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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

Structure of an Australian mosquito virus may hold key to the infectivity of global flavivirus pathogens

Latest research led by Australian scientists is a major step forward in the development of vaccines against flaviviruses, which infect more than 400 million people a year resulting in diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, West Nile, Zika and Japanese encephalitis.

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New weapon in the fight against gastrointestinal disease in informal settlements

Monash University news

Monash University researchers have validated a way to successfully detect a diverse range of bacteria (pathogens) that cause diarrhoeal disease in informal settlements.

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Fascination with stem cell sensation leads to Fulbright scholarship

Meg McFetridge was first inspired by mechanobiology in her honours’ year, watching stem cells on hydrogel surfaces.

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Monash BDI scientists win Diabetes Australia awards in 100-year anniversary of insulin

Three Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) scientists have successfully gained research grants from Diabetes Australia to progress their innovative work into new therapies for diabetes and kidney disease.

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Monash University news

Paediatric brain tumour immunotherapy research awarded Ideas Grant funding

Congratulations to Dr Pouya Faridi who was recently awarded an Ideas Grant in the 2020 round of the Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme.

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