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New study sheds light on NAD deficiency and birth defects
Our scientists shed further light on how a deficiency in a molecule called NAD during pregnancy is a cause of multiple birth defects.
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Research Overview: Congenital Heart Disease & B3 Link
Professor Sally Dunwoodie and her team have found a genetic cause for various heart and other birth defects and, crucially, a possible way to prevent some cases.
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Preventing birth defects - An interview with Prof Sally Dunwoodie
Professor Dunwoodie has made it her life’s work to focus on congenital heart disease which affect around one in every 100 live born babies. Read full interview.
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NHMRC Award 2019
Distinguished embryologist, Prof Sally Dunwoodie has been honoured at NHMRC Research Excellence Awards for her contribution to the field of research.
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Pregnancy Double Discovery
Learn more about our world first double pregnancy discovery that is expected to prevent recurrent miscarriages and multiple types of birth defects.
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Eureka Prize 2018
Professor Sally Dunwoodie from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has been awarded the 2018 UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research.
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Pregnancy Breakthrough Statement
Read the latest statement regarding our pregnancy double breakthrough from the Victor Chang Institute.
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Baby Brain
Get to know the Victor Chang Institute's powerful pregnancy discovery and the mastermind behind it.
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Order of Australia awarded to Institute’s Prof Sally Dunwoodie
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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Research Update on Prof Sally Dunwoodie's Historic Breakthrough in Pregnancy and Birth Defects
Clinical study now underway to identify pregnant women at risk of miscarriages or birth defects
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NSW’s 2023 CVRN Research Innovation Grants
This year’s recipients will tackle five cardiovascular disease projects using the Institute’s Innovation Centre.
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Donate to Prevent Heart Defects
Heart defects are not rare. We're on the verge of a breakthrough. Help us by donating today.
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Donate - Help Progress Word-First Clinical Trials for CHD
Your gift will help heart warrior's like Inayah who are born with damaged hearts. Clinical trials could prevent many thousands of babies being born with CHD.
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2021 - Update on Historic Pregnancy Breakthrough
An Update on Professor Sally Dunwoodie's Historical Breakthrough in Pregnancy and Birth Defects that was published in 2017
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Dr Adam Hill
Meet the leader of our Computational Cardiology Laboratory
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Professor Sally Dunwoodie
Meet our world leading scientist who is pioneering research into CHD, birth defects and miscarriages
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Embryology
World first research into the genetic and environmental causes of birth defects, including CHD. Read more about the research led by Prof Sally Dunwoodie.
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NSW Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program 2021 Funding Success
NSW Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program 2021 Funding Success
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Cellular Bioenergetics Laboratory
The Cellular Bioenergetics Laboratory focuses on cardiometabolic disease, diabetes and obesity, mitochondrial biology and cancer cell metabolism.
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Ollie's Story - CHD
Two serious heart defects and two major surgeries before he was 12 weeks old
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Donate to Heart Research - Valentine's Day
This Valentine’s Day, give a love that lasts by supporting the life-saving heart research underway at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.
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NSW’s most outstanding young cardiovascular scientists awarded 2022 Research Innovation Grants
Projects investigating stroke, arrhythmias and congenital heart disease have been highlighted as winners of the annual Research Innovation Grant.
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William's Story - Heart Transplant
In the space of 24 hours, William went from shopping with mum to end stage heart failure. Read more.
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NHMRC Funding 2018
Five Victor Chang Institute projects receive NHMRC support for 2019 and beyond
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Home of Heart Research
We're dedicated to finding cures for heart disease through world-class and cutting-edge medical research.
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Computer Simulations Reducing Animal Testing
Institute’s scientists are developing new computer models to predict the cardiac safety of new drugs more accurately and more ethically than testing on animals.
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Professor Nigel Turner joins the Institute
Professor Nigel Turner is researching obesity-related metabolic diseases' impact on the heart at the Institute’s new Cellular Bioenergetics Laboratory.
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Time to ‘Heal Country’ and End Rheumatic Heart Disease
This NAIDOC Week, we reached out to scientists to learn more about this deadly heart disease and its impact on our First Nations people.
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Heart of Gold Awards 2017
Honouring courageous members of the community who have tried to save the life of someone suffering a heart attack or cardiac arrest. Nominate an Aussie hero today!
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Diabetes
Learn more about what diabetes is, types, symptoms and management
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NHMRC Investigator Grant Funding Success
Scientists at the Institute awarded almost $10 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to fight heart disease
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Star Scientist of the Month - Eddie Ip
Each month a rising star will be nominated and featured on our blog. Say hello to our Star Scientist of the month - PhD student, Eddie Ip
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Jayden's Story - Heart Transplant
Single father Jayden came down with the flu. He ended up needing a heart transplant. Read his amazing story of survival
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Smoking at record low in Australia, but the grim harvest of preventable heart disease continues
Nearly 11,500 people are hospitalised from smoking-related heart disease each year - even if smoking rates in Australia are at an all-time low.
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Opinion Piece: A Scientific Banana Republic? - Prof Bob Graham
Read an expert's concerns on how Australia will rapidly become an unstable Scientific Banana Republic unless we take drastic action
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Heart Attack
What are the symptoms of a heart attack and how to prevent one? Learn the warning signs and what to do if you or someone else is having one. do if you or someone else is having one
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Mechanobiology
Research in the Martinac laboratory focuses on ion-channel mediated mechanosensory transduction processes in living cells from bacteria to humans.
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Understanding why some families are prone to ‘big hearts’
Prof Livia Hool has been working for over 15 years to try to answer one question: what causes some people to develop big hearts or HCM
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Star Scientist of the Month - Tanya Solomon
Each month a rising star will be nominated and featured on our blog. Say hello to our Star Scientist for April, Tanya Solomon.
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Star Scientist - Ingrid Stacey
At our WA Hub, Ingrid Stacey is part of a collaboration working towards ending RHD - a disease which disproportionally affects Indigenous Australians.
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Women in Science - Celine Santiago
Celine, 2020 CSANZ Ralph Reader Young Investigator Prize Winner, shares with us her journey and the research that won her the prestigious award
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Computational Genomics
Discover how we analyse large amounts of genomic data to identify genetic causes of disease. Read about the research led by prof Eleni Giannoulatou.
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Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Group
The Victor Chang Institute's Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Group, led by Dr Nikki Bart, is working to understand amyloid cardiomyopathy.
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Prof David Winlaw on Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Read this opinion piece on HLHS by Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon Professor David Winlaw
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Innovation Team Summary
Meet the scientists of our state-of-the-art Innovation Centre at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
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.