1. Tribute to Dr John Hargrave AO, MBE

    Tribute to Dr John Hargrave AO, MBE

    Dr John Hargrave AO, MBE, who died in Tasmania in August 2020 at the age of 89, served the people of the Northern Territory and the Islands of Timor and Flores for his entire working life of 45 years. His is an exemplary story of humble service, constant innovation, and empowerment...

  2. Staff profile | Colin Baillie OAM

    Staff profile | Colin Baillie OAM

    Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa at the height of apartheid, growing up Colin Baillie had aspirations of being a high school teacher. Shortly after Colin completed a Bachelor of Education and started a job as a teacher, Nelson Mandela became president and apartheid in...

  3. What’s app-ening with my lungs?

    What’s app-ening with my lungs?

    Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app. The app, produced by Menzies Child Health Division, uses interactive images, audio and quizzes to teach people...

  4. Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

    Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

    The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre (the Centre) is providing a new pathway into laboratory and health sector careers for young Territorians, with a focus on career development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. Mark Mayo, associate deputy...

  5. Working with communities to end rheumatic heart disease

    Working with communities to end rheumatic heart disease

  6. New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

    New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

    The Otitis Media Guidelines is an information and multimedia tool to assist primary health care providers across Australia in the delivery of comprehensive, effective and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media and hearing problems. The...

  7. Professor Josh Davis honoured with Frank Fenner Award

    Professor Josh Davis honoured with Frank Fenner Award

    Named after Professor Frank Fenner, an Australian pioneer of viral research, the Frank Fenner award is the peak research award from the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID). It is awarded annually on the basis of a portfolio of original research in infectious diseases....

  8. Student profile | Jemima Beissbarth

    Student profile | Jemima Beissbarth

    Jemima Beissbarth is an extraordinary researcher who celebrated 20 years of service at Menzies in 2020 and is now undertaking her PhD. Before starting at Menzies Jemima worked as a mining chemist, testing water and soil samples, quantifying metals, and balancing water chemistry at a...

  9. Photo gallery | Darwin International Airport team visit Menzies

    Photo gallery | Darwin International Airport team visit Menzies

    Menzies Director Alan Cass AO, Dr Robyn Marsh and Dr Katrina Lawrence hosted Darwin International Airport (DIA) CEO Tony Edmondstone and members of the DIA Corporate Giving Committee on a tour of our laboratory recently to acknowledge the donation of $13,030 towards the purchase of...

  10. Photo gallery | International Women's Day 2021

    Photo gallery | International Women's Day 2021

    On International Women’s Day, Monday 8 March, we celebrated the importance of women’s voices and leadership, in our work to progress gender equality with a panel conversation moderated by Menzies PhD candidate Vicki Kerrigan. The panel featured NT Anti-Discrimination...