News & Events

News & Events

Institute News

Thu 15 Oct 2020 | 04:44 PM

Outstanding contribution to health and medical research recognised

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Andrew Steer has been acknowledged for his outstanding contribution to the health and medical...

Institute News

Tue 13 Oct 2020 | 09:05 AM

Prospective parents’ mental health linked to premature births

Both a mother’s and father’s mental health are associated with increased risk that their baby will be born premature, a new study has found. The...

COVID-19

Mon 12 Oct 2020 | 09:43 AM

Could BCG vaccine protect against COVID-19? UK recruitment begins

A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine could help protect against COVID-19 will soon recruit...

Institute News

Fri 9 Oct 2020 | 09:30 AM

Breakthrough discovery in gene causing severe nerve conditions

Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions. A research study, led by the...

Institute News

Thu 8 Oct 2020 | 12:13 PM

Two new research centres secure federal funding

Two Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led research centres aiming to break cycles of intergenerational trauma and preventing pneumonia in...

Institute News

Tue 6 Oct 2020 | 10:00 AM

Australian first chromosome 15 disorders biobank

The first biobank in Australia aiming to improve research and treatments into rare genetic diseases caused by changes to genes on chromosome 15,...

Institute News

Mon 28 Sep 2020 | 12:40 PM

Researchers awarded prestigious fellowships

Three Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) researchers have been awarded prestigious Churchill Fellowships that will see them travel the...

COVID-19

Fri 25 Sep 2020 | 05:13 PM

COVID-19 in Victorian schools and childcare mainly driven by community transmission, analysis finds

COVID-19 cases in schools and childcare are mainly driven by community transmission and off-site learning should be a last resort, a new report has...