Story type: Award
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World-first treatment given an injection
Hudson Institute’s Dr Rebecca Lim has been awarded the inaugural Fielding Fellowship to conduct her research into stem cell-like therapy to treat lung damage in premature babies.… Read more
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Premature baby research recognised for innovation
Hudson Institute’s Dr Claudia Nold has been awarded a prestigious Paul Korner Innovation Award from the Heart Foundation for her research into dangerous diseases associated with premature birth.… Read more
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Funding for childhood cancer research
The Isabella and Marcus Paediatric Brainstem Tumour Fund have provided a grant of $84,000 to the Hudson Institute to support the work of Dr Jason Cain.… Read more
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Do certain contraceptives increase STI susceptibility?
The MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research has received $1M AUD from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to investigate the relationship between some oral contraceptives and an increased susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV.… Read more
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Robert Connor Dawes PhD
Congratulations to Richa Kohli, the first Robert Connor Dawes PhD scholarship recipient, awarded by the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation.… Read more
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Researchers receive Australia Day Honours
MIMR-PHI Professors John Funder and Peter Fuller have been awarded honours in the 2015 Australia Day honours list.… Read more
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$1 million Fellowship and Award Program to boost rising research stars
Early to mid-career researchers are set to get a boost thanks to the announcement of the $1 million Fielding Fellowship Program and Award for Innovation by Melbourne Businessman and Fielding Foundation Executive Chair, Mr Peter Fielding.… Read more
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Professor John Funder’s lifetime of achievement recognised
Distinguished MIMR-PHI Institute Scientist, Professor John Funder has received the ISH Tigerstedt Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding career as a research leader and mentor.… Read more
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MIMR-PHI student honoured for clinical research excellence
MIMR-PHI’s Dr Phillip Wong has been recognised for his innovative clinical research on thalassaemia bone disease. The Endocrine Society of Australia awarded the clinical endocrinologist and PhD student the Bryan Hudson Clinical Endocrinology Award at their annual scientific meeting in Melbourne for his research on the risk of kidney stones and osteoporosis in patients with thalassaemia.… Read more
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Researcher honoured for career dedicated to saving our smallest patients
Monash University has honoured MIMR-PHI Researcher Professor Stuart Hooper’s outstanding career and research leadership with the 2014 Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (Distinguished Career).… Read more