June 2021

Student profile | Bernard Leckning

Research officer and PhD candidate Bernard Leckning is part of Menzies inaugural Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE) team, commencing as a casual research assistant in 2011. Having followed his wife, an ABC journalist to the Top End, Bernard began his career at Menzies...
Ear Health Facilitators graduate in Wadeye and Ti-Tree

The Hearing for Learning Initiative (HfLI) is a research project aimed at improving ear and hearing health services for 20 Aboriginal communities around the Northern Territory. As part of the project, local community members are provided training in using ear and hearing equipment....
Establishing a National Network for First Nations Researchers

Menzies will be part of a National Network for First Nations Researchers which is being established with the goal of growing the next generation of research leaders. The National Network is made up of a team of 91 investigators, led by four First Nations leaders, and represents the...
Menzies trainee creates history on Awards Night

The stars came out on a cool Friday evening on May 21 to celebrate the success of the Territory’s Trainees and Apprentices, at the GTNT Group Awards Ceremony, at Mindil Beach Casino Resort. The awards celebrate the achievements of GTNT Group apprentices, trainees, students,...
Clinical trial focuses on new treatment to beat scabies

Menzies, Royal Darwin Hospital and Darwin Dermatology are conducting a new clinical trial testing a new investigational medicine (Moxidectin) which can be taken orally to treat scabies. It could prove life-changing for adults and children suffering skin infections caused by the...
Photo gallery | CDU Graduation ceremony

We are thrilled to announce our next group of Menzies graduands across Higher Degree by Research and Public Health Coursework who graduated at the Charles Darwin University Graduation at the Darwin Convention Centre on Friday 28 May. Higher Degrees by Research Name Supervisory Team...
Photo gallery | National Reconciliation Week 2021

To recognise the week, the Reconciliation Implementation Group (RIG) planned a range of events to take place throughout the week in both Brisbane and Darwin. The events included forums, a cultural bush walk around the CDU campus and a live radio broadcast with the Top End Aboriginal...
2021 End of Financial Year Appeal
Improving our understanding to eliminate malaria

Image credit: Pearl Gan in association with Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam and Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU), Indonesia. New research by Menzies’ malaria team is identifying innovative new ways to eliminate Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax)...
TB contact tracing in Sabah

Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue in Sabah, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Our TB team including Menzies genomics doctoral researcher Dr Ella Meumann has been working with Malaysian, Singaporean and Australian TB genomics experts to explore the genomic...
Trainee profile | Ashanti Berry

Ashanti Berry is an exceptional Menzies trainee on track to complete her traineeship by October this year. Born and raised in Darwin, Ashanti is a Marramaninjsji woman from the Daly River Region who loves spending time with her family and friends whether it be camping, BBQs or just...
Testing and surveillance at the Timor-Leste National Health Laboratory

In April this year, as COVID-19 was spreading in the community, Timor-Leste had major floods. The floods affected all of Timor-Leste but were more significant in Dili, causing many people to lose their homes, property, and more than 40 people lost their lives. Since the floods,...

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