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A 25-year veteran of the Institute, David researches some of the world’s rarest diseases including mitochondrial disorders.
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
We aim to improve young people’s life chances because adolescence is as much about new opportunities as new risks.
Our purpose is to see every child thrive. To achieve this, we have established a multidisciplinary team of researchers, paediatricians, managers, communicators, evaluators and trainers with expertise in children’s health, development and wellbeing.
Joe Axiak will forever be remembered as a hard-working cattle farmer from Dunedoo, NSW, and for making an enormous difference to children’s lives across the country.After a lifetime on the land, when Joe died at the age of 78, he left his entire estate to help sick children. His significant gift
Heart failure in children is a difficult subject, but one that needs public attention. These videos share the experiences of patients and their families to increase awareness of childhood heart disease and heart failure in children.
A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute early-career researcher has been awarded a scholarship for her stem cell research project aiming to help patients with blood cancers or bone marrow failure. Ritika Saxena (pictured below) received the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation PhD
Grace Shoolman was just nine when she decided she was sick of having cold hands on the playground in winter, so she came up with a clever idea to fix that and turned it into her very own business. Monkey Mitts are grippy gloves for kids to wear in the playground when it’s cold. Grace donated $2
Rosie’s hair was ultimately made into a wig for a child who lost her hair to cancer treatment. For MCRI, Rosie’s efforts raised an amazing $4,000. These funds will go to support work on neurofibromatosis being done by Dr Jonathan Payne and his team in the Brain and Mind Research Group at
Our supporter Hannah Casper found a creative way to supply friends and family with coffee and cake while supporting the vital work of Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
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