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  • Smart POP pessary team

    Engineering a better POP treatment option

    People living with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have had a limited number of treatments available to them over the years, so a new POP treatment option can be a cause for excitement.…  Read more

  • Sally Maconochie POP advocate.

    Introducing POP advocate – Sally Maconochie

    It’s a condition that is rarely spoken about, but one Australian woman has set out to change that – meet Hudson Institute’s new pelvic organ prolapse (POP) advocate, Sally Maconochie.…  Read more

  • Hudson Institute researchers have featured prominently among the latest recipients of 2022 NHMRC Ideas Grants.

    Big ideas attract big funding

    Hudson Institute researchers have featured prominently among the latest recipients of NHMRC Ideas Grants.…  Read more

  • Dr Elisabeth Ng helping doctors to better assess hypertension risk.

    Refining how doctors assess hypertension risk

    They’ve already identified a major undiagnosed cause of hypertension (high blood pressure), now the same team of researchers is helping doctors to better assess hypertension risk.…  Read more

  • Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute

    Professor Hartland appointed AAMRI President Elect

    Hudson Institute’s Director and CEO, Professor Elizabeth Hartland, has been appointed the President Elect for the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI). Professor Hartland will advance from her current roles as a member of the Board and the Chair of the Victorian branch of AAMRI, to take on the national leadership as President in 2023.…  Read more

  • Dr Jaclyn Pearson has been announced as one of Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM.

    Rock star scientist announced as a Superstar of STEM

    A microbial mastermind and rock star scientist from Hudson Institute has today been announced as one of Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM.…  Read more

  • Professor Paul Hertzog leads an international team researching further into finding a source of the body's protection against STIs.

    Finding the source of the body’s protection against STIs

    The body’s first line of defence against infection is now better understood, with researchers at Hudson Institute identifying a source of the immune system’s protection against STIs (sexually transmitted infections).…  Read more

  • Dr Tamara Yawno trials anti-seizure drug in newborns giving new hope for treating neonatal seizures.

    New hope for treating neonatal seizures

    Trials of an anti-seizure drug in newborns are showing great promise, giving researchers new hope for treating neonatal seizures and preventing their devastating consequences.…  Read more

  • Dr Jaclyn Pearson wins Equity Trustees – Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship

    Beating antimicrobial resistance

    A leader in the fight against one of the world’s most urgent medical problems, beating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been granted $1.375 million over five years from a local philanthropist to progress her work.…  Read more

  • Dr Catherine Carmichael and Dr Claire Sun from Cancer for Cancer Research at Hudson Institute win sought-after Victorian Cancer Agency Fellowships.

    Pioneering work attracts VCA cancer fellowships

    Two Hudson Institute researchers at different stages of their careers have won sought-after Victorian Cancer Agency (VCA) Fellowships. Blood cancer specialist Dr Catherine Carmichael received the VCA Mid-Career Research Fellowship for her research into Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), while Dr Claire Sun was awarded the VCA Early Career Research Fellowship to further her search for…  Read more

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