Professor Merrilee Needham combines the challenging roles of newly appointed Perron Institute Medical Director, leader of the Myositis Research Group at the Perron Institute and the Personalised Medicine Centre at Murdoch University, Consultant Neurologist at the Perron Institute, and Consultant Neurologist and Foundation Chair in Neurology at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch University and Notre Dame University.
Integral to Professor Needham’s myositis research has been the development of both a myositis biobank and the Australasian Myositis Registry. Assisted by Myositis Association Australia, Professor Needham has been instrumental in establishing a growing biobank of blood, muscle, DNA and other samples from myositis patients and healthy controls. The registry continues to grow and is moving towards national roll-out. This resource alongside the biobank underpin Professor Needham’s research.

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