Hudson Institute Of Medical Research

The Hudson Institute of Medical Research is world-renowned for research into reproductive and baby health research and is also a leading centre for research into infection and innate immunity, now closely tied to the latest new developments for cancer treatment. At the core of the Hudson is our focus on research excellence and discovery science with its constant objective to have positive impact on human life. The Hudson is home to more than 450 globally eminent, high achieving career scientists who work side by side with clinicians to solve some of our most challenging contemporary health problems. Formed by the merger in 2014 of two of Australia’s leading medical research Institutes, Monash Institute of Medical Research and Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, the Hudson brings together a successful a history of renowned successes from the development of current IVF technology, to changes in practices for the prevention of SIDS and the discovery of Inhibin, leading to diagnostic tests for Downs Syndrome and for certain ovarian cancers. It is the dynamic interchange across our research themes that creates the most exciting potential for life altering patient outcomes. Further enriching the quality of our research and its progression to patient outcomes is our location at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP) including the brand new and purpose built translational research facility which hosts clinical and research space complete with world best technology platforms. This positioning, immediately adjacent to our close collaborators, Monash University and Monash Health, provides a rich, fertile environment for breakthrough collaboration between researchers and clinicians focussing effort on the most pressing diseases and bringing novel science based treatments to the clinic.