Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
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Our team is dedicated to making discoveries to prevent and treat common and rare childhood conditions. Celebrating over 35 years of discovery since 1986.
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MCRI researchers have heard from Federal Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Dr Andrew Leigh, who spoke about how #randomisedtrials can challenge conventional wisdom & drive evidence-based policy. | #MCRI #MCRI Research #HealthPolicy Andrew Leigh Prof Sharon Goldfeld
Congratulations to Prof Prof Zornitza Stark, Clinical Geneticist at VCGS, who has won the Human Genome Org HUGO Chen Award of Excellence for accelerating rare disease diagnosis! 🔬🌟 #genetics #genomics
'Our research shows that the earlier we start to support those kids...the better that they do.' #MCRI Prof Vicki Anderson has featured on 7NEWS Melbourne, discussing how a blood protein could help predict delayed recovery from concussion | #Research Melina Sarris Vicki Anne Anderson
'It's really about identifying those children early on and allowing them to have the treatment that they need.' Listen to #MCRI researcher Ella Swaney discuss how a blood protein could provide answers about long term #concussion symptoms | #ChildHealth
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MCRI researcher Ella Swaney has spoken to Herald Sun about a new study that shows children who experienced ongoing symptoms after a #concussion were more likely to have lower levels of a specific blood protein.
Full story 🔽 | #MCRI #MCRI Research #ChildHealth #HeadInjury
Researchers, led by #MCRI , have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children will experience ongoing #concussion symptoms more than two weeks after an injury | #ChildHealth #MedicalResearch #HeadInjury
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Join us next week for a webinar on our recent research on ' #Speech , #language and #communication in #KleefstraSyndrome ' on Thurs 18th April 7pm AEST.
For info see the flyer below or email [email protected]
@kleefstrasyndro @kleefstrasynd @iDefineorg (Elizabeth) Emma Palmer (she / her)
Researchers, led by #MCRI , have made a breakthrough into how two chronic #respiratory diseases in childhood affect the #immune system, paving the way for better treatments | #ChildHealth #MedicalResearch
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Only 21 per cent of infants with cerebral palsy are diagnosed before six months of age. #MCRI Dr Elyse Passmore has spoken to The Medical Republic about how AI can detect the condition much sooner | #MCRI Research #CP #CerebralPalsy #DigitalHealth
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The global impact of Prof Andrew Steer's research includes community-based treatment programs for tropical skin infections and vaccine development for Strep A disease. #AcademyAwardees Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
Congrats to #MCRI Prof Andrew Steer who has received the Gustav Nossal Medal from the Australian Academy of Science for his outstanding contribution to the global health field. ⬇️ #MCRI Research #StrepA #Scabies #InfectiousDisease mcri.edu.au/news/awards/gu…
The Ride for Lily team have set off from The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne for the annual #VéloDeVic - raising funds for #MCRI #cancer research. The 2024 ride is dedicated to Alex, who died of brain cancer at age eight.⬇️| Childrens Cancer Institute #MCRI Research mcri.edu.au/news-stories/r…
MCRI Dr Sean Humphrey has received the NHMRC Peter Doherty Investigator Award AND the Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for his work in childhood #braincancer ⬇️Congrats! #MCRIResearch #Cancer reNEW Mark Butler MP mcri.edu.au/news/awards/tw…
Congratulations to Dr Sean Humphrey of @murdoch_childrens, who has been awarded the 2024 Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research this evening by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP #NHMRCAwards
Join Prof Peter Azzopardi and Dr Marie Habito next Thursday as they discuss the importance of good-quality data to ensure that health actions are responsive to adolescent health needs. 🙌
🔗Learn more here: adolescentsourfuture.com/2024/02/drivin…
#AdolescentHealth #SeminarSeries
Exciting to see high school students from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Victoria, Australia, participating in #UniStemDay2024 and discovering the potential of #StemCellResearch in transforming medicine at #MCRI .
Just days left to secure your ticket to Life as a Clinician-Scientist VIC on 23 March. We're so pleased to share that Eddie Cliff of Peter Mac Cancer Centre will be joining Katherine Howell of Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) & A/Prof Mary Ann Anderson of WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) in a panel session. bit.ly/VICLACS2024
VCGS was pleased to welcome Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Medical Research Minister Ben Carroll to announce the addition of the inclusion of SMA and SCID in the newborn screening program today.
Read Mariana’s story: lnkd.in/gvAum2QQ
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