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Institute Founding Partner of NAT-Net
18 July 2024
NSW Government unveils NAT-Net that will develop cell-based models to reduce animal testing used in medical research
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Renowned Sudden Cardiac Arrest Researcher Joins the Institute
02 July 2024
Please welcome Dr Elizabeth Paratz as our newest clinical faculty member joining the HEART Laboratory based at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research
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Ch 7 Telethon Trust supporting big heart syndrome research
17 April 2024
Funds raised for our WA lab to develop a new tool to identify children at risk of developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
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Semaglutides such as Ozempic for Heart Attack Prevention
07 April 2024
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, also known as semaglutide, are being hailed as a revolutionary new tool in the fight against heart disease by cardiologists worldwide
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Roslyn Packer awarded Chuck Feeney Award for Philanthropy
28 March 2024
Renowned philanthropist Roslyn Packer wins of the Institute's Chuck Feeney Award for Philanthropy 2024
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2024 NSW CVRN Research Innovation Grants
29 February 2024
This year’s four recipients to tackle cardiovascular disease projects utilising the Institute's state-of-the-art Innovation Centre.
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2024 SCAD and Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Funding Success
21 February 2024
The Institute’s researchers have been collectively awarded $1.2 million from the NSW Government’s Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program.
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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute celebrates 30 Years
14 February 2024
From the dreams of a well-respected cardiac surgeon to a world-leader in cardiovascular research.
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Order of Australia awarded to Institute’s Prof Sally Dunwoodie
26 January 2024
Prof Sally Dunwoodie has been recognised for her remarkable career dedicated to understanding the causes and possible preventatives of birth defects.
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2023 NHMRC Ideas Grant Success to develop new cardiac treatments
15 December 2023
The Institute's Prof Jamie Vandenberg team to develop more effective drugs to target arrhythmias such as AF – which will affect one in three Australians during their lifetime.
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Packer Family Foundation $3.75m donation
06 December 2023
The Foundation’s generous donation will accelerate discoveries and drive research impact at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
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Victor Chang Heart Health Check team at NSW Parliament
17 October 2023
Around 80 NSW MPs, staffers and Health Minister Ryan Park underwent Victor Chang Heart Health Checks to highlight the importance of heart disease.
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James Camilleri appointed Chair of Young Appeals Committee
10 October 2023
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute announces the appointment of James Camilleri as the new Chair of the Young Appeals Committee (YAC).
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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute partners with Ingham Institute
27 September 2023
Partnership between the south western Sydney-based Ingham Institute and Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute to strengthen heart research nationally.
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New Heart, Exercise and Research Trials lab, powered by partnership with SVI
13 September 2023
A/Prof André La Gerche appointed head of Institute's new HEART Lab based at St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (SVI) in Melbourne.
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Institute Partners with DSS to Store Critical Research Data
24 August 2023
The Institute has teamed up with Distributed Storage Solutions (DSS) to store data from groundbreaking cardiac research on Filecoin.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.