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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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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.

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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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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

A microscopy imaging assay, developed by Olivier et al., captures the escape of a fungus (C. albicans) from immune cells (macrophages). Left: Fungi (red) contained inside the immune cells. Right: escaped fungal filaments (blue) and the nuclei of dead immune cells (green).

Advanced imaging sheds light on immune escape of shape-shifting fungus

Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health – they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and there is an urgent need for better diagnostics and more effective antifungal treatments.

Biomedicine Discovery Institute 21 September 2022

Monash BDI early career researchers awarded more than $2m ARC DECRA funding

(Top L-R) Dr Praveena Thirunavukkarasu, Dr Meiling Han, Dr Pirooz Zareie, (Bottom L-R) Dr Chris Stubenrauch, Dr Rachael Lappan

Five Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers have been awarded $2.23 million under the 2023 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme.

News 20 September 2022

Multi-institutional consortium attracts $6.3 million MRFF grant to profile COVID-19 vaccine responses in our most vulnerable patient populations across the lifespan

The consortium entitled PROPHECY: Profiling immune RespOnse in Paediatric and High-risk populations to SARS-CoV-2 is led by a diverse executive team of both scientist and clinician researchers, Prof Menno Van Zelm (Immunology & Pathology, CCS), Dr Gabriela Khoury (Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute), Prof Heidi Drummer (Burnet Institute), A/Prof James McMahon (Infectious Diseases and Alfred Health) and A/Prof Benjamin Rogers (School of Clinical Sciences and Monash Health).

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AI in healthcare education: Is it ready to teach the future?

We’re all familiar with cinema’s portrayal of artificial intelligence (AI) – humans battling against human-like machines. But despite this commonplace portrayal, where technology mimics all aspects of human consciousness (sometimes even superseding human intellect), contemporary AI, and what can be feasibly developed in the near future, is a far cry from this Hollywood depiction.

Biomedicine Discovery Institute 1 September 2022
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Outstanding Monash mentor wins Eureka Prize

Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute Adjunct Professor in Microbiology Paul Wood AO has won the prestigious UTS Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers.

News 31 August 2022
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