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Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

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.

BDI overview

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

Monash University news

Prostate cancer imaging – Monash BDI scientists collaborate on preclinical project

Monash BDI researchers are collaborating with Imagion on a preclinical research project that will jump start Imagion’s prostate cancer project and advance their MagSense™ technology for a new cancer indication, supported by CSIRO funding.

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Discovery of a third T cell lineage

Monash University news

The immune systems of all vertebrates contain specialized cells, called T cells, that play a fundamental role in protecting against fungal, bacterial, parasitic and viral infections.

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Study’s twist leads to new AI approach in cell biology

A paper in Molecular Cell by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) scientists Dr Michael Lazarou and Dr Thanh Nguyen has had an unexpected outcome, creating a technological advance using artificial intelligence in 3D electron microscopy data.

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Monash Uni’s embryo discovery is a huge commercial opportunity

Imagine if there was a safe, effective way to extract deadly cystic fibrosis genes from an IVF embryo. That is not possible now because advancing the technology to the clinic has been limited by the paucity of embryos donated by parents who have undergone IVF and no longer need them.

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Feeding the superbugs: Why we need to wash our hands of antibacterial soaps

Since COVID-19, the simple act of hand-washing has been elevated beyond the mundane into a public health headline and potentially life-saving act.

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