{"id":12079,"date":"2026-03-04T09:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?page_id=12079"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:01:08","slug":"snow-program-for-liver-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/snow-program-for-liver-health\/","title":{"rendered":"SNOW Program Launch Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12079\" class=\"elementor elementor-12079\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f44e107 cp-herored max_2200 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f44e107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c2291 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83c2291\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf02b14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf02b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snow Program for Liver Health<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551cb02d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551cb02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><style>\na {<br \/>    text-decoration: none;<br \/>    color: #464feb;<br \/>}<br \/>tr th, tr td {<br \/>    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;<br \/>}<br \/>tr th {<br \/>    background-color: #f5f5f5;<br \/>}<br \/><\/style><\/p><div>The Snow Medical Research Foundation has confirmed major long\u2011term funding for a new national research program targeting metabolic dysfunction\u2013associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), a condition that affects up to one in three Australian adults. This milestone seven\u2011year program, valued at $15.5 million and the largest of its kind in Australia, will be headquartered at the Storr Liver Centre at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research. It will bring together researchers and clinicians from across Australia to fast\u2011track breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c300c55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c300c55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12164,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/wimr.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-209-EDIT_FullRes-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12150,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/wimr.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-009-EDIT_FullRes-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12149,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/wimr.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-098-EDIT_FullRes-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12160,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/wimr.org.au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-114-EDIT_FullRes-scaled.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6f7caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1b6f7caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n.cp-herored {\r\nbackground: rgb(117,8,9);\r\nbackground: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(117,8,9,1) 0%, rgba(190,31,36,1) 35%, rgba(249,157,28,1) 100%);\r\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0355aaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0355aaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0567b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d0567b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2a2a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d2a2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6741722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6741722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A landmark step towards understanding liver disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c70fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c70fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Metabolic dysfunction\u2013associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects about one in three Australian adults. It is now the leading cause of chronic liver disease nationally and worldwide. The condition varies widely between individuals: most people face a higher risk of heart disease and certain cancers, while a smaller group develop severe liver complications such as cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer. Global deaths linked to fatty liver disease reached 1.2 million in 2015 and are projected to rise to 1.83 million annually by 2030.<\/span><\/p><div><p>Despite many recent clinical trials, no approved medications exist for MAFLD. Lifestyle change remains the only recommended treatment, but this has had limited success at a population level. Better understanding how the disease develops is essential to creating new therapies.<\/p><p>NSW researchers, particularly at the Storr Liver Centre and the Centenary Institute, have led national MAFLD research for decades studying genetics, insulin signalling, the immune system, and other factors that drive disease differences and progression.<\/p><p>This proposal brings together a multidisciplinary team to advance this work using cutting\u2011edge expertise in macrophage biology, ageing, spatial transcriptomics, bioinformatics, nutrition, immunometabolism, microbiome science, and large, diverse patient cohorts. Their goal is to uncover the mechanisms behind MAFLD and develop new approaches that can lead to effective treatments.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d8aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d0d8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Fatty-Liver-Disease-Infographic-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MAFLD Infographic Explainer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e750ab3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e750ab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a048ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0a048ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/X7z8bVMfHwc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d1cc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d1cc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d4ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d4ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this research matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cace525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cace525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">MAFLD is one of the fastest\u2011growing and least understood chronic diseases, affecting millions of people who often feel overwhelmed, unsupported, or resigned to a lifetime of health complications. For many, the fear of progression from silent fatty liver disease to cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer creates daily uncertainty. Because no approved medications currently exist, patients are left with limited options. This research directly addresses that gap by uncovering the biological mechanisms that drive the disease, giving patients and their families real reason to believe that more effective, targeted treatments are on the horizon.<\/span><\/p><div><p>By bringing together leading experts in genetics, immunology, metabolism, and advanced diagnostic technologies, this program has the potential to dramatically transform what the future looks like for people living with MAFLD. Understanding <em>why <\/em>the disease progresses in some individuals and not others will open the door to earlier detection, personalised treatments, and new therapies that can prevent devastating outcomes. For patients who have long felt unseen and underserved, this research represents genuine relief signalling that better care, better treatments, and better quality of life are not only possible, but within reach.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561e97f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"561e97f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0d321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3a0d321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThis is a landmark commitment that allows us to unite Australia\u2019s leading scientific and clinical experts to tackle a disease that has been accelerating faster than the health system can currently respond. Snow Medical\u2019s support gives us the opportunity to conduct bold, collaborative, long-term science, work that simply\u202fisn\u2019t\u202fpossible under conventional short-term funding models.\u201d\u202f <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Professor Jacob George<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Storr Liver Centre Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10c971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c10c971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-contrast=\"none\">University of Queensland<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Wingdings&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9642],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0a7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sydney.edu.au%2Fmedicine-health%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckim.hill%40wimr.org.au%7C66e9f1f1eb5b4b10b05508de73fc03e2%7C74ad50000f874e50a0d527bc4634f790%7C0%7C0%7C639075723782460677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dXcWLgXCW2vRRX%2F80AiC%2F%2B8vrVGa0gfDh0UyOkijE40%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Sydney<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fand\u00a0<\/span><a 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href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sydney.edu.au%2Fcharles-perkins-centre%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckim.hill%40wimr.org.au%7C66e9f1f1eb5b4b10b05508de73fc03e2%7C74ad50000f874e50a0d527bc4634f790%7C0%7C0%7C639075723782523917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uNaoekMtJScpBSQ6bz7Eo%2FtE5PCPwesKgHWPoMAycTg%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This\u202fconsortium of leading researchers, with their vast experience across macrophage biology, ageing research, spatial transcriptomics, bioinformatics, nutritional immune-metabolic,\u202fand microbiome studies. Combined with\u202fWestmead\u2019s\u202funique access to large, diverse patient\u202fcohorts\u202facross the health precinct, the team is well positioned to advance understanding of MAFLD pathogenesis and develop new therapeutic approaches.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f822f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f822f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-111-EDIT_FullRes-scaled-rjy1up64yh7ff1yo8fvy15qq4t0bvqkjgtll7goxvs.jpg\" title=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-111-EDIT_FullRes\" alt=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-111-EDIT_FullRes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2128a1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2128a1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0527ba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0527ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a more inclusive research team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908cd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908cd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our research team and partner institutions are deeply committed to fostering gender equity and diversity. We believe that bringing together people with different experiences and perspectives strengthens the quality and impact of our work. To support this, we are taking several practical steps.<\/span><\/p><div><p>First, we are welcoming senior female research leaders who will serve as mentors and role models across the program. We are also introducing a dedicated mentoring initiative for early\u2011career women researchers to help them grow and succeed. In addition, each major part of the project will include an experienced female researcher in a leadership role.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831db5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"831db5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-023-EDIT_FullRes-scaled-rjxzm79po90f58w1a594zz0mpvrpow02qebmne1oqw.jpg\" title=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-023-EDIT_FullRes\" alt=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-023-EDIT_FullRes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7568dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7568dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where vision meets impact: Snow Medical\u2019s commitment to research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d251a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d251a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Snow Medical is a philanthropic foundation established by Ginette and Terry Snow and their family to invest in the next generation of exceptional biomedical research leaders. Built on the family\u2019s long-standing values of excellence, bold vision, and entrepreneurial spirit, Snow Medical supports outstanding early and mid\u2011career researchers through the prestigious Snow Fellowship. Their mission is to break researchers free from short\u2011term, insecure funding cycles and give them the long-term stability, resources, and leadership development needed to build high\u2011impact, multidisciplinary research programs. Snow Medical\u2019s work is underpinned by strong commitments to integrity, generosity, diversity, and inclusion ensuring the researchers and teams they empower reflect the values and future needs of the broader community.<\/p><p>This commitment is particularly important for the fatty liver research program, where the absence of approved treatments and the rapid rise in disease burden demand bold, sustained scientific innovation. By providing significant, long-term funding and encouraging sensible risk\u2011taking, Snow Medical enables researchers to pursue ambitious questions that traditional funding often cannot support. Their investment allows teams to harness cutting\u2011edge technologies, build collaborative networks, and tackle the complex biology driving fatty liver disease with greater depth and creativity. Snow Medical\u2019s support doesn\u2019t just fund research it gives scientists the freedom and confidence to push boundaries, accelerate discovery, and ultimately bring hope to the millions of people affected by fatty liver disease in Australia and around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e096598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e096598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-182-EDIT_FullRes-scaled-rjy1vptud0ljy6qzurv5dowp9g583ceycihqpyj38k.jpg\" title=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-182-EDIT_FullRes\" alt=\"VANFLIX_WIMRxSnowMedicalLiverProgram-Photography-182-EDIT_FullRes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28fa75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28fa75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the next seven-\u202fyears, the Snow Program for Liver Health will support coordinated national research spanning discovery science\u202fthrough to\u202ftranslation, with a focus on improving how fatty liver disease is understood, detected, and treated over time. Headquartered at WIMR\u2019s Storr Liver Centre, the program strengthens the Institute\u2019s role in bringing together research and clinical partners to accelerate real-world impact for patients.\u202f <br \/><br \/>If you have any questions or need further information, please email <a href=\"mailto:communications@wimr.org.au\">communications@wimr.org.au<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dd31d e-con-full sticky_sec e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89dd31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:127,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:50,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f10267 srolling-sidebar elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"6f10267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cOur family has a close personal connection to this work. My father, Terry Snow, lived with liver disease, and so we know firsthand how devastating and how poorly understood these conditions can\u202fbe.\u201d\u202f <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2.png 1706w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snow-Program-for-Liver-Health-2-1536x878.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Tom Snow<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\"> Chair of Snow Medical<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71584f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c71584f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Collaborators<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9b01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b9b01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/research-centres\/the-storr-liver-centre\/\">Storr Liver Centre<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fb2fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fb2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowmedical.org.au\/\" 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rel=\"noopener\">Centenary Institute<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5ac5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5ac5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uq.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Queensland<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3557323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3557323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/medicine-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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