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Everyone at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute extends their heartfelt sympathy and condolences to those affected by the devastating Australian bushfire situation, which unfortunately looks likely to continue in the coming months. Associate Professor David Tingay is an NHMRC Research Fellow
A Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) project that aims to better treat neglected tropical diseases in children has secured funding support. Associate Professor Amanda Gwee and project mentor Professor Andrew Steer have been awarded USD $26,000 from a Thrasher Research Fund early-career
A new research initiative has been created to help improve childhood epilepsy treatments. The $2.5 million NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence (CRE), to be led by Professor Ingrid Scheffer from the University of Melbourne and Dr Katherine Howell from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Director Professor Kathryn North AC delivered the keynote oration at the inaugural Marie Krogh Young Women in Science Prize, established by Novo Nordisk to spotlight Australia’s next generation of women in science and
Laurie Cox AO, a visionary Australian businessman and previous Chairman of Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, died peacefully after a long illness on Sunday 21st May 2023. Known for his exceptional leadership and commitment to philanthropy, Laurie leaves behind a legacy of remarkable
Ruth Bishop still remembers her first glimpse of rotavirus cells beneath the microscope. It was the most beautiful image she had ever seen. So captivating, in fact, that the circular particle shape is now immortalised in a silver necklace gifted to her from colleagues who were part of the landmark
The inaugural 2021 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence winners were recently announced on Wednesday 1 December. These awards are designed to celebrate the best of Australian innovation and shine a light on the contribution they make to build the future of the nation. The teams and
Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Clinical Research Programme and University of Liverpool have found a reduced dose of an Australian-developed rotavirus vaccine produced a robust immune response in children at risk from deadly
A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine could help protect against COVID-19 will soon recruit healthcare staff and care home workers in the UK. The University of Exeter is leading the UK arm of the trial, called the 'BCG vaccination to Reduce the
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