Robinson Research Institute

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, presented by Prof Danielle Mazza
🕠 12 November, 5:30 pm for a 6:00 pm start
📍 AHMS, Adelaide
🎟 Free - register here 👉 events.humanitix.com/2025-lloyd-c...

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Congratulations to Dr Tara Crawford (Neonatal Medicine research group) who has been awarded $70,000 in the SALHN Enquiry Grant, funded by The Hospital Research Foundation. ‘Music to My Ears’ is a parent-led intervention designed to support the language development of infants born very preterm.

Are the diet versions of your favourite soft drink a healthier option during pregnancy? These drinks often contain artificial sweeteners which are linked to an increased risk of gestational diabetes and potentially other undesired pregnancy outcomes. 👉 www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-res...

There are many pieces to the puzzle when it comes to IVF success. Learn how researchers at the Robinson Research Institute are addressing challenges in the field, incl improving IVF success rates and minimising the mental and financial burden for families. 👉https://shorturl.at/b8s7R
#IVFsuccess

What an achievement for the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Group, WINNING the Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research! Congratulations to the team - we are proud to have Prof Helen Marshall AM, Dr Bing Wang, and Dr Mark McMillan as members of our Institute! More tinyurl.com/5xytkjv7

Professor Michael Stark

Professor Jozef Gecz

Professor Paul Thomas

⭐ We are proud to celebrate our members who were successful in the Women's & Children's Hospital Foundation's 2025 Bloom Research Program Grant. Congratulations go to Professors Michael Stark, Jozef Gecz and Paul Thomas. More 👉 wchfoundation.org.au/2025-bloom-r...

Congratulations to A/Prof Kylie Dunning who has been accepted into the highly competitive AAHMS Mentorship Program. Mentees in this program are recognised for their high potential as emerging leaders in health and medical research.

Read more: aahms.org/news/17-emer...

Congratulations to Danielle Bailey, PhD student, who was awarded the Robinson Research Institute award at the University of Adelaide’s Florey Postgraduate Research Conference.

The award for 'best poster' is given to a student in reproductive, pregnancy, child or adolescent health research.

Last week, our Director Professor David MacIntyre presented on ‘The maternal microbiome’ at the University of Adelaide’s Research Tuesday. If you missed the talk but are interested in the topic, you can watch the recording here 👉 youtu.be/5JjslmURpg4?...

⭐ 2025 South Australian Tall Poppy Winner ⭐

We are celebrating Robinson Research Institute member Dr Amy Hutchison for being awarded the 2025 South Australian Tall Poppy award. Congratulations on this achievement!
More 👉 aips.org.au/tall-poppy-c...

It's been a fun, educational and informative 3 days showcasing our research at Science Alive! We were thrilled by the response and interest we received in our activities and loved seeing the curiosity and excitement and fuelling interest in our topics with parents, teachers, teens, and toddlers.

🏅 We are thrilled for RRI members in the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Group, led by Professor Helen Siobhan Marshall AM, who have been announced as finalists in this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Congratulations!
More 👉 youtu.be/L9gdryJWIJY?...

Thank you to everyone who attended 'Tick Tock in the Womb: How biological ageing before birth drives life-long health'! This event was co-hosted by RRI and Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA).
Missed the event but interested in the topic? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=igL4...

The placenta could be the key to solving stillbirth. Why? @dranyaarthurs.bsky.social explains at our free event, co-hosted by Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA).

Register now 👉 events.humanitix.com/tick-tock-in...

We’re thrilled for IMAGENDO® to be a finalist in the SA Science Excellence and Innovations Awards!

IMAGENDO® is revolutionising endometriosis care by using artificial intelligence to combine the diagnostic power of transvaginal ultrasound and MRI. More 👉 www.scienceawards.sa.gov.au/excellence-i...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Martin Donnelley, leader of the Cystic Fibrosis Airway Research Group and Respiratory X-ray Imaging Laboratory, on securing a $3.8 million Innovate Grant from Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA). More information 👉 adelaideuni.edu.au/about/news-a...

'Tick Tock in the Womb: How Biological Ageing Before Birth Drives Life-Long Health' - if you are in Adelaide, don't miss this event. Register lnkd.in/g2raUnsB

💥 We are excited to share that we have awarded over $366,000 in our 2025 Step Research Funding program to support 17 innovative projects led by our talented investigators. 💥

For a full list of awardees and successful projects 👉 lnkd.in/gjN6ZpXE

Should semen analysis become routine care in men’s health? Our researchers believe so. Early insights into sperm health can help prevent chronic disease and support healthier lifestyles. Read more 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MensHealthWeek #PreventativeHealth #researchexcellence

Congratulations to Dr Yasmyn Winstanley, who recently received the Early Career Researcher Award by the ANZ Society for Cell and Developmental Biology.

This award recognises outstanding contributions to the field of cell and developmental biology. #researchexcellence

Global childhood wasting not slowing sufficiently

Nutrient-rich food supplements for infants and mothers could play a key role in establishing the foundation of lifelong health for children globally. In this research, lipid-based nutrient supplements have been found to make the biggest difference in addressing the issue. 👉🏽 shorturl.at/gN0sr

Our researchers from the Endometriosis Research Group, attending and shaping the World Congress on Endometriosis. Globally recognised in the field, they present and chair sessions to share their insights on the use of AI to predict endometriosis, early diagnosis and safe-guarding fertility. #WCH2025

Professor Jodie Dodd and her team presented their findings at the European Congress on Obesity, showing that a higher body mass index of parents at the time of conception increases a child’s risk of obesity. More information 👉 shorturl.at/6ZopM

New research is underway to investigate how an asthma drug could be used to mature the lungs of premature babies without affecting the development of other organs, particularly the brain. Read more 👉 shorturl.at/6zGCu

#neonatal #premies #researchexcellence

The new technology dFLash can screen hundreds of thousands to millions of genes or drugs in living cells and provides real-time feedback on cell response to different stimuli. This could reshape the way diseases are treated and help develop new therapy options. 👉 www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-res...

Announcing our 2025 RRI Travel Grant Recipients

We are excited to announce the recipients of our Institute’s 2025 Travel Grants. These grants will support awardees to present at conferences and to visit collaborators and lab groups to progress their research in line with our mission. Congratulations to all successful applicants! shorturl.at/vMZWo

Addressing the critical challenges in reproductive medicine, and maternal & child health is at the core of our 2025 – 2030 Strategic Plan which we published recently. Download your copy here 👉🏽 www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-res...

#rpregnancy #mumsandbubs #womenshealth #maternalhealth #childhealth

Congratulations to Prof Helen Marshall AM on being awarded the NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award - Public Health (Leadership) for her research ‘Novel strategies for global control of meningococcal disease and gonorrhoea’.
Read more 👉 www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/nhm...

We celebrate with Professor Jozef Gecz who was recently awarded the 2025 Julian Wells medal at the Lorne Genome Conference. The award is presented annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to the understanding of genome expressions as well as to the this field of research.