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Your support could help treat millions of people suffering severe COVID-19 symptoms.

Our coronavirus research

Our scientific teams with expertise in inflammation, infection and immunity hold vital clues to help tackle deadly virus outbreaks like COVID-19, or coronavirus.

Many critical COVID-19 patients develop dangerous levels of inflammation, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and organ failure. This state is thought to be driven by pro-inflammatory proteins called cytokines, creating a ‘cytokine storm. Our researchers are working on treating chronic and hyper-acute inflammation, and ways to better understand the disease.

Your support will help us save lives and protect everyone from the lasting effects of COVID-19.

Australia’s largest group of inflammation researchers

Hudson Institute, based in the Monash Precinct, houses the largest group of inflammation researchers in Australia. This group has more than doubled in the past three years to over 100 scientists, attracting significant commercial, federal and philanthropic funding.