Wesley Research Institute
@wesleyresearch.bsky.social
🔬 As the official research partner for UnitingCare, we are committed to delivering real health impact and further enhancing patient outcomes, while contributing to knowledge worldwide. #medicalresearch #healthresearch
https://www.wesleyresearch.org.au/
https://www.wesleyresearch.org.au/
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
#releasethefullmrff
Half the funding. Half the future.
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was meant to deliver $1B a year — only $650M is reaching researchers.
Join the call to release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was meant to deliver $1B a year — only $650M is reaching researchers.
Join the call to release the full MRFF.
www.aamri.org.au/mrff
#releasethefullmrff
@markbutlermp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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
#releasethefullmrff
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.
@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.
Researchers' world-first breakthrough on profiling cancer tissue | 9 News Australia
YouTube video by 9 News Australia
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July 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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.
@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.
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
🔗Learn more at wri.org.au/QSBC
July 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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
🔗Learn more at wri.org.au/QSBC
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.
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.
June 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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.
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.
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
🎥 David Sloan @sloanranger77.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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
🎥 David Sloan @sloanranger77.bsky.social
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
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
June 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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
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
📢 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
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
May 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
📢 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
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
In a feature in @nature.com Biotechnology, @aruthak.bsky.social from QSBC, discusses the future of spatial biology and the transformative spatial transcriptomics tools that are hitting the market.
Read more nature.com/articles/s41...
#spatialbiology #spatialmapping #cancerresearch
Read more nature.com/articles/s41...
#spatialbiology #spatialmapping #cancerresearch
Beyond cell atlases: spatial biology reveals mechanisms behind disease - Nature Biotechnology
As the next generation of spatial transcriptomics tools hits the market, researchers are uncovering previously unknown interactions that could transform clinical research.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
In a feature in @nature.com Biotechnology, @aruthak.bsky.social from QSBC, discusses the future of spatial biology and the transformative spatial transcriptomics tools that are hitting the market.
Read more nature.com/articles/s41...
#spatialbiology #spatialmapping #cancerresearch
Read more nature.com/articles/s41...
#spatialbiology #spatialmapping #cancerresearch
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
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
Thanks to research, Emma is thriving beyond cancer.
YouTube video by Wesley Research Institute
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May 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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
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
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
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
May 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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
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
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
Learn more about this comprehensive study here - wesleyresearch.org.au/research-pro...
#covid19 #covidresearch #research
May 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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
Learn more about this comprehensive study here - wesleyresearch.org.au/research-pro...
#covid19 #covidresearch #research
A/Prof Arutha Kulasinghe @aruthak.bsky.social from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) presented his lab's latest research at the SelectScience Cancer Research Summit. Watch the webinar💻 www.selectscience.net/video/deciph...
#cancerresearch #research #spatialbiology #spatialresearch
#cancerresearch #research #spatialbiology #spatialresearch
Deciphering the complexities in the tumour microenvironment, one cell at a time
In this presentation, Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe discusses how his team uses AI and spatial biology to develop predictive biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy.
www.selectscience.net
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
A/Prof Arutha Kulasinghe @aruthak.bsky.social from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) presented his lab's latest research at the SelectScience Cancer Research Summit. Watch the webinar💻 www.selectscience.net/video/deciph...
#cancerresearch #research #spatialbiology #spatialresearch
#cancerresearch #research #spatialbiology #spatialresearch
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
wri.org.au/3GMUxuv
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...
wri.org.au
May 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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
wri.org.au/3GMUxuv
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
@aruthak.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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
@aruthak.bsky.social
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
Read the article www.genengnews.com/topics/cance...
#cancer #spatialmapping #spatialbiology
Spatial Biology Reveals Past, Present, and Future Cancer Biology
Emerging technologies are making space and time measurable in ways that drive therapeutic strategies.
www.genengnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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
Read the article www.genengnews.com/topics/cance...
#cancer #spatialmapping #spatialbiology
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
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
April 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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
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
🌟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
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
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
🌟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
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
This stunning image, captured by Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) scientists using the Wesley Research Institute Phenocycler, has won the prestigious 2025 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Science to Art Award!
@aruthak.bsky.social
#spatialmapping #research #science
@aruthak.bsky.social
#spatialmapping #research #science
Queensland Scientists Win Prestigious NHMRC Science to Art Award - Wesley Research Institute
A breathtaking image capturing the intricate details of skin cancer has earned the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) scientists the prestigious 2025 National Health and Medical Research Council...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This stunning image, captured by Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) scientists using the Wesley Research Institute Phenocycler, has won the prestigious 2025 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Science to Art Award!
@aruthak.bsky.social
#spatialmapping #research #science
@aruthak.bsky.social
#spatialmapping #research #science
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...
📻Listen 19- 32 mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Mornings - ABC listen
The latest news and views from across the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne.
www.abc.net.au
March 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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...
📻Listen 19- 32 mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
🚨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
Read study www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#ruralhealth #healthcare #research
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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March 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🚨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
Read study www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#ruralhealth #healthcare #research
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
March 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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
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...
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...
March 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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...
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...
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...
February 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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...
📢 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
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
February 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
📢 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
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
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
Project supported by UQ, WRI & QUT
#research #clinicaltrial
February 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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
Project supported by UQ, WRI & QUT
#research #clinicaltrial