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  • Hudson CEO honoured for services to medical research

    Hudson Institute’s Director and CEO, Professor Elizabeth Hartland, is among the recipients of the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday Honours list, for services to medical research.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland honoured for services to medical research
  • Hudson News Winter 2024: Director’s message

    Every day we are reminded that women’s health conditions don’t receive the funding or priority in medical research that they should. Women are more likely to die from a heart attack, twice as likely to have a hip replacement fail (prosthetic hips have been developed for the male body), more likely to be over medicated (women are frequently excluded from clinical trials) and less likely to have their pain taken seriously.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute
  • New arrivals boost Hudson’s inflammation research leadership

    Hudson Institute’s reputation as a leader in inflammation research has been boosted by the appointment of two specialists in the field.…  Read more

    Professor Carl Walkley and Dr Sophia Davidson
  • Better treatments sooner: Hudson unveils RNAte Platform

    Hudson Institute of Medical Research today officially unveiled its world-first RNAte platform that could see vaccines and therapeutic treatments developed faster by being able to rapidly assess their potential inflammation side effects, right here in Victoria.…  Read more

    Natalia Sampaio In the lab of the RNAte Platform at Hudson Institute
  • Hudson News: Summer 2023

    Director’s Message: Changing the odds on ovarian cancer. As medical researchers, we spend a lot of our time looking at numbers, establishing which changes or effects are significant and which are not.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute
  • Hudson CEO appointed AAMRI President

    Hudson Institute has cemented its position among Australia’s medical research leaders, with Director and CEO, Professor Elizabeth Hartland becoming President of the peak industry body.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland AAMRI President and Dr Saraid Billiards (CEO, AAMRI)
  • 2023 Science Innovation Seed Funding Awards

    Hudson Institute’s Research Committee has announced this year’s recipients of the Science Innovation Seed Funding Awards.…  Read more

  • CUREator funds Hudson Institute biotech innovation

    Exciting new treatments for unmet medical needs including ovarian cancer have been awarded significant funding from Australia’s national biotechnology incubator, CUREator.…  Read more

    Dr Andrew Stephens, Dr Maree Bilandzic, Adjunct Associate Professor Rebecca Lim at Hudson Institute
  • Victorian government funds paediatric cancer research

    The future of children with cancer is brighter today, with the announcement of significant funding from the Victorian government for paediatric cancer research.…  Read more

    Professor Ron Firestein and Dr Jason Cain
  • Hudson News Winter 2023

    Director’s message: For children with cancer, change starts here. Childhood cancer is rare but devastating and new treatment options are desperately needed. In the last four decades the US Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved 500 drugs for adult cancers but just 12 to treat childhood cancers.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland
  • Prestigious grant fosters international interdisciplinary RNA research

    A biomedical team based at Hudson Institute has received sought-after funding to pursue new international interdisciplinary RNA research cooperation.…  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

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute
  • Hudson News Summer 2022

    This is the time of year when we look back at what we have achieved and acknowledge the people who helped us make it happen. …  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland
  • Understanding what causes gastroenteritis, in the search for a cure

    It’s a disease that causes millions of deaths worldwide every year, but there are still large gaps in our understanding of what causes gastroenteritis.…  Read more

    Dr Cristina Giogha's research on the causes of gastroenteritis, could lead to new, more effective treatments.
  • Hudson News Winter 2022

    Welcome to Hudson News Winter 2022. As I write this, Mother’s Day is fast approaching and we look forward to celebrating and honouring our mothers as well as motherhood in all its forms.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland
  • Professor Elizabeth Hartland to Chair VicAAMRI

    The CEO of Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Professor Elizabeth Hartland, has been appointed chair of the Victorian chapter of AAMRI, the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute
  • Why inflammation is important

    It’s the essential physiological response that keeps you alive but can also kill you.…  Read more

    Good Weekend Inflammation Cover
  • A new arsenal in the fight against childhood cancer

    Hudson Institute was proud to host the announcement of the Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium (VPCC).…  Read more

    Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt visited the Hudson Institute of Medical Research where he announced the establishment of the Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium (VPCC), a $9.6 million fund to fight childhood cancer.
  • Hudson CEO appointed to NHMRC Council

    Hudson Institute has again been recognised as a leader in medical research with our CEO & Director appointed to the Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Director and CEO of Hudson Institute
  • State-of-the art genomic sequencer accelerates inflammation research

    Hudson Institute of Medical Research is progressing its genomic and inflammation research with the acquisition of an Illumina NextSeq 2000, a new sequencing system that provides unprecedented genomic capacity to study inflammatory diseases and microbial diversity.…  Read more

    Dr Sam Forster and Professor Elizabeth Hartland using Illumina NextSeq2000
  • US President Donald Trump has COVID-19 and is on a cocktail of experimental drugs. What does this mean for his health?

    It is unknown how US President Donald Trump will respond to the experimental immunotherapy given to treat his COVID-19 infection, because the drug has not yet been tested and approved, says Hudson Institute Director and CEO, Professor Elizabeth Hartland.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland, director, CEO, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
  • Healthy workplaces program highlights Hudson Institute

    Hudson Institute has received Victorian Government recognition under a workplace program encouraging healthy lifestyles.…  Read more

  • Our response to COVID-19

    Hudson Institute has responded to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) both scientifically and to protect the wellbeing of our staff and community.  Our world-leading scientists are applying their expertise in hyper-inflammation, to find ways to reduce the body’s overwhelming inflammatory response and acute respiratory distress that is leading to loss of lives from COVID-19. During this…  Read more

  • Strengthening international collaborations with the University of Toronto

    A two-day workshop is being held to promote collaborative research opportunities between cancer and inflammation researchers at Hudson Institute and the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto.…  Read more

    Assistant Professor Sonya MacParland, Professor Elizabeth Hartland, Professor Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker, Associate Professor David Brooks, Associate Professor Tracy McGaha, Assistant Professor Slava Epelman, Professor Paul Hertzog, Professor Eleanor Fish, Dr Kate Lawlor.
  • Gut feeling leads to major NHMRC grant to investigate immunity

    New and improved treatments for many serious ailments could follow a prestigious $5 million NHMRC Synergy grant to a team led by Hudson Institute of Medical Research scientists.…  Read more

  • Hudson Institute Emerging Leaders announced

    Six Early Career Researchers have been chosen for the inaugural Hudson Institute Emerging Leaders program.…  Read more

  • NHMRC Investigator Grant success

    Hudson Institute is delighted to announce the success of our researchers in the new NHMRC Investigator Grant round.…  Read more

    Successful researchers - New NHMRC Investigator Grant round
  • Door to science opened for nine young women

    Nine young women from secondary colleges in Melbourne’s southeast participated in a two-week immersive program at Hudson Institute that was funded as part of a concerted effort by the federal government to increase the number of women in science.…  Read more

    The 2019 Hudson Institute Young Women in Science program attendees with Prof Hartland
  • Melbourne Inflammation Symposium

    More than 120 medical research scientists in the field of inflammation converged at Hudson Institute of Medical Research today to share knowledge and find solutions for patients across a broad range of diseases.…  Read more

    Husdson Institute CiiiD team
  • Top award for milestone paper

    A landmark Nature study that sheds light on how E.coli wreaks havoc on the body has earned Hudson Institute researcher, Dr Jaclyn Pearson, one of the nation’s top scientific awards. The National Association of Research Fellows (NARF) awarded Dr Pearson the 2018 Postdoctoral Investigator Award for her research that shows how some types of E.coli…  Read more

    Dr Jaclyn Pearson from the Host-Pathogen Interactions Research Group at Hudson Institute of Medical Research
  • Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium

    Ovarian cancer research leaders from across Australia met at Hudson Institute of Medical Research on Thursday, 15 November, for a new research symposium focused on progressing solutions to the disease.…  Read more

    The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) hosted the inaugural Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium at Hudson Institute..
  • Two Hudson Institute researchers receive prestigious veski Fellowship Awards

    Two promising young Hudson Institute researchers, Dr Cristina Giogha and Aidan Kashyap received highly sought after Victoria Fellowships, funded by the State Government of Victoria and delivered by veski.…  Read more

    Two promising young Hudson Institute researchers, Dr Cristina Giogha and Aidan Kashyap received highly sought after Victoria Fellowships..
  • 2018 Hudson Institute Travel and Equity Awards

    Congratulations to the 2018 Hudson Institute Travel Awards recipients, who will attend international conferences and visiting laboratories to build invaluable knowledge in their area of research. The Awards (supported by donations from the Grisha Sklovsky Memorial Fund and Philip Wind Travel Fund) support six Hudson Institute Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD students to gain experience relevant…  Read more

    Dr Shayanti Mukherjee from the Endometrial Stem Cell Biology Research Group at Hudson Institute
  • Stunning NHMRC Grant success

    Hudson Institute has had outstanding success in the recent NHMRC Project Grant round. In addition, our researchers have been awarded an NHMRC Partnership Grant, an NHMRC Development Grant, an ARC Discovery Grant and three NMHRC Fellowships.…  Read more

    Professor Marcel Nold and A/Professor Claudia Nold from Hudson Institute of Medical Research
  • New Hudson Institute Director and CEO announced

    We are pleased to announce that Professor Elizabeth Hartland has accepted a position as the new Director and CEO of Hudson Institute of Medical Research. Professor Hartland obtained her BSc (Hons) majoring in Microbiology and Biochemistry and subsequently her PhD in Microbiology from the University of Melbourne.…  Read more

    Professor Elizabeth Hartland , Director and CEO of Hudson Institute of Medical Research