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Institute’s Dr Wolhuter awarded Darlene Solomon Award

The Institute’s Dr Kathryn Wolhuter presented with Darlene Solomon Award

24 Mar 2023

Heart Health Test Needs to be Safeguarded

Vital heart health test needs to be safeguarded not cut

23 Mar 2023

Shock Heart Health Statistics since COVID

Shock Heart Health Statistics since COVID

12 Feb 2023

Time to consider a vital new cholesterol Lp(a) testing

Time to consider a vital new cholesterol Lp(a) testing

27 Jan 2023

NSW’s 2023 CVRN Research Innovation Grants

NSW’s 2023 CVRN Research Innovation Grants

17 Jan 2023

WA researchers shedding light on link between long COVID & chronic fatigue

WA researchers shedding light on the link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

03 Jan 2023

Capturing our Science – Art of the Heart Winners 2022

Art of the Heart 2022

21 Dec 2022

Prof Bob Graham elected VP of the Australian Academy of Science

Professor Bob Graham elected Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science

20 Dec 2022

Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium 2022 - Event Wrap

Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium 2022 - Event Wrap

16 Dec 2022

School Science Awards 2022

School Science Awards 2022

09 Dec 2022

SOHN Event Wrap 2022

SOHN Event Wrap 2022

02 Dec 2022

Providing new hope for patients with amyloidosis - a severe disease that can cause heart failure

Providing new hope for patients with amyloidosis - a severe disease that can cause heart failure

30 Nov 2022

Heart of the West 2022 Event Wrap

Heart of the West 2022 Event Wrap

24 Nov 2022

PanKind Grant

Funding success to help fight pancreatic cancer

17 Nov 2022

CVRN Awards 2022

Institute’s Academics Recognised for their Outstanding Cardiovascular Research Excellence

24 Oct 2022

SCAD Survivor Study

New study - SCAD survivors in urgent need of post-care support

09 Oct 2022

Holt Rock Hoedown

Country Music Festival Raises Funds for Heart Disease

04 Oct 2022

HCM Imaging For Enlarged Heart Syndrome

World-class imaging helping to tackle enlarged heart syndrome

28 Sep 2022

2022 MRFF Funding Success

2022 MRFF Funding Success

21 Sep 2022

National Indigenous Genomics Network

Our Institute in new National Indigenous Genomics Network

21 Sep 2022

2022 Chuck Feeney Award Winners

Winners of the Chuck Feeney Award for Philanthropy 2022

08 Sep 2022

Heart in a Box's Global Impact

World-first transplant discovery giving hope to patients around the world

06 Sep 2022

New research: Exercise & Heart Health

New series takes deep dive into why exercise is vital for heart health

06 Sep 2022

Ben Beale Laboratory Launch

Launch of the Ben Beale Laboratory delivers fitting legacy

18 Aug 2022

New SCAD Clinic Opens in Newcastle

New SCAD clinic for patients in the Hunter Region of NSW

16 Aug 2022

New Board Member: Elizabeth Gaines

Elizabeth Gaines joins the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute’s Board of Directors

10 Aug 2022

2022 Update on Pregnancy Breakthrough

Research Update on Prof Sally Dunwoodie's Historic Breakthrough in Pregnancy and Birth Defects

10 Aug 2022

Funding Boost for WA’s Dr Lee Nedkoff

Funding Boost for WA’s Dr Lee Nedkoff

27 Jun 2022

New Cardiac Hypertrophy Discovery

Major scientific breakthrough for Cardiac Hypertrophy

14 Jun 2022

New Cardiac Arrest Screening 2022

New Screening Test for Those at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

10 Jun 2022

New Virtual Biopsy Developed in Sydney

New Virtual Biopsy Developed set to Transform Heart Transplant Care

29 May 2022

Spider Venom Breakthrough [UPDATE]

Update on the Institute’s Spider Venom Breakthrough

16 May 2022

Diane Fatkin’s Atrial Fibrillation Research 2022

An update on Professor Diane Fatkin’s World-Leading Atrial Fibrillation Research

20 Apr 2022

New Strategic Partnership with UWA

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and The University of Western Australia new strategic partnership

30 Mar 2022

$8M Snow Fellowship to VCCRI

$8 million from the Snow Medical Research Foundation to shed light on the dark genome

02 Mar 2022

Heart Attack Genes [Study]

New study identifies the genes most likely to lead to heart attacks

16 Feb 2022

Ben Beale Laboratory

Ben Beale Laboratory in Cardiovascular Research

19 Jan 2022

TTRA Grant Success

TTRA Grant - National Research Centre for Cardiovascular Disease

14 Jan 2022

Translational Cardiovascular Research

Translational Cardiovascular Research – A Watershed Moment For Heart Research

14 Jan 2022

Coronary Heart Disease Discovery

New Study Reveals Coronary Heart Disease Triggered by Complex Networks of Genes

13 Jan 2022

Jason Kovacic & Agilent Thought Leader Award

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute’s Professor Jason Kovacic presented with Agilent Thought Leader Award

11 Jan 2022

2022 Research Innovation Grant Winners

NSW’s most outstanding young cardiovascular scientists awarded 2022 Research Innovation Grants

10 Jan 2022

Art of the Heart 2021

Art of the Heart 2021

21 Dec 2021

NSW Cardiovascular Research Funding 2021

NSW Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program 2021 Funding Success

23 Nov 2021

Cardiac Fibroblasts or Excessive Scarring [Discovery]

New study finds the body’s defensive reaction to a heart attack could help limit damage

11 Nov 2021

$1.2M For Heart Hypertrophy Research

$1.2 million NHMRC grant success to investigate heart hypertrophy

04 Nov 2021

FMD Breakthrough

International study finds key genes for ‘rare’ vascular disease fibromuscular dysplasia

01 Nov 2021

Ventri Clinical Partnership

Institute announces new partnership to create world leading medical devices

12 Oct 2021

Woodside Energy Funding

Woodside adds its support to new home of heart disease research centre in WA

29 Sep 2021

WA’s First Dedicated Centre of Heart Research

Western Australia’s first dedicated centre of heart research

17 Sep 2021

NHMRC Investigator Grant Funding

NHMRC Investigator Grant Funding Success

14 Sep 2021

Pregnancy Breakthrough - 2021 Update

2021 - Update on Historic Pregnancy Breakthrough

10 Aug 2021

Build-up of Plaque Discovery

Gene identified that drives build-up of plaque in arteries

03 Aug 2021

Bourne Foundation Donation

Bourne Foundation donation to drive research into coronary heart disease

03 Aug 2021

Deadly Spider Venom Treats Hearts

Repairing hearts with deadly spider venom

16 Jul 2021

‘Heal Country’ & End Rheumatic Heart Disease

Time to ‘Heal Country’ and End Rheumatic Heart Disease

07 Jul 2021

Big Wins to Further Future

Big wins to further future research at the Institute

01 Jul 2021

$6M to Genetic Causes of Rare Diseases

$6 million grant will accelerate Australian research into the genetic causes of rare diseases

30 Jun 2021

Air Pollution & Cardiovascular Disease

Scientists Urge Crackdown on Air Pollution to Help the Heart

16 Jun 2021

Congenital Heart Disease Breakthrough

Institute scientists aids congenital heart disease Oxford University breakthrough

09 Jun 2021

$1M to Atrial Fibrillation Research

$1M Grant to Atrial Fibrillation Research

03 Jun 2021

The Future of Precision Medicine

Scientists Lead Seminal Series on the Future of Precision Medicine

18 May 2021

$500K to Accelerate New Treatment

Scientists in WA Awarded $500,000 to accelerate new treatment into ‘big heart syndrome’

29 Apr 2021

Heart Health Tour 2021

Heart Health Tour is back on the road across NSW 2021

26 Apr 2021

New Global Genome Database

Institute scientist contribute to new global genome database resource

13 Apr 2021

New Discovery: Heart Attack

World First Discovery Uncovers Secret Switch That Could Revolutionise Heart Attack Treatment

09 Apr 2021

New 3D Printer to Help Heart Research

New 3D Printer to help scientists fine-tune their research

25 Mar 2021

Heart Attacks in Women Breakthrough

World First Discovery Could Help Reduce Heart Attacks in Women

07 Mar 2021

Lowy Packer Building Recognised with Award

Lowy Packer Building recognised in Sustainability Awards

02 Mar 2021

Innovation Grant Winners 2021

NSW Research Innovation Grant Winners 2021

23 Feb 2021

Art of the Heart 2020

Art of the Heart 2020

17 Dec 2020

Atlassian Partnership

Atlassian partners with Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

10 Dec 2020

Discovery: Humble Sea Sponge & Humans

How Scientists Unraveled a 700 million year old mystery of evolution

06 Nov 2020

Monique Bax - Tomorrow Fund Grant

Monique Bax awarded Tomorrow Fund Grant

23 Oct 2020

Opinion Piece: COVID-19 in WA

Opinion Piece: COVID-19 in Western Australia

15 Sep 2020

Inherited Heart Disease Discoveries

Fixing the World's Biggest Hearts

25 Aug 2020

COVID-19 Progress Report

COVID-19 Progress Report

11 Aug 2020

Coronavirus Research in Pictures

Coronavirus Research in Pictures

07 Jun 2020

Cattle Farmer Donates $300,000 to Heart Disease

Cattle Farmer Donates $300,000 to Heart Disease

07 May 2020

Australian Scientists at Heart Against COVID

Australian Scientists at Heart of Research into COVID-19

03 May 2020

Decline in Cardiac Hospitalizations During COVID

Decline in Cardiac Hospitalisations During Coronavirus

27 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Operations Update

COVID-19 Operations Update

24 Apr 2020

Prof Livia Hool about COVID in Western Australia

Coronavirus in Western Australia

17 Apr 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 FAQ

Coronavirus FAQ

08 Apr 2020

COVID Research Update - FAQ

Coronavirus Update - Heart Disease & the Latest Research

06 Apr 2020

New Executive Director Jason Kovacic

New Executive Director - Jason Kovacic

03 Apr 2020

Coronavirus, Heart Disease & Science [Video]

Coronavirus, heart disease and the science

30 Mar 2020

Coronavirus & Heart Disease

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and heart disease

13 Mar 2020

Matthew Grounds Order of Australia

Matthew Grounds Order of Australia

26 Jan 2020

Heart Attack Scar Treatment Discovery

New treatment for heart attack scar

02 Jan 2020

Advanced Cardiac Imaging Centre

Advanced Cardiac Imaging Centre

12 Aug 2019

Cardiovascular Research Capacity Building Program

Cardiovascular Research Capacity Building Program

12 Aug 2019

2019 Drug Development Update

2019 Drug Development Update

12 Aug 2019

Cardiac Mechano-signaling Update

2019 Cardiac Mechano-signaling Update

12 Aug 2019

2019 Sudden Cardiac Death Research Update

2019 SCD Update

12 Aug 2019

2019 HLH Update

2019 HLH Update

12 Aug 2019

2019 Heart Attack Update

2019 Heart Attack Update

12 Aug 2019

2019 CHD Update

2019 CHD Update

12 Aug 2019

2019 SCAD Update

2019 SCAD update

12 Aug 2019

Prof Sally Dunwoodie Receives NHMRC Award

NHMRC Award

12 Mar 2019

Sepsis Breakthrough

Sepsis Breakthrough

28 Feb 2019

2019 Funding Announcement

2019 Funding Announcement

25 Feb 2019

Heart GP

Heart GP

17 Jan 2019

Media Awards 2018

Media Awards 2018

18 Dec 2018

NHMRC Funding 2018

NHMRC Funding 2018

14 Dec 2018

IMB Announcement 2018

IMB Announcement 2018

05 Dec 2018

Matthew Grounds Awarded Research Champion

Research Australia Health & Medical Research Awards 2018

09 Nov 2018

NSW Premier's Prize 2018

NSW Premier's Prize 2018

30 Oct 2018

World first heart attack breakthrough

Heart Attack Discovery

14 Sep 2018

10 Year Building Anniversary

10 Year Building Anniversary

05 Sep 2018

Prof Sally Dunwoodie wins 2018 Eureka Award

Eureka Prize 2018

30 Aug 2018

Vale Samuel Chisholm

Vale Sam Chisholm

17 Jul 2018

New Genetic Test for Heart Disease

Genetics Breakthrough

02 Jul 2018

NSW Government Funding Announcement

Funding Announcement

13 May 2018

Heart Formation Discovery

Heart Formation Discovery

11 May 2018

$125million Investment in Research

Federal Budget 2018

09 May 2018

Understanding SCAD Heart Attacks in Women

Understanding SCAD Heart Attacks in Women

02 May 2018

Fishing for Clues - Dr Kazu Kikuchi

Fishing for clues

02 May 2018

Baby Brain

Baby Brain

01 May 2018

Heart of Gold Awards 2018

Heart of Gold Awards 2018

16 Feb 2018

Pre-Diabetes Discovery

Pre-Diabetes Discovery

07 Feb 2018

Discovery reveals hidden power of immune cells

Regeneration Discovery

18 Dec 2017

Protein Network Breakthrough

Protein Breakthrough

14 Dec 2017

Professor Dunwoodie Wins Premier's Prize

Professor wins Premier's Prize

24 Oct 2017

Chain Reaction 2017

Chain Reaction 2017

29 Aug 2017

Pregnancy Double Discovery

Pregnancy Double Discovery

07 Aug 2017

Pregnancy Breakthrough Statement

Pregnancy Breakthrough Statement

07 Aug 2017

Innovative Treatment Targets Killer Tumours

Innovative treatment targets tumours

29 Jun 2017

Heart of Gold Awards 2017

Heart of Gold Awards 2017

14 Apr 2017

Innovative Diabetes Research

Diabetes Research

13 Feb 2017

Tiny Fish, Big Discovery

Tiny Fish, Big Discovery

16 Jan 2017

The Gene Machine

Gene Machine

05 Aug 2016

Obesity Discovery

Obesity Breakthrough

14 Jul 2016

Professor Richard Harvey elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Richard Harvey elected Fellow of the Royal Society

14 Jul 2016

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Discovery

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Breakthrough

29 Apr 2016

Bay Soiree 2016

The Bay Soiree 2016

01 Apr 2016

Scientists Grow Billions of Heart Cells

Beating Heart Cells

06 Jan 2016

Heart of Gold Awards 2015

Heart of Gold Awards 2015

14 Apr 2015

Heart Attack Breakthrough

Heart attack breakthrough

06 Apr 2015

Arrhythmia Research Breakthrough

Long QT Syndrome Breakthrough

01 Feb 2015

Cardiomyopathy Breakthrough

Cardiomyopathy Research Discovery

14 Jan 2015

Heart Transplant Research Breakthrough

Heart in a Box Research Breakthrough

24 Oct 2014

Heart Regeneration Media Release

Media Release: Scientists discover the heart can regenerate itself

09 May 2014

Celebrating 20 Years of Discovery

20 Years of Discovery

14 Feb 2014

World-first discovery sheds new light on congenital birth defects

World-first discovery sheds new light on congenital birth defects

06 Apr 2012

Acknowledgement of Country

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Gadigal of the Eora nation, on which we meet, work, and discover.
Our Western Australian laboratories pay their respect to the Whadjuk Noongar who remain as the ongoing spiritual and cultural custodians of their land.