Hudson Institute of Medical Research

Hudson Institute of Medical Research
EstablishedJanuary 2014 (2014-01)
FocusMedical research
ChairDr Robert Edgar
CEO and DirectorProfessor Elizabeth Hartland
FacultyMonash University
Staff450 (in 2016)
Formerly called
Address27-31 Wright St, Clayton VIC Australia
Location, ,
Australia
Websitehudson.org.au

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.

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

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.