Hudson Institute of Medical Research

21/08/2026

The scan that catches a disease early. The medicine that buys a grandparent more time. The therapy that helps a child take their first steps. 🫶🏼

None of these breakthroughs happens by accident. They happen because everyday Australians choose to stand behind the . This September 9, you have the power to directly fund the next medical milestone. 🔬

Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to Hudson Institute on will be matched up to $10,000! Donate today: https://bit.ly/4wz2I1F

20/08/2026

Only a few days until ! 🧬 Have you registered?

PhD student Chloe Edwards-Lee is studying how , extra information we have on top of our genetics, is passed from mother to child.

🧪 Student Open Day
📆 Monday, 24th August
⏰ 5pm – 7.15pm
🥪 Refreshments provided
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/412M2mm

We hope to see you there! ❤️

18/08/2026

It’s ! 🔬 Final year PhD student Sukhpreet Singh is studying , the leading cause of related death worldwide. 🌏

Dedicate your career to science! Visit us next Monday, 24th August 5pm, at our . Refreshments are provided. For more information and to register your attendance visit: https://bit.ly/412M2mm

11/08/2026

Every single dollar donated to medical research returns almost $4 in health and economic value to our community. 🧬

That means fewer hospital stays, earlier diagnoses, and more precious time with the people we love.

On 9 September, join forces with Australia's first-ever Medical Research Giving Day and help move discoveries from the lab to real life. 💪🏽

Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to Hudson Institute on the day will be matched up to $10,000! Donate today: https://bit.ly/4bF0lTF

11/08/2026

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most common inherited , affecting an estimated 1-2 in every 1,000 people in high-prevalence populations, including those of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Armenian and Jewish ancestry. FMF begins in childhood, causing recurring fevers, painful rashes and joint pain. 🔥

Dr Shouya Feng, Prof Seth Masters, clinicians at Monash Health, alongside collaborators in South Korea and the USA, have now discovered it comes down to a mutation in a single gene called CDC42, which changes the characteristics of the protein that gene produces. 🧑🏽‍🔬🧪

This has lead to the treatment of a family who lived with an illness that resembled FMF for over 20 years. They were treated with , a drug that blocks the specific inflammatory signal involved. Symptoms that had lasted decades came under control almost immediately.

Read more in Science Immunology, and at the link here: https://bit.ly/4z5rVDy

06/08/2026

🚲 A/Prof Simon Chu, recently joined two charity cycling events as part of ROC Ride for Research 2026, helping raise close to $110,000 for research into (GCT), a rare and poorly understood form of . ROC Incorporated

From rugged Queensland rail trails to the winding roads of the Tweed Valley, the riders cycled more than 800km to support life-changing ovarian cancer research. 🚴‍♀️

This remarkable fundraising effort demonstrates the power of an engaged community to accelerate research into a disease that receives little mainstream funding. ❤️ Thank you to the incredible ROC community for their unwavering support. Read more about it: https://bit.ly/4fN35iV

04/08/2026

Three of our childhood researchers, Ella Erickson, Lynda Truong and Jin Luo, shed their long locks, donating their hair to Wigs4Kids to help provide wigs and essential financial assistance to families in need. 💇🏻‍♀️

✂️ Doing the cutting were Claire Josefsson, a leukaemia survivor-turned-researcher, and Novalie Morris, an amazing 12-year-old girl who is currently battling her 4th leukaemia relapse. ❤️

"Children undergoing cancer treatment have to endure so much, and losing their hair is just adding insult to injury – being a visible reminder of what they are going through. Wigs4Kids is an amazing program run by the Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia that provides bespoke human hair wigs for children with cancer." – Dr Catherine Carmichael, Head of the Leukaemia Modelling and Therapeutic Discovery Research Group

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4yYqN4E

03/08/2026

02/08/2026

You don't need a lab coat to help save a life. 🥼

This 9 September, something historic is happening. More than 30 of Australia’s leading medical research institutes are joining forces for one single day. Our shared goal? To raise funds for life-saving medical research to protect our families and communities. 🙌

Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to Hudson Institute on the day will be matched up to $10,000! Pledge your support today: https://bit.ly/4bF0lTF