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Former Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Board Chairman Leigh Clifford has been recognised for his contributions to the community in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours list. Mr Clifford, Chairman of the Murdoch Children’s Board from 2010 to 2016, was one of 37 eminent Australians to be made
MCRI early career researcher, Ms Simran Kaur, has been awarded a Franklin Women travel scholarship allowing her to attend the annual American Society of Human Genetics meeting in Houston, USA.Ms Kaur will present data establishing a new genetic link between brain cell dysfunction and Rett
Everyone has an opinion on infant colic. But what new parents really need is reassurance and facts. In the latest issue of Australian Prescriber, Murdoch Children's Research Institute research fellow Dr Valerie Sung discusses the latest thinking on colic, one of the most common conditions
Dr Leanne Rees has been awarded the QUT Alan Mackay-Sim Spinal Cord Injury Travelling Fellowship, which aims to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for people with a spinal cord injury. Dr Rees is a research officer in the PREPARE theme of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Andrew Steer has been awarded the Bailey K. Ashford Medal for his distinguished work in tropical medicine.The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) recognised Professor Steer for his contribution to the understanding and
Recent antibiotic use in young children may be linked to increased cardiovascular risk, according to a joint study between Utrecht Academic Medical Centre in The Netherlands and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne. The researchers found that children who received antibiotics
Paediatric clinical trials across Victoria will become the national benchmark under a new network that will ensure more children have access to pioneering treatments closer to home. The Victorian Paediatric Clinical Trials Network (VPCTN) led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), in
No place like homeHaving shown excellent results from a trial treating children with cellulitis, the researchers set their sights on other conditions that could also benefit from home treatment.One of those diseases is bronchiectasis, a lung condition that brought a seven year old boy called Leroy
There are a lot of food allergies in our family. My stepson has food allergies, so I was always aware they could happen in children. I first discovered my eldest child, Sarah, had food allergies when she was four to six months old. I fed her yoghurt and she broke out in hives. Her skin became red
Rapid genomic testing will soon be available to critically unwell Australian babies and children with suspected genetic conditions, as part of four new national genomic research studies launched by Australian Genomics. From next month, the Acute Care Genomics study will enrol infants and children
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