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New research led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), has combined gene editing technology with stem cell kidney regeneration to correct a patient's gene mutation. This is the first time a patient has had kidney regenerated from their stem cells in Australia. The research, is part
Australia has the unfortunate title of being the food allergy capital of the world. Recent research, led by Professor Katie Allen, found that one in 10 infants suffers from a food allergy, which is the highest prevalence of food allergy ever reported in the world. Murdoch Children's researchers
We are investigating perspectives into gene therapy for parents of children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Gene therapy is a technique that modifies a patient’s genes to help treat or cure diseases such as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). To learn more about people’s
LotusLab: A digital app solution to improve access to information and clinical trials following childhood cancer. LotusLab aims to help families through this time by providing information about childhood cancer experiences and answering questions about life after treatment. The app includes a
Wearable technology and machine learning (AI) for early detection and risk assessment of unacceptable toxicities in paediatric oncology. This is a PhD project.
Melbourne researchers can reveal for the first time how many babies have a cashew or cow’s milk allergy in Australia as well as what causes these common allergic diseases. Two new studies published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology: In Practice, led by Murdoch Children’s Research
MCRI researcher Professor Terry Dwyer has received a grant to better understand the link between body mass index (BMI) and pre-menopausal breast cancer. Professor Dwyer was awarded the £550,000 World Cancer Research Fund grant to explore how low childhood weight increases the risk of developing
Course overview CEBU will not deliver this course live in 2025, but will offer a self-study version of this course (available from Feb 2025). This will only be available to MCRI internal staff. Please contact us for more information. This course aims to introduce the basics of the R software
If you’re interested in being part of the world’s largest study on the off-target effects of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, you’re in the right place. Based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the BRACE trial has some exciting clinical and immunological PhD projects.
A global stem cell research collaboration that will develop new treatments for cancer, diabetes and heart disease has been launched at the Murdoch Children’s Research Centre (MCRI).
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