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Six Alliance researchers receive NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Six Alliance researchers receive NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Six researchers from the Alfred Research Alliance have received an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship, announced today by The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care. Ranging from $67,346 to $135,002 each, the scholarships cover a range of research areas including sexual health, gastroenterology, maternal and child health, pandemic modelling and mental health. The NHMRC… Read More

The Alfred Monash bioengineered skin

Around the Precinct – 16 December 2021

Alliance researchers hold their position at the forefront of groundbreaking medical research with this week’s announcement of a joint Alfred/Monash trial that could revolutionise burns treatment by using bioengineered skin. Other Monash researchers have been recognised for their work in transforming ICU care with the prestigious 2021 GSK Award for Research Excellence, and Burnet experts look… Read More

Monash SPHPM

Around the Precinct – 9 December 2021

The research on our precinct takes place on a broad spectrum, from examining the tiniest of cells under a microscope to analysing population trends and patterns among millions of people. This week, researchers from the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases have found a new way to deliver drugs to targeted cancer cells, while senior research… Read More

From researcher to research participant

From researcher to research participant

Each year hundreds of clinical trials take place across the precinct, leveraging the connection between researchers and clinicians fostered by the Alfred Research Alliance, and allowing patients to benefit from the latest scientific breakthroughs. A popular clinical trial this year has been the Baker Institute’s EDCAD-PMS study. The trial aims to improve early detection of… Read More