AusHealth CEO Dr Justin Coombs is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 AusHealth CureCell Awards.

This year, seven PhD students from leading Australian universities and research institutes each receive $10,000 to support their living expenses as they pursue breakthrough research in medical science.

When nasal surgery left Adelaide nurse David Cranston fighting a drug-resistant infection, traditional treatments offered little relief. He turned to bacteriophage therapy, a century-old approach now being revived as a potential weapon against antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

By Associate Professor Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas is a clinical haematologist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and cancer scientist who develops new drugs for the treatment of rare and hard-to-treat cancers. As Program Director of Blood Cancers at SAHMRI, he leads a creative and innovative cancer research laboratory.

Last week was Health Information Management week! To celebrate the critical role health information managers (HIMs) play in healthcare, the AusHealth Clinical Coding team hosted a lunch on Tuesday.

Entries for the AusHealth CureCell Awards have nearly doubled this year, with 65 PhD students applying from 13 national institutions in five states.