The Ritchie Centre

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The Ritchie Centre at Hudson Institute of Medical Research is a research centre jointly with Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Department of Paediatrics at the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, and is a research partner of Monash Children’s Hospital and Monash Women’s Services at Monash Health.

Professor Suzanne Miller at Hudson Instiute

Centre Head Professor Suzanne Miller

Overview

The Ritchie Centre aims to improve the health of women and children through innovative research that informs better healthcare. The Ritchie Centre has more than 150 research staff and students, including fetal physiologists, immunologists, stem cell biologists, neonatologists, paediatricians, obstetricians, gynaecologists, and radiologists.

There are six research themes

  • Women’s health
  • Fetal and neonatal health: respiratory and cardiovascular
  • Fetal and Neonatal Health: brain Injury and neurodevelopment
  • Newborn health
  • Infection, inflammation and immunity
  • Cell therapy and regenerative medicine

Being a student at The Ritchie Centre

We welcome research students to undertake an Honours project or a PhD in research in any of our six themes. The Hudson Institute Postgraduate Student Committee supports all higher degree students at the Institute, coordinating annual reviews and presentations. The Ritchie Centre provides funding support for PhD students to present their research at national and international conferences.

Student research projects

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University
Department of Paediatrics, Monash University

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Diseases we research

Research groups

Perinatal Cardiovascular Physiology

Fetal growth restriction (FGR)

Epidemiology and Clinical Trials

Stillbirth

Bioenergetics in Reproduction

Preterm birth

Perinatal Inflammation and Neurophysiology

Cerebral Palsy, Preterm birth

Endometrial Stem Cell Biology

Endometriosis, Pelvic organ prolapse (POP), Stillbirth

Fetal and Neonatal Health

Birth asphyxia, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal growth restriction (FGR), Preterm birth

Amnion Cell Biology

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Cell Therapies and Neuroinflammation

Birth asphyxia, Cerebral Palsy, Preterm birth

Neurodevelopment and Neuroprotection

Birth asphyxia, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal growth restriction (FGR), Preterm birth

Translational Tissue Engineering

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP)

Interventional Immunology in Early Life Diseases

COVID-19, Influenza, Lupus, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), Preterm birth

Interventional Immunology in Early Life Diseases

COVID-19, Influenza, Lupus, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), Preterm birth

Perinatal Transition

Birth asphyxia, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal growth restriction (FGR), Preterm birth

Lung Development

Neonatal Brain Protection

Preterm birth

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Clinical trials

ProtectMe Trial – fetal growth restriction (FGR)
Endometrial Origins of Stillbirth (EOS) Study