Why do some people with chronic myeloid leukaemia respond better to treatment than others?
New research in HemaSphere suggests mitochondria may hold part of the answer, and could be a target to improve responses to existing therapy.

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Why do some people with chronic myeloid leukaemia respond better to treatment than others?
New research in HemaSphere suggests mitochondria may hold part of the answer, and could be a target to improve responses to existing therapy.
Could microbiome matching make stem cell transplants safer?
SAHMRI PhD researcher Anna Li is investigating whether transplanting a donor's gut microbiome alongside their stem cells could reduce graft-versus-host disease.
๐ฆ Read more: https://sahmri.au/microbiome-transplants
Proud to share that SAHMRI's Brand and Design Lead, Bryan Fernandez, is a 2026 AGDA Design Awards finalist for our Heart Appeal campaign.
Congratulations Bryan and the SAHMRI Creative Team.
โค๏ธ See the finalist entry: https://sahmri.au/agda2026
Spring into Clinical Trials is back for 2026.
Beyond Boundaries: The Future of Clinical Trials in South Australia opens with a panel on AI in clinical trials.
Wed 28 October, 12:30pm โ 3:30pm
SAHMRI Auditorium and online
๐ทRegister here: https://sahmri.au/spring
Australia's first treatment-free remission registry for chronic myeloid leukaemia has launched.
A collaboration between SAHMRI, Leukaemia Foundation and Cancer Council SA, it aims to help more patients safely stop treatment and stay in remission.
See more: https://sahmri.au/CML-registry
A birthday celebration became an opportunity to support medical research. Rachel's story shows how community fundraising and collective generosity can help create opportunities for discoveries that improve lives.
Read more here: https://sahmri.au/rachelsparty
#CommunityFundraising #ResearchImpact
Today is Australia's first Medical Research Giving Day. At SAHMRI, we've discovered how anybody can help everybody. Every breakthrough starts with research, and depends on people like you.
โค๏ธ Donate today: sahmri.au/givingdaysa #GivingDay #Donate
Donations to SAHMRI tomorrow are getting a boost: every dollar you give is about to be worth double
Thanks to our generous supporters: Foskett Foundation, Haneco Lighting, Alister & Sue Haigh, and Rembrandt Imagewear, for matching every dollar donated
๐ Donate here: https://sahmri.au/givingday-bs
Join us tomorrow for Medical Research Giving Day! ๐ฅผ
Meet SAHMRI researchers, hear how clinical trials turn discoveries into treatments and take a tour inside SAHMRI.
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9 September
๐ SAHMRI, North Terrace
Register: sahmri.au/sahmri-giving-day
This Australia's first Medical Research Giving Day, become an everyday hero for medical research and donate to SAHMRI.
We're raising $40,000 to drive clinical trials and turn discoveries into real-world treatments.
๐ฉบ Give today: https://sahmri.au/givingday-bs
Sarah turned her experience with blood cancer into action. What began as a small fundraiser helped support SAHMRI research now progressing towards a first-in-human clinical trial.
๐ This National Medical Research Giving Day, you can help create change too.
It's not just scientists who make a difference.
Be an everyday hero for medical research this National Medical Research Giving Day, supporting SAHMRI's clinical trial work.
๐ Give today: https://sahmri.au/givingday-bs
One week to go. Everyday heroes like you are the difference between the science and the solution.
Join SAHMRI on 9 September for Australia's first Medical Research Giving Day. ๐ sahmri.au/givingdaysa
#MedicalResearch #AAMRI #MedicalResearchGivingDay #SAHMRI #ClinicalTrials #EverydayHeroes
Be an Everyday Hero for medical research at SAHMRI. ๐ฅผ
Join us Wednesday 9 September for Medical Research Giving Day โ meet our researchers, hear about Clinical Trials, tour SAHMRI and see research in action. ๐ฌ
Learn more: sahmri.au/sahmri-giving-day
You don't need a lab coat to be a hero. Everyday heroes like you are the difference between the science and the solution.
Join SAHMRI this Medical Research Giving Day. ๐ฉบ sahmri.au/givingdaysa
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"It was incredibly healing. It gave me something positive and meaningful to a very challenging experience." โ Meaghan Price, Australia's biggest breast milk donor.
๐This Medical Research Giving Day, help SAHMRI fund trials like this here: sahmri.au/givingdaysa