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The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) is changing the rules in the fight against disease, embracing new perspectives for new solutions.

We're part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

About us

Home to more than 700 researchers, 120 research groups and 200 international research collaborators, we're one of the largest – and highest quality – research institutes in the southern hemisphere.

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Discovery and research

With a growing pipeline of biomedical breakthroughs – such as our work with stem cells and immunology – we're accelerating discoveries in the lab into clinical treatments.

Graduate program

Hone your expertise under the guidance of at least two supervisors. Join our growing network of more than 270 PhD students across 100 labs, focused on making novel scientific discoveries.

Engage with us

We're committed to making the discoveries that will relieve the future burden of disease. But we need your help.

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Find a researcher

Our more than 120 specialised research labs are led by recognised leaders in the biomedical field.

Director's message

We're making the research discoveries that tackle global health issues.

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Who we are

Humanity continues to face challenges in the fight against disease. Watch our two-minute video to discover what we're doing about it.

Contact us

Want to research, invest, study, or partner with us? We’d love to hear from you.

Monash BDI general enquiries
T: +61 3 9902 9400
E: bdi-enquiries@monash.edu

23 Innovation Walk
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, 3800

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Biomedicine Discovery Lectures and Seminars

Be inspired by hearing about the latest biomedical research from scientists at the top of their field. Free and open to all to attend.

Institute news

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Researchers identify a protein that enables communication between the germline and the rest of the body

A recent study by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) using roundworms has discovered that a conserved syndecan protein coordinates communication between the germline and the rest of the body and that this communication mechanism is required for germ cells to divide correctly to generate offspring.

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The interplay between diet, the microbiota and immunity

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Research in mice shows how diet alters immune system function through a gut microbe

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Monash University study uncovers a new understanding of how mesenchymal stromal cells benefit patients in cell therapy

The therapeutic benefit to patients receiving mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy is not because the injected cells remain viable, but because of cell death, researchers at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) have found.

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Study pinpoints molecular targets of transplant rejection

Researchers from the University of Sydney and Monash University have made a significant discovery that uncovers what is happening at the molecular level when an organ transplant is recognised as foreign by the immune system.

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Monash BDI kidney expert wins coveted medal

Last year he had a Special Issue of the US journal The Anatomical Record dedicated to his career achievements and was honoured by a Monash BDI Lifetime Achievement Award; now respected Monash BDI scientist Professor John Bertram has won the Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (ANZSCDB) President’s Medal.

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