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MRC Director Engages in International Microbiome Collaboration in India
MRC Director Engages in International Microbiome Collaboration in India AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad Professor Emad El-Omar, Director of the UNSW Microbiome Research Centre (MRC), visited AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, in January 2026 to engage with colleagues at the launch of...
Prof El-Omar Lectures at the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2025 and the Pancreas Summit in Melbourne, Sep 2025.
World Congress of Gastroenterology 2025 and Pancreas Summit, Melbourne Professor Emad El-Omar delivered invited lectures at the World Congress of Gastroenterology 2025 and at the Pancreas Summit in Melbourne. His presentations focused on emerging insights into the gut...
Lecture at the 25th Congress of Gastroenterology China in Changsha, China.
2025 Asian Pacific Digestive Week, 18 – 22 November 2025
Professor Emad El-Omar, Director of the Microbiome Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, recently chaired the microbiome session at Asian Pacific Digestive Week 2025 in Singapore. He also delivered a state-of-the-art lecture entitled “Gastrointestinal...
The Australian Gastro Week (AGW), held in conjunction with the World Congress of Gastroenterology in Melbourne (18–22 September 2025),
The Australian Gastro Week (AGW), held in conjunction with the World Congress of Gastroenterology in Melbourne (18–22 September 2025), featured strong representation from the Microbiome Research Centre, with active participation from both the IBD and Liver research...
St George and Sutherland Shire artists go by gut instinct in new exhibition
The Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) is proud to support two new exhibitions that bring gut health into the public eye in a bold and creative way. At Bankstown Arts Centre, the exhibition Gut Waters features Helen Pynor’s Lunar Cycle — 28 days of the artist’s own...
Gut Feelings Community Art Project –now at Hazelhurst Gymea
15 August to 2 September 2025 Gut Feelings: Crafting gut-brain connections Hazelhurst Arts Centre Gut Feelings: Bridging Science, Art, and Community Gut Feelings is a community engaged initiative that integrates science and art to explore the intricate relationship...
Crohn’s Colitis Cure, Sydney Friday 22 Aug 2025
Crohn's Colitis Cure, Sydney Friday 22 Aug 2025 Crohn's Colitis Cure held its fourth annual Face-to-Face meeting in Sydney on Friday 22 Aug 2025 and it was a blast! There was fantastic discussion around benchmarking in IBD, the upcoming CCCure Consumer Co-Care app...
Yashar Houshyar presents at Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 (ASM 2025) in Adelaide
Yashar Houshyar is a PhD student at the Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) within the IBD Program at the St George and Sutherland Clinical School. Since beginning his studies in 2023, he has been developing expertise in virome, antimicrobial resistance and exploring the...
PhD in Bioinformatics – AIM study
PhD positions in Bioinformatics Professor Georgina Hold is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate with a background in bioinformatics or computational biology to join her research group at the Microbiome Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of...
