Type 1 diabetes

Researchers from SVI have for the first time been able to catch immune cells at the ‘scene of the crime’ in type 1 diabetes, by isolating them from the pancreas of an organ donor who had the disease. The researchers were also able to show that the cells were recognising a particular part of the insulin molecule itself.More

Cancer

In a paper published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, SVI researchers explain how the gene Recql4, which causes the rare cancer syndrome, Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome, is involved in blood cell development and maturation.More

Type 2 Diabetes

SVI researcher Dr Jon Oakhill has been awarded a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to investigate the role of the protein AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), the body’s master regulator of cellular energy.More

Alzheimer’s disease

Erena's story: “When mum was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in late November 2006, she was 59 years old. Her own mother had suffered from the same condition and I’ve often wondered about its heredity.More