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23 September 2026
It is with great sadness that SVI marks the passing of Gerald Snowden OAM, a treasured friend of the Institute. Gerald died on September 18, aged 93.
7 September 2026
A daily tablet that protects insulin production in people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is likely to work best taken continuously rather than as a short course, new SVI research shows.
3 September 2026
Professor Louise Purton has been appointed President of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH), the world’s largest society devoted to experimental haematology.
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