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The Epidemiology Informatics research group uses Victorian health-related data to ask questions about child and family health. Through this research, we aim to improve care and policies for children and families.
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Chief Scientist Professor Melissa Little has been elected as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Professor Little is one of 120 new members to join the organisation, which includes over 2,000 leading researchers, that
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Associate Professor Graham Gee is committed to Aboriginal health and promoting Victorian Aboriginal-led research and the important role of cultural determinants of wellbeing. Graham is the Intergenerational Health team leader at MCRI, overseeing the
A research project that aims to assess whether AI-based social media ‘bots’ can influence public opinion on vaccination has received an accolade. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Centre for Health Analytics was presented with a GSK Immunisation Award at the Communicable
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s (MCRI) Associate Professor Sebastian Lunke has received a funding boost to develop a faster genetic screening technique for rare disorders. Associate Professor Lunke has been awarded a Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund (VMRAF) grant to enhance
CHOICE UTI is a world-first multi-centre clinical trial aiming to define a clinical guideline for antibiotic use in children with complicated UTI. Through this we hope to achieve our primary aims: get kids home quicker, optimise antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
Authors: Phoebe Williams, University of Sydney and Murdoch Children's Research Institute Drs Joshua Osowicki and Yara-Natalie Abo You may have heard reports in recent days of a “flesh-eating bacteria” spreading in Japan, referring to an illness that can occur with streptococcal toxic shock
A consortium of Australian and international partners that aims to leverage advances in AI technology to improve genetic disease diagnosis will be created after federal funding was awarded for the project. The project will be led by a team from the Centre for Population Genomics, a joint
Teddy weighed as much as a glass of milk when he was born. Entering the world at 26 weeks’ gestation, Teddy weighing just 719 grams almost fit in his mother’s hand. Mum Sarah Kirby said when Teddy’s heart rate started to slow while still in utero, doctors had to perform an emergency
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