News 

Khamis Tomusange is a PhD student in the Virology Laboratory at the BHI. A story about him and his motivation for finding a cure for HIV was featured on ABC online yesterday. Khamis is supported by an international scholarship from The Hospital Research Foundation, which also had a story about his research last week.

Congratulations to PhD students Harshani Jayasinghe (Career Kick Start Award) and Katharina Richter (Science & Technology Award) for being named as Finalists in the 2016 Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards!

Professor John Beltrame, from the Translational Vascular Function Research Collaborative, and an international group of cardiologists have established new guidelines for diagnosing Coronary Artery Spasm, a dangerous heart condition that is difficult to diagnose. Channel 9 newsclip.

Bill Panagopoulos, a PhD student in the Breast Cancer Research Unit, was interviewed about his research on CoastFM. More information about his work can be found on the Australian Breast Cancer Research website.

Congratulations to three members of Professor Eric Gowans' Virology Group who were awarded prizes at the 11th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2) which was held in the Hunter Valley, NSW, in December 2015.