Hudson Institute of Medical Research explained

Hudson Institute of Medical Research should not be confused with Hudson Institute.

Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Focus:Medical research
Chairman:Dr Robert Edgar
Head Label:CEO and Director
Head:Professor Elizabeth Hartland
Faculty:Monash University
Staff:450
City:, Melbourne
State:Victoria
Country:Australia
Address:27-31 Wright St, Clayton VIC Australia

Hudson Institute of Medical Research is a leading Australian medical research institute recognised internationally for discovery science and translational research.

It is an independent, not-for-profit medical research institute, based in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton in Victoria hosting approximately 450 researchers, postgraduate students and support staff. Hudson Institute strives to improve human health through groundbreaking, collaborative, medical research discoveries and the translation of these to real world impact. Its scientists research five areas of medical need: Inflammation, Reproductive Health and Pregnancy, Infant and Child Health, Cancer, and Hormones and Health.[1]

The current director and CEO is distinguished researcher and international authority on microbiology and immunology, Professor Elizabeth Hartland.[2]

The institute is partnered with Monash University and Monash Health, and is co-located with both organisations at the Monash Health Translation Precinct in Clayton.[3]

Purpose

The Institute's purpose is stated as ‘unravelling the mysteries of nature to cure disease’.[4]

Organisation

Hudson Institute of Medical Research is organised into five specialist research centres :

Within these centres, 45 research groups undertake basic, translational and clinical research into a range of diseases.

Research

Hudson Institute scientists examine

Diseases Hudson Institute research

History

Hudson Institute of Medical Research was formed in January 2014 through a merger of the Monash Institute of Medical Research and Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research.

Hudson Institute of Medical Research was named in honour of the late Professor Bryan Hudson, the founding Professor of Medicine at Monash University and first director of the Prince Henry's Hospital Medical Research Centre, which later became Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research.[13]

Professor Hudson was one of Australia's leading endocrinologists, and a renowned physician-scientist responsible for early work on the male reproductive hormone, Inhibin.[14]

Education

The Institute has a large student population, predominantly enrolled through Monash University, and hosts more than 170 postgraduate (Honours, Masters, BmedSci, and PhD) students each year.[15]

Facilities

A new federally-funded $87.5 million Monash Health Translation Precinct Translational Research Facility (TRF) was officially opened by then Australian Health Minister Sussan Ley MP in March 2016.[16]

The facility contains research laboratory space, a platform technologies floor and a dedicated clinical trials centre, with eight beds and 21 chairs for the purpose of translating research into patient treatments.[16]

The Institute's scientists and students have access to the MHTP Technology Platforms, which contain the following capabilities:[17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  2. Web site: Profile – Prof Elizabeth Hartland Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2017-11-03.
  3. Web site: Monash Health Translation Precinct — About MHTP - Monash Health Translation Precinct. www.mhtp.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  4. Web site: About Us – home Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  5. Web site: Centre for Innate Immunity & Infectious Diseases Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  6. Web site: The Ritchie Centre Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  7. Web site: Centre for Reproductive Health Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  8. Web site: Centre for Cancer Research Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 6 May 2014 . 2016-09-29.
  9. Web site: Genetics and Molecular Pathology Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  10. Web site: Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  11. Web site: Centre for Genetic Diseases Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  12. Web site: Latest news Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 2016-09-29.
  13. Web site: New name for MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research. 18 February 2015. Monash University - Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences. 2016-09-29.
  14. Web site: Munks Roll Details for Bryan Hudson. munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. 2016-09-29.
  15. Web site: Hudson Annual Report 2015. 14 September 2016 . 2016-09-29.
  16. Web site: $84 million translational research facility officially opened Hudson Institute of Medical Research. hudson.org.au. 11 March 2016 . 2016-09-29.
  17. Web site: Monash Health Translation Precinct — Facilities - Monash Health Translation Precinct. www.mhtp.org.au. 2016-09-29.