Conducting world-class medical research
The Marshall Centre was founded in 2007 to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Professor Barry Marshall and Emeritus Professor Robin Warren.
Marshall and Warren discovered H. pylori and its role as the causative agent of gastritis, peptic and duodenal ulcer disease. Prior to their work, it was believed that bacteria could not persist in the acid environment of the stomach, and that ulcers were largely due to stress or spicy food.
Marshall and Warren's discovery was the first step in developing more effective treatments for ulcers and in understanding the causative link between H. pylori and stomach cancer. In addition to H.pylori, the Marshall Centre is at the forefront of infectious disease identification and surveillance, diagnostics and drug design, and transformative discovery.
Research projects
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The Noisy Guts ProjectUp to one in five Australians suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Our team is developing an acoustic belt that listens, records and analyses gut noises.
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Tropical diseasesNeglected tropical diseases such as melioidosis are endemic in Northern Australia. Find out how the Marshall Centre is tackling new medical countermeasures.
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SuperbugsSupport the Marshall Centre's fight against antimicrobial resistance.
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MicroblitzAn exciting internship that celebrates the bugs in guts and soil.
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Our research impact
Aim for the stars and turn yourself into superman to get there!
As West Australians we are incredibly proud of our very own Nobel Laureates Professors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren whose discoveries are saving so many lives around the world. How wonderful that the Marshall Centre is continuing their great work and is reaching out to share news of their latest discoveries with us all and hopefully to inspire the next generation of young Western Australians to likewise reach for the heights.
Lyn Beazley
Nothing is more important that your health
Meningococcal disease is a form of transmissible meningitis and sepsis which can cause severe outcomes in about 15 per cent of cases. My research program at the Marshall Centre focuses on understanding how the organism causes disease in people and responds to vaccination. We are actively working with the WA Health Department on this issue and support the introduction of the A/C/Y/W quadrivalent vaccine this year.
Charlene KahlerLyn Beazley
As West Australians we are incredibly proud of our very own Nobel Laureates Professors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren whose discoveries are saving so many lives around the world. How wonderful that the Marshall Centre is continuing their great work and is reaching out to share news of their latest discoveries with us all and hopefully to inspire the next generation of young Western Australians to likewise reach for the heights.
Charlene Kahler
Meningococcal disease is a form of transmissible meningitis and sepsis which can cause severe outcomes in about 15 per cent of cases. My research program at the Marshall Centre focuses on understanding how the organism causes disease in people and responds to vaccination. We are actively working with the WA Health Department on this issue and support the introduction of the A/C/Y/W quadrivalent vaccine this year.
The 2019 Barry Marshall Microblitz Internship Program
Latest news
UWA Noisy Guts project selected for spinoff prize
Thu, 02 Jul 2020
The University of Western Australia’s ‘Noisy Guts Project’ that uses acoustic sensing technology to detect gut disorders has been selected as ‘one to watch’ in the inauguralNature Spinoff Prize Nature Research.
UWA Expert Series - UWA expert warns being too confident too soon could be dangerous for WA
Wed, 08 Apr 2020
WA is risking COVID-19 disease flare-ups across the state if it becomes too confident too soon and responds to the recent“flattening of the curve” by easing up on strict social distancing restrictions, warns The University of Western Australia’s Professor Jon Watson, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
Funding boost for mental health support in schools
Thu, 29 Aug 2019
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have been awarded more than $17 million in federal funding for 11 research projects, including $236,437 to design a suite of tools, resources and guidelines to support principals, school counsellors and teachers respond to students’ social and emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
