Another great presentation from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases (CiiiD) PhD student, Anita Chaulagain (@aneeta0110) about type I interferon signalling during Shigella flexneri! #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS

Dr Julia Chitty showing us how pirfenidone can be repurposed to treat viral exacerbations of COPD based on a novel precision-cut lung slice model. Exciting work! #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS @monashuniversity.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social

Rachelia Raissa Wibawa from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social gave an excellent talk on her research which has identified novel genetic mutations in Legionella pneumophila that impact host transcriptional responses #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS

Belated post of my macaron centrepiece from last week’s @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Christmas party – “the cells of CiiiD”. A lot of work to produce this undetermined number of macarons (I lost count) 🙃 Big thanks to @biorender.bsky.social who I used to make the templates! @hudsonresearch.bsky.social

Grateful to work with some amazing people at the @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social Including these special super smart ladies @jackiheraudfarlow.bsky.social and @sciencesophie.bsky.social #sciencetribe 🧪👯‍♀️

Science buddies are the best. Definite highlight of moving to @hudsonresearch.bsky.social has been learning from these two.

@hudsonresearch.bsky.social gingerbread getting me through my last day of work before the holidays 🎄🧪🎄🧪🎄🧪

New paper from Dr Zahrah Azman et al. shows preterm growth-restricted lambs with asphyxia have impaired vascular contractility and heightened cardiac adrenergic responses, insights that matter for neonatal cardiovascular outcomes. Read & share 👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41432623/ #FGR #CardioSci

New study from our group: Umbilical cord milking as a technique to harvest cord blood derived cells for regenerative applications www.nature.com/articles/s41... @drabdulrazak.bsky.social @courtney-mcdonald.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @pediatricresearch.bsky.social

Congrats to this year's National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Idea Grant recipients! 👏🥳 Seven of our researchers have been awarded over $13.4 million in NHMRC Ideas Grants to work on projects ranging from newborn health to viral & bacterial infections. Read more 👉 bit.ly/496uNVH

🚨 Preprint Alert 🚨 We discovered a new regulator of RIG-I-like receptors #MDA5 #RIG-I, which are critical innate immune sensors of #RNA that detect #viral infection. Check out our #biorxiv #preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... tl;dr 🙃 thread below

Dr Abdul Razak & A/Prof Courtney McDonald have discovered inflammation in the womb doesn’t just strike once, it lingers, sometimes for months after birth, continuing to harm fragile neural tissue long after the initial exposure & causing lasting damage to the developing brain https://bit.ly/3JOweh

1 in 10 babies is born too soon. #PretermBirth is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Baby Elias was born at just 22 weeks, no bigger than a soft drink, fighting to survive. Tiny babies like Elias are at risk of brain injury from inflammation, which can cause lifelong conditions.

Prof Kate Loveland, Dr Julia Young & Dr Penny Whiley's latest research has pinpointed the essential role that the importin 5 protein (IPO5) plays in sperm formation. #MaleInfertility Learn more in the Society for the Study of Reproduction journal, Biology of Reproduction, & ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hUt20G

CoLab is funding $770,000 for two biobanks - Monash Children’s Cancer Biobank & the Hudson Institute Living Biobank, helping researchers access high-quality samples and develop safer treatments. Read story here - tinyurl.com/banking-on-a... @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #ChildrensCancer #Biobank

Half the funding. Half the future. The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) was meant to deliver $1B a year — only $650M is reaching researchers. Join the call to release the full MRFF. www.aamri.org.au/mrff #releasethefullmrff @markbutlermp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social

“As an independent you need to find areas that matter, that you can make a difference… I’m the only person who’s ever asked a question about medical research funding in the House.” - Dr @mon4kooyong.bsky.social MP at AAMRI’s President’s Breakfast, on making a difference. #2025AAMRIConvention

We were honoured to welcome Minister Danny Pearson to showcase a major breakthrough in #Lupus treatment – an RNA-based topical drug developed right here in Clayton. Read more in today's Herald Sun, and here: https://bit.ly/43EVn4X

🔬 Our annual Young Women in Science program was a huge success this year, giving ten Year 10 students from Melbourne’s south-east the opportunity to explore their passion for science. Thank you to program coordinator, Dr Fiona Cousins & all the supervisors who guided & mentored the students.

What work is needed to detect the difference between viral and bacterial infection in newborns? Check out our new commentary on work by Fueri et al looking at interferon mRNA signatures to detect newborn non-bacterial infection rdcu.be/eKb9p @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social

It's starting! The @hudsonresearch.bsky.social 's Young Women in Science week! Excited to be a mentor 🤩👩‍🔬🔬🧫🧬

Thanks @hudsonresearch.bsky.social for the invite to @theasmr.bsky.social gala dinner. Inspiring talks and many great chats with Melbourne colleagues. A good excuse to get dressed up on a Thursday night. If only I didn’t have pesky lab work in the morning 🫠 👩🏻‍🔬🧫@drnicolecampbell.bsky.social

Honoured that our team Prof Sehgal and Zahrah Azman received a @heartfoundationau.bsky.social Vanguard Grant for our work that aims to reduce peri vascular fibrosis in the hearts of growth restricted neonates. Working towards the best start to life possible for our smallest most vulnerable babies.

Great to see the Victorian Government supporting @hudsonresearch.bsky.social and Noxopharm's work taking our innovative SOF-SKN drug to a clinical trial and offering hope to people with lupus. www.premier.vic.gov.au/world-first-...

Farts are causing a stink in the research world, but in a positive way. 💨 Scientists have shed new light on the role & importance of hydrogen gas (H₂), better known for its role in flatulence, in gut health. Read more about Dr Caitlin Welsh & A/Prof Sam Forster's discovery: https://bit.ly/3L1eIXL

The impact of #Inflammation on a #Premature baby can be life-changing. Dr Abdul Razak & A/Prof Courtney McDonald are the first to establish tertiary inflammation (inflammation that persists beyond the initial exposure and even the following days and weeks). Learn more: bit.ly/3KkGA8P

You're invited to the free public forum, From Bump to Baby: Understanding inflammation’s impact on maternal & newborn health 🚼🤰🏻 When: Thursday 9th October Where: Hudson Institute in Clayton, Melbourne 🔥 Capacity is limited so book early: bit.ly/4mXhlrx

NEW PAPER Compromised cardiopulmonary transition in fetal growth restricted and small for gestational age neonates Suboptimal fetal growth → altered cardiac structure/function → higher risk of impaired adaptation at birth, respiratory morbidity, and long-term CV risk. doi.org/10.1113/JP28...

PhD Student Sarah Rosli & A/Prof Michelle Tate have found that a protein called Gasdermin E plays a major role in causing lung damage during #Influenza. By deleting this protein, they were able to reduce inflammation & improve survival. 🔥 Read about this research: bit.ly/46r7NPJ

Ureaplasma parvum, a bacterial infection during #Pregnancy that can cause severe harm to the unborn brain, has been identified for the first time in a finding that could have huge implications for pre-natal health. 🚼 🧠 Learn more about this breakthrough research today: bit.ly/4pdETKz

A world-first trial has shown that using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very #Premature #Babies at #Birth can greatly reduce the need for rescue breathing and intensive care. 😮‍💨 🚼

CiiiD is now on Bluesky! After years of sharing discoveries, collaborations, and community, expect the same energy. 🔬 Cutting-edge innate immunity & infectious disease research 🤝 Collaborations across disciplines 📢 Opportunities & insights from the lab and beyond #CiiiD #HudsonInstitute

My department is now on Bluesky! A must follow if you want to keep up with some of the best scientists in innate immunity 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬 #immunosky @hudsonresearch.bsky.social

Science fam! I got some of the prettiest pics of my H. pylori extracellular vesicles and had to share 🫧🫧🫧 @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @helicobacterpylori.bsky.social

Early Neurodevelopment of Extremely Preterm Infants Administered Autologous Cord Blood Cell Therapy Secondary Analysis of CORD-SaFe study now out in @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @drabdulrazak.bsky.social @courtney-mcdonald.bsky.social @hudsonresearch.bsky.social

Run by students, for students, Hudson Institute Student Society (HISS) brings graduate students together to build real connections, both professional & personal 👨🏾‍🔬 ✨ HISS represents all research students here at Hudson Institute, & the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health: bit.ly/407tNfh

🌈 Pride Month is here! 🏳️‍🌈 This June, we proudly honour the remarkable contributions of the #LGBTQIA+ community to the world of #MedicalResearch. 🔬 Diversity drives innovation, and makes #Science stronger. 💪🏽

Excited to share our latest paper on the pathogenesis of preterm intraventricular hemorrhage. Our study sheds new light on the complex interplay between the contribution of fetal and maternal factors. Check out the full paper to learn more about the important findings! karger.com/dne/article/...

New paper from our team: Pathogenesis of Preterm Intraventricular Haemorrhage karger.com/dne/article/... We review the maturational profile of cerebrovascular development in the preterm neonate. @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @bethjallison.bsky.social

For the first time in Australia, a child with #CerebralPalsy (#CP) has received an infusion of their own #UmbilicalCord blood stem cells — & Hudson Cell Therapies was proud to play a key role in making it happen. 👏🩸

Congratulations to the @pfaridi.bsky.social Lab, and the team at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social for introducing SAPrim 2.0 - now suitable for analysis of soluble HLA complexes in plasma! Automated mid-throughput identification of >4,000 peptides from 500 µL plasma www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

📢 Since 2024 we have awarded nearly $3m across 2 grants to accelerate next-generation precision medicine for #childhoodcancer. Read about this funding: tinyurl.com/msyujmft @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #childhoodcancerresearch #paediatriconcology #precisionmedicine

❤️ We are incredibly saddened by the passing of Dr Marianne Leenaerts, an international #PrimaryAldosteronism (#PA) campaigner, & Co-Founder & Co-Director of the Primary Aldosteronism Foundation (USA). #Hypertension

#Endometriosis researcher, Dr Shanti Gurung is working towards developing a simple diagnostic test, no more complicated than a blood test for this #Chronic #Inflammatory disease Read more in today's Herald Sun, or in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, or here: bit.ly/424XPBx

April is #AdrenalDiseases awareness month & today is International #Adrenal #Disease Awareness Day #AdrenalDay2025 🔬

"Without immediate and significant action, billions of dollars of previous investment and a generation of knowledge and experience will be lost." @profhartland.bsky.social - @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #standupforscience2025 #election2025 #AAMRI2025ElectionStatement aamri.org.au/resources/el...

#Inflammation is the common factor in #Perinatal #BrainInjury. Dr Sharmony Kelly & Dr Rob Galinsky's research looks at understanding the mechanics of perinatal brain inflammation & the exact nature of the damage 🔬 Read more: bit.ly/3Rv3gn5 @drsharmony.bsky.social

Menghan Luo recently commenced her PhD research on #Pediatric #BrainCancer as the Ryley Kemp Scholar, generously supported by the The Isabella and Marcus Foundation. 🙌 Her work aims to discover new treatments for children with high-grade brain tumours.

I am incredibly honoured to be selected as an OCRF grant awardee in 2025 – every $ awarded by @ocrfaustralia.bsky.social was raised by supporters determined to improve outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer 🩵

Our 2025 national research grants announcement is our biggest yet! In our 25th anniversary year, we are delighted to announce OCRF’s largest ever funding round, awarding $3.5M across eight innovative and important ovarian cancer research projects. Learn more: www.ocrf.com.au/record-fundi...