DR KATHRYN FULLER, HENRY HUI, THE

University of Western Australia ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology

A groundbreaking invention by Professor Wendy Erber, Dr Kathy Fuller and Henry Hui can detect abnormal chromosomes inside leukaemia cells. This fast, accurate and sensitive automated method can detect just one leukaemia cell in 10,000 normal cells, a major advance that will lead to personalised treatments and better patient care.