World leading child health research is underway right here.

Two researchers from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) have secured federal funding for projects that aim to improve child health through...

The first large-scale genomics resource designed to improve the representation of culturally and linguistically diverse Australian communities has received a significant boost, thanks to a $10...

Vale Anne Kantor AO. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute was deeply saddened to hear the news of Anne Kantor’s passing. Our thoughts and condolences are with Anne’s friends and family at this time....

A world-first Murdoch Children’s Research Institute GenV project has secured State Government funding to advance research and boost confidence in COVID-19 and influenza vaccine safety during...

A new tool is being heralded by experts as a game-changer for children’s mental health by reducing stigma, detecting those who are struggling and linking them to early support services.   The...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researcher Dr Nicole Van Bergen has been recognised for a project that aims to use stem cell therapy to treat a severe neurological disorder in children.Dr...

Two Murdoch Children’s Research Institute researchers have been recognised for their research that aims to prevent and better treat bacterial pneumonia in children in the South Pacific and Asia.Dr...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) speech pathologist Dr Ruth Braden has been celebrated for exemplary contributions and achievements to childhood disability research.Dr Braden was awarded...

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Nigel Curtis has won the prestigious Bill Marshall Award in recognition of his contributions to the paediatric infectious disease field.The...

The Royal Women’s HospitalDr Kate Hodgson and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Ms Free Coulston have been recognised for their contributions to newborn medicine research.  The MCRI-led ...

We are pleased to share that Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), in conjunction with HarperCollins and taste.com.au, is developing a cookbook comprising allergy-friendly recipes for the...

For babies born extremely premature, like twins Mikey and Gabe, the fight for life starts from the first breath. They have great odds of survival, but if surgery is required and an inadequate...

International Nurses Day is celebrated each year on 12 May, on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.Nurses make a huge contribution to the experience...

Tell us a little bit about yourself outside of MCRI?I am a proud Peerapper / Anglo-Celtic man; my mob is from the North-West Coast of Tasmania. I was born and raised off country. I was born in Wagga ...

Most teenagers never leave the house without their phones. For Ruby, she couldn't go anywhere without her painkillers.Ruby's life largely became a blur as she was heavily medicated to dull her...