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Sir Graham Le Gros has been promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medical science in the 2026 New Year Honours. Keep Reading

Graham Le Gros, director of the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and RFL Board Member describes a revolution in cancer care thanks to progress made in cancer immunotherapy. See the recently published article in The Post   The Post May 2024 Opinion Piece by Graham Le Gros Keep Reading

Health research should be a government priority – poll Three-quarters of New Zealanders believe more funding for health and medical research should be a government priority and that the government should invest more funding in health research, according to a survey just released. The poll of more than 500 Kiwis was conducted by Roy Mor... Keep Reading

My father, Len Malaghan, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 1962. Len’s treatment exposed him to the benefits of new drugs as well as the dedication and commitment of the cancer specialists. This experience was formative in demonstrating the benefits of undertaking research in New Zealand, and Len decided to make a difference. Keep Reading

In 2013, work between Sydney-based Professor Wolfgang Weninger, Dr Ben Roediger and Malaghan Institute PhD student Ryan Kyle[1] - under the supervision of Professor Graham Le Gros - resulted in the discovery and characterisation of a new immune cell in the skin capable of driving atopic inflammation. The results of this work were published in the.. Keep Reading