Media Releases
2010
- 3 August - WRI's 2010 Gala Evening a great success
More than 400 of Wesley Research Institute’s supporters donned feather boas and fedoras for its annual Gala Evening raising over $230,000 for medical research. - 22 July - WRI funds five new projects
WRI is very pleased to announce the funding of five new research projects. - 21 May - Oxygen, improving quality of life for cancer survivors
A new study supported by the Wesley Research Institute has shown that breathing 100% oxygen under increased pressure can repair painful and sometimes life threatening side effects of radiation therapy used in the treatment of cancer. - 19 April - Cancer radiation levels under review
Cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment may soon benefit from reduced doses of radiation, thanks to a new research project under way in Brisbane. - 1 March - Neurologist Pamela McCombe named the Wesley Research Institute’s ‘2009 Researcher of the Year’
A/Prof Pamela McCombe is the Wesley Research Institute’s ‘2009 Researcher of the Year’.
2009
- 7 December - Become a Wesley Researcher now
Expressions of interest are now open for new research projects. Applications close 1 February 2010. - 22 October - Premier opens Wesley Research Institute's major expansion
The Wesley Research Institute (WRI) marked a major expansion today when the Premier of Queensland, the Hon Anna Bligh MP, officially opened the Health and Medical Research Centre (HMRC). - 13 October - Wesley Research Institute to establish Mitsubishi Development Rural and Remote Health Centre
The Wesley Research Institute is establishing a Rural and Remote Health Centre aimed at improving patient care in the bush.
- 22 June - Brisbane raises over $500,000 for Wesley Research Institute at Gala Evening
The hugely successful inaugural Gala Evening of Brisbane’s Wesley Research Institute last Saturday raised more than $500,000 for medical research. - 12 February - Wesley Research Institute rewards outstanding researcher
A leading women’s health researcher, Dr Christine Knox, was recently awarded the Wesley Research Institute’s ‘2008 Researcher of the Year’ award.
2008
- 1 September - Sports legends join Tracey Wickham to launch Hannah's Chance Foundation
A host of Queensland sporting greats will join Tracey Wickham and family on Monday 1 September to officially launch Hannah’s Chance Foundation, which was established in memory of her daughter Hannah Ciobo-O’Driscoll who passed away tragically last year. - 11 June - New research group offers hope to Asbestosis sufferers
The Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, was launched at The Wesley Research Institute today. Special guest Karen Banton, widow of mesothelioma victim and campaigner Bernie Banton, officially launched the Group.
- 3 April - New Wesley Research Institute study aims to halt the progression of Multiple Sclerosis
A new research study being conducted at The Wesley Research Institute (WRI) aims to stop the progression of early active stage Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in its tracks. - 4 March - Queensland Scouts launch children’s book to help The Wesley Research Institute
A children's book, 'Betty Bilby Saves Easter', was recently launched as the first State-wide fundraising initiative of the Scouts Queensland Centenary Project. To mark the centenary, Scouts Queensland is aiming to raise $1 million to support the work of The Wesley Research Institute. - 28 January - Research creates hope of reduced infection in treatment of bone fractures and implants
A new treatment to reduce the rate of infections resulting from orthopaedic implants is the focus of a research project funded by The Wesley Research Institute. Bacterial bone infections are currently the most common complication in the surgical treatment of bone fractures with fracture fixation implants. - 2 January - Teenage cancer victim’s memory lives on
The 17th Annual Justin Cameron Cancer Care Foundation presentation on 10 January 2008 will bring mixed emotions for his family Alan, Rhonda and Lauren Cameron.
