April 2022

Researcher Profile | Amalia de Jesus Alves

Amalia de Jesus Alves joined Menzies in Timor-Leste in October 2020, beginning work as a veterinary technician supporting national field sampling protocols for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance programs. Amalia works with animal health service...
Study highlights pathways to school success

A first ever study into a child’s journey from preschool attendance (age four years) to early academic achievement (age eight years) was recently published in the prominent multidisciplinary journal PLOS ONE by Menzies in collaboration with Charles Darwin University (CDU). The...
Harry Christian Giese Award 2022 | Congratulations Dr Bianca Middleton

Dr Bianca Middleton has won the 2022 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award for her proposal to address under-vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five years old. Dr Middleton will lead community stakeholder engagement and work with cultural...
New bacterium named after Senior Researcher Mark Mayo

The discovery of two novel species of bacteria has led to one of them being named after Menzies Associate Deputy Director, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, Laboratory project manager and Senior Researcher Mark Mayo. The two new species are part of the group of bacteria called...
Menzies renews MoU with Timor-Leste Ministry of Health

An important partnership in the work to improve public health in Timor-Leste has been strengthened with Menzies and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH) signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new MoU means Menzies and the Ministry of Health will continue to work...
Using paracetamol for protecting kidneys in patients with severe malaria

Paracetamol is regularly used for the relief of pain and fever associated with many illnesses, but a study just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases has shown that it may also help protect against kidney damage in patients with malaria. The study led by former Menzies PhD...
Bacterial slime causing persistent wet coughs for children

New research has led to a breakthrough in understanding an important driver of recurrent chest infections in children. Many children experience a prolonged wet cough after having an acute cough and can develop a condition called protracted bacterial bronchitis or PBB. In a...
Photo gallery | CDU Menzies School of Medicine Public Lecture Series

The first in a series of public lectures hosted by CDU Menzies School of Medicine kicked off on 17 March with Menzies Professor of Global Health Professor Ric Price giving a talk on the history of Malaria and its global elimination. Sixty people attended University Theatre at...
Photo Gallery | CDU Graduation April 2022

On 6 April we formally recognised our Higher Degrees by Research, postgraduate and VET graduates at the Charles Darwin University Graduation Ceremony, held at the Darwin Waterfront. PhD student, Danielle Longmore, with Director, Professor Alan Cass AO after the ceremony. Master of...
Help us to end Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Australia

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) starts with a Strep A infection of the throat or skin. If untreated, the infection can lead to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) which can feature sore joints, fever and heart inflammation. While the other symptoms of ARF go away the heart damage can remain,...
Vale Neil Balnaves AO

Menzies, its Board and staff, mourn the tragic loss of Neil Balnaves AO and extend condolences to his family and staff at The Balnaves Foundation. Neil Balnaves passed away unexpectedly on 19 February 2022. He was the founder of The Balnaves Foundation and former Chancellor of...
'Our planet, our health': protecting Australians impacted by climate change

World Health Day 2022 challenges us to reimagine a world where economies are focused on health and wellbeing, where cities are liveable, and people have control over their health and the health of the planet. Here at Menzies, we are working towards this goal, recently partnering in...

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