Hudson Institute of Medical Research is a leading Australian medical research institute recognised internationally for discovery science and translational research.
It is an independent, not-for-profit medical research institute, based in the Melbourne suburb of
Clayton in Victoria hosting approximately 450 researchers, postgraduate students and support staff. Hudson Institute strives to improve human health through groundbreaking, collaborative, medical research discoveries and the translation of these to real world impact. Its scientists research five areas of medical need: Inflammation, Reproductive Health and Pregnancy, Infant and Child Health, Cancer, and Hormones and Health.
The current director and CEO is distinguished researcher and international authority on microbiology and immunology
Professor Elizabeth Hartland
The institute is partnered with
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...
and
Monash Health, and is co-located with both organisations at th
Monash Health Translation Precinctin Clayton.
Purpose
The Institute's purpose is stated as ‘unravelling the mysteries of nature to cure disease’.
Organisation
Hudson Institute of Medical Research is organised into five specialist research centres :
Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious DiseasesCentre for Reproductive HealthThe Ritchie CentreCentre for Cancer ResearchCentre for Endocrinology and MetabolismWithin these centres, 45 research groups undertake basic, translational and clinical research into a range of diseases.
Research
Hudson Institute scientists examine
* The body's innate immune responses and their role in cancer, autoimmune diseases and inflammation; infectious diseases including HIV, herpes and influenza.
* Fetal and neonatal health from conception to a baby's first breath of life to prevent and treat adverse events such as birth asphyxia, premature lung disease and ectopic pregnancy.
* The human placenta, embryo implantation and a woman's endometrium to improve reproduction and development and better treat and diagnose women's health conditions such as endometriosis.
* The molecular, genetic, endocrine and mitochondrial processes underlying cancer tumour development to identify and develop more effective cancer diagnostics and treatments.
Diseases Hudson Institute research
Antimicrobial resistanceAssisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)Birth asphyxiaBlood cancerBowel cancerBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)Cerebral PalsyChildhood cancerChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)COVID-19Endocrine hypertensionEndometriosisFemale infertilityFetal growth restriction (FGR)GastroenteritisInflammation and cancerInflammatory bowel disease (IBD)InfluenzaIntersex conditionsLung cancerLupusMale infertilityMicrobiome in health and diseaseNecrotising enterocolitis (NEC)OsteoperosisOvarian cancerPancreatic cancerPelvic organ prolapse (POP)PneumoniaPreterm birthStillbirthStomach cancerTesticular cancer
History
Hudson Institute of Medical Research was formed in January 2014 through a merger of the
Monash Institute of Medical Research
The Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR), was an Australian medical research institute located in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton, Victoria, consisting of 400 scientists and students belonging to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and He ...
and
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research (PHI) was a Melbourne-based independent, not-for-profit, medical research institute based at the Monash Medical Centre in Victoria, Australia. In January 2014 it merged with the Monash Institute of Medi ...
.
Hudson Institute of Medical Research was named in honour of the late Professor Bryan Hudson, the founding Professor of Medicine at Monash University and first director of the Prince Henry's Hospital Medical Research Centre, which later became Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research.
Professor Hudson was one of Australia's leading endocrinologists, and a renowned physician-scientist responsible for early work on the male reproductive hormone, Inhibin.
Education
The Institute has a large student population, predominantly enrolled through Monash University, and hosts more than 170 postgraduate (Honours, Masters, BmedSci, and PhD) students each year.
Facilities
A new federally-funded $87.5 million Monash Health Translation Precinct Translational Research Facility (TRF) was officially opened by then Australian Health Minister
Sussan Ley
Sussan Penelope Ley (pron. , "Susan Lee"; ; born 14 December 1961) is an Australian politician who has been deputy leader of the Liberal Party since May 2022. She has been member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales seat of Farrer since 2 ...
MP in March 2016.
The facility contains research laboratory space, a platform technologies floor and a dedicated clinical trials centre, with eight beds and 21 chairs for the purpose of translating research into patient treatments.
The Institute's scientists and students have access to the MHTP Technology Platforms, which contain the following capabilities:
* Medical Genomics
* Mass Spectrometry
* Flow Cytometry
* Histology
* Micro Imaging
* Bioinformatics
* Cell Therapies
* Monash Biobank
* Immunoassay Facility
See also
*
Health in Australia
Australia is a high income country, and this is reflected in the good status of health of the population overall. In 2011, Australia ranked 2nd on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index, indicating the level of develo ...
References
External links
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Hudson Institute of Medical Research annual reports
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Monash University
Medical research institutes in Melbourne
2014 establishments in Australia
Research institutes established in 2014