Story type: Award

A clinical trial of a screening test developed by Hudson Institute scientist, Dr Andrew Stephens to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages is about to start in a large group of Victorian and South Australian women, thanks to funding from the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF). About 300 women will be recruited to the…  Read more

Hudson Institute and School of Clinical Sciences PhD student, Aidan Kashyap has taken out second prize in Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Aidan’s research is finding therapies to help babies who struggle to breathe in their first moments of life due to underdeveloped lungs, as a…  Read more

Congratulations to our PhD students who presented their exceptional research at this year’s Hudson Institute/SCS Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition final on Wednesday, 4 July. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a national research communication competition that celebrates exciting research conducted by PhD research students. Students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on…  Read more

Congratulations to Professor Rosemary Horne, who has received the Distinguished Researcher Award for 2018 at the meeting of the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant and Neonatal Death in Glasgow last week. The award is made for outstanding contributions to research in the area of sudden unexpected death in infancy research as evidenced…  Read more

Professor Kate Lovelannd has been named the 2018 recipient of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) Fuller W. Bazer International Scientist Award. Prof Loveland is an international leader in male reproductive health research. She is Head of the Centre for Reproductive Health at Hudson Institute and Head of Postgraduate Studies, School of Clinical…  Read more

‘Off-the-shelf’ immunotherapies to fight aggressive forms of cancer, including relapsed ovarian and gastric cancers, are being developed in Clayton, Melbourne, thanks to almost $3 million in Federal Government funding awarded to lead participant Cartherics Pty Ltd. Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University researchers are partnering with industry leaders in cell therapies to develop…  Read more

Congratulations to the 2018 recipients of The Harold Mitchell Foundation Travel Fellowships. These fellowships are equipping our young scientists with the experience, cutting-edge knowledge and professional links that will let them make a major difference to medical science both in Australia and throughout the world. The Harold Mitchell Foundation Fellowships enable a promising young Hudson…  Read more

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

The Hudson Institute Equity Travel Awards assists a staff member who has a career disruption to progress their research and career development. Dr Genevieve PepinCentre for Innate Immunity and Infectious DiseasesResearch Group: Nucleic Acids and Innate ImmunitySupervisor: Dr Michael Gantier The award will enable Genevieve to present her data at the International Cytokines and Interferon…  Read more

Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Centre for Reproductive Health (CRH) is able to provide a highly competitive travel award of $2,500 to each of one CRH post-doctoral fellow and one CRH PhD student.  This offers a wonderful opportunity for our future research leaders to showcase their accomplishments. 2018 CRH Travel Award recipients…  Read more