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PathWest’s Zo Ee Wong awarded prestigious FHRI grant for groundbreaking immunotherapy research 20 February 2026 We are thrilled to announce that our very own Zo Ee Wong from the Department of Clinical Immunology FSH has been awarded a Clinician Researcher Training grant through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group for her innovative CAR T cell immunotherapy research to improve outcomes for patients with blood cancers. Zo Ee is one of only eight Western Australian health professionals to receive this scholarship. The funding will support a PhD project titled: "Functional characterisation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells in haematological malignancies and transplantation." The research project will be performed in collaboration between PathWest Immunology, Haematology RPH, The University of Western Australia, and Cell and Tissue Therapies WA (CTTWA). CAR T cell therapy is a groundbreaking immunotherapy that genetically engineers... -
International Acclaim for PathWest Forensic Biology staff 05 February 2026 A publication co-authored by PathWest Forensic Biology staff members Anna Heavey (Senior Forensic Scientist in Charge-Quality, Training, Safety & Risk) and Gavin Turbett (Head of Department) has been selected as a 2025 Noteworthy Article for the prestigious Journal of Forensic Sciences. The Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, which each year publishes a collection of Noteworthy Articles, representing the most impactful scientific articles published in the Journal during the previous calendar year. Since its inception in 1956, more than 70 volumes of the Journal of Forensic Sciences and hundreds of issues have been published. This year the pair’s co-authored paper is one of only 13 articles, representing the breadth and multidisciplinary nature of forensic science, selected for inclusion in the 2025 Noteworthy... -
IPAA Wastewater Award 19 December 2025 Congratulations to our PathWest QEII Microbiology team, one of a group of agencies, to be recognised for its work with the WA Wastewater Surveillance Program at the 2025 Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPPA WA) Achievement Awards. The Awards demonstrate through research excellence, innovation and collaboration, how PathWest plays a significant role in improving the health, wellbeing and safety of the Western Australian community. The PathWest team, the Communicable Disease Control Directorate and Environmental Health, Water Corporation, Boorloo Public Health Unit (North Metropolitan Health Service) and WA Country Health Service won the Award for Best Practice in Collaboration Across Government Organisations (Category 1- project < $1million) and the Silver Award for Best Practice in Innovation (Category 1- project < $1million). Western Australia was the first jurisd...
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PathWest (Forensic Biology) and ChemCentre win the 2025 WA Government Innovator of the Year Award 18 November 2025 We congratulate our PathWest (Forensic Biology) team, who jointly with ChemCentre, have been named the 2025 Western Australian Government Innovator of the Year. The Award, announced recently by Science and Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson at the 19th annual Western Australian Innovators of the Year Awards, recognises world-first research by ChemCentre and the PathWest (Forensic Biology) Research & Development team led by Dr Marie Rye. This ground-breaking work centres on using the proteins in hair for human forensic identification. While DNA analysis remains the gold standard for identifying individuals, evidence such as hair shafts often contain insufficient DNA for analysis. A single human hair comprises a combination of protein variants which can be used to infer DNA sequence information. As part of the research project, data will be generated to identify genetic variants... -
PathWest BakeWest - Entries for Overall Winner 04 August 2025 Please note: Voting closed on Thursday 7 August 2025. Overall Winner Cake Entries Genes and germs by Avril Strutt (People, Capability and Culture) Named ‘Genes and Germs’, this colourful retro-inspired cake was created as a school holiday activity with Avril and her children – a celebration of both creativity and science. The name playfully reflects both the cake and the creators. - The ‘P’ cake by Ingrid Iaschi (Environmental Microbiology Unit) To celebrate 20 years of PathWest, the Environmental Microbiology Unit created a striking red chocolate cake in the shape of a bold letter ‘P’. It’s a strong symbol of PathWest’s identity, commitment to public health, and its mission to protect community wellbeing. - Point-of-Care Testing by Elizabeth Byrnes (Biochemistry) Representing the important work of the Point-of-Care Testing te...
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