Congratulations to Jessie Gao and Hilda Pickett for their recent publication exploring therapeutic targets and strategies for cancers that relay on the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway. Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40210445/

Scientists enjoyed a unique experience cruising Sydney Harbour on a competitive yacht during the Breakthrough Sprint Regatta, hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Prof Tony Cesare and A/Prof Anai Gonzalez-Cordero shared the importance of investing in medical research. cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/scientist…

We welcome Dr Andrew Sloane as our new COO and Company Secretary. With over 30 years' experience in the life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, he will be key to positioning Children's Medical Research Institute for success in our next phase of development.

We’d like to thank the University of Sydney Women in Science Union for inviting A/Prof Sam Ginn and Dr Kate Giles to talk about #ImposterSyndrome at a recent event. The organisers said our scientists provided an informative and empowering experience for students! #WomeninScience

At 7, Ollie was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Today, he's 9, in remission and using his art to help other kids survive. Mint his open edition on MagicEden to support life-saving research and a chance to win the 1/1 Bear he designed. 100% of proceeds go to CMRI

15 hours left to mint Ollie's open edition for a chance to win a 1/1 Okay Bear designed by him. At just 9, Ollie faced an aggressive brain tumour and nearly 100 rounds of treatment. Through it all, he found hope in art, and wants to give back to kids like him. Link below 💚

Extraordinary work by our ProCan® team for this paper on AI in cancer research out in high-impact oncology journal Cancer Discovery, Cancer Discovery, today. Read more here: cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/ai-used-t…

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Marjo from Bargo has raised almost $12,000 for the Children's Medical Research Institute through Return and Earn refunds 💚 We spoke with Marjo and the Children's Medical Research Institute about the impact Marjo's bottles and cans are making! Read more returnandearn.org.au/exc_news/recyc…

Exciting news from CMRI spin-out company ProCan Technologies.

We’re thrilled to announce more than $9,600 raised for Ollie's NFT artwork. Congratulations to Ked for winning his incredible 1/1 Bear! Thank you so much to the amazing Okay #okaybears community for showing up strong. #WAGBO Appo Kais

We are excited to announce a groundbreaking study out in Nature Communications from #CMRI Dr Alex Sobinoff & team. Our scientists have discovered proteins that guide telomerase — opening doors to new treatments for #cancer, aging & genetic disease. Read more: cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/scientist…

Congratulations to A/Prof Pengyi Yang, Head of CMRI’s Computational Systems Biology Unit, on receiving Australian Research Council's 2025 Future Fellowship! His project will use single-cell omics technologies to improve the study of cell programming. Read more here: arc.gov.au/news-publicati…

I'm honoured to receive an ARC Future Fellowship to advance computational systems biology. Grateful to Australian Research Council, University of Sydney, CMRI, and the incredible mentors, collaborators and students who made this possible. Excited for this interdisciplinary journey! #FutureFellowship

We’re proud of CMRI researcher Dr Radek Szmyd who has received a 2025 University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health Mid-Career Research Outstanding Publication Award - for his extraordinary work to understand why cancer cells die in different ways following radiotherapy.

Congratulations to Dr Pragathi Masamsetti and our Embryology team for receiving front page of Developmental Cell Cell Press this week. The knowledge gained through this publication enriches our understanding of early human development. Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.devc…

Jeans for Genes is hoping to fund research into childhood cancers and genetic diseases to give sick kids a fighting chance by organising a fundraising day on 7th August. youtu.be/UtqmZK3ONOs #7NEWS