joined the QSBC team last year as a full-time Data Scientist. He will enhance the team’s ability to analyse complex data, providing deeper insights into biological processes & help us better understand how patients respond to treatments. Learn more bit.ly/3Wpdd8B

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Wesley Research Institute @wesleyresearch.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Join us for an engaging and informative #webinar series designed to explore the challenges, research breakthroughs and future pathways for Coeliac Disease. The first webinar kicks off on Tuesday, 28 January 2025. Register here wesleyresearch.org.au/event/coelia... #coeliacdisease #coeliac

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Coeliac Disease Webinar Series - Wesley Research Institute

Are you or a loved one living with coeliac disease? Join us for an engaging and informative webinar designed to explore the challenges, breakthroughs and future pathways in managing this complex disea...

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