Setting new benchmarks in medical research
Macquarie co-locates the best researchers with our hospital and health precinct, creating world-leading new expertise with real-world benefits.
ERA 2018: Clinical & neurosciences, oncology, carcinogenesis
ERA 2018: Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
EI ratings 2018: MND research
Areas of specialisation
- Basic pharmacology
- Cancer cell biology
- Cancer therapy
- Cardiovascular and respiratory medicine
- Cellular nervous system
- Central nervous system
- Clinical sciences
- Liquid biopsies
- Medical biotechnology
- Medical genetics
- Medical physiology
- Nanobiotechnology
- Neurogenetics
- Neurology and neuromuscular diseases, including MND and dementias
- Neurosciences
- Ophthalmology
- Pharmaceutical delivery technologies
- Predictive and prognostic markers
- Vision science.
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Research collectives
Research highlights
Our research directly affects patient outcomes across a range of medical conditions and interventions.
Treating MND – Macquarie Neurology and Macquarie’s Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Service combines academic and clinical services with Australia's largest concentration of MND researchers, providing patients with bespoke care. This supports a translational research platform that has made important discoveries of genetic origins of familial MND, which has enabled MND pre-implantation in vitro fertilisation (IVF) services to ensure babies are free of MND in Australia. Our genetic discoveries have also been incorporated into standard practice diagnostic genetic testing of MND patients that are used worldwide.
A simple blood test could soon diagnose cancer – Professor Helen Rizos leads team using liquid biopsies to test patients' responses to cancer treatments and to predict survival outcomes. Read more about this research.
Real-world innovation – Macquarie University launched Celosia Therapeutics to develop effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Read more about this research.
Research news
Read more about the breakthroughs happening in the areas of research relating to biomedical and clinical sciences.
Gene therapy for epilepsy
A new treatment preventing seizures in mice is on the path to clinical trials.
Learn moreCOVID vaccine gamechanger
Scientists are working on a nasal spray vaccine delivery that could have wide-ranging benefits.
Learn moreInvestigating dementia
Macquarie scientists have found an obscure brain protein that plays a key role in dementia.
Learn moreKeyhole valve replacement
A world-first breakthrough enabling reliable, minimally invasive heart valve replacement surgery.
Learn moreCelosia Therapeutics
The new advanced gene therapy company developing Macquarie researchers' patents.
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