Robinson Research Institute

21/10/2025

The Robinson Research Institute community gathered for the annual Symposium, exploring the Science to Solution Pipeline.

The day celebrated the breadth of research within the Institute and the power of collaboration across the research journey — from consumer voices shaping discovery, to translating innovation into real-world health outcomes.

Our young research talent ‘battled it out’ in 3-minute Rapid Fire Presentations, pitching their projects and showcasing their talent.

Highlights included guest speaker Professor Matt Dun’s keynote presentation on targeting genetic vulnerabilities in diffuse midline glioma, showcases of consumer-driven research, translational breakthroughs and the award ceremony.

Congratulations to all our award recipients — your dedication, innovation and collaboration continue to advance health and wellbeing across generations. 👏

🏆 2025 RRI Director’s Award: Professor Louise Hull
🏆 2025 Rapid Fire Presentation - Best presentation by EMCR: Dr Mia Majstorovic
🏆 2025 Rapid Fire Presentation - Best presentation by HDR: Amelia Noone
🏆 2025 Rapid Fire Presentation - Most creative presentation: Danielle Bailey
🏆 2025 Jeffrey Robinson Honours Scholarship: Olivia Wilson
🏆 2025 Repromed Reproductive Health Scholarship: Natasha Tavener

For more details and photos from the day 👉 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/10/20/from-science-to-solution-2025-robinson-research-institute-symposium

17/10/2025

Doors have opened to the annual Robinson Research Institute Symposium for an exciting day of presentations, conversations and knowledge sharing, focusing on the Science to Solution Pipeline.

Three sessions - ‘Voices Shaping Research’, ‘Consumer Need to Science Lead’, and ‘Delivery on Discovery’ will guide the day and we are excited to hear from our young research talent, pitching their research in a Rapid Fire Session

16/10/2025

During pregnancy, some people develop a liver disorder known as Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP). It can cause intense itching, jaundice, and carries risks for both mother and baby if not monitored carefully. Professor Bill Hague helped unpack ICP in this podcast 👉🎧 Listen in

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common liver condition due to pregnancy, yet one that still generates a lot of clinical uncertainty. ...

09/10/2025

Miscarriages are devastating and for about half of the people who experience it, this happens without any explanation. A new project hopes to provide answers where there currently are none. Could high insulin levels be a possible cause?

Read more 👉 https://shorturl.at/USarU

06/10/2025

Meningococcal B cases have dropped by more than 70% in the five years since the SA Government introduced a publicly funded vaccination program. A recent analysis determined that the vaccine was more than 98% effective when children had received all three doses and 92% effective in adolescents who had two doses.

Meningococcal B is one of the most common strains of meningococcal disease, an acute bacterial infection that kills about 10% of those infected and causes permanent disabilities in about 20% of cases.

Read more 👉 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list/2025/10/02/meningococcal-b-vaccine-program-holds-strong-five-years-on

SA Health SA Pathology Women's and Children's Health Network

02/10/2025

“It feels like being stabbed with a thousand needles in every different direction and you just want to curl up in a ball and lie on the floor”. PhD candidate and endo advocate Rachel Hosking spoke to ABC Radio about what it’s like to live and work with endo, welcoming the launch of EndoThrive, a new workplace accreditation program launched by Endometriosis Australia.
🎧 Listen in from 1:45:20 👉 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/adelaide-afternoons/afternoons/105823522

29/09/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

Join us for the 2025 Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture presented by Professor Danielle Mazza AM, Head of the Department of General Practice at Monash University and internationally recognised leader in implementation research and knowledge translation in the general practice setting.

🕠 12 November, 5:30 pm for a 6:00 pm start
📍 Adelaide Health & Medical Sciences Building, 4 North Terrace, Adelaide
🎟 Free public lecture – register here 👉 https://events.humanitix.com/2025-lloyd-cox-memorial-lecture

25/09/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 - join our community to receive quarterly updates covering science, events and updates from reproductive health to pregnancy and childhood health.

Here is a snapshot of the edition released this week - hit ‘subscribe’ if you would like the next one delivered to your inbox.
Read 👉 https://mailchi.mp/adelaide.edu.au/from-fertility-to-family-your-quarterly-update

11/09/2025

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, with the aim to improve IVF success rates, lower the need for repeated cycles and minimise the mental and financial burden for families.

👉 https://www.adelaide.edu.au/research/news/list/2025/08/27/ivf-outcomes-lifting-success-rates

05/09/2025

A, B, C or D – do you know your breast density? Breast density is a key risk factor for breast cancer. High breast density can also make it harder to detect cancer on a mammogram because it’s like looking for a polar bear in a snowstorm – it’s ‘bear-ly’ visible.

Associate Professor Wendy Ingman and her team are leading research to understand how breast density influences cancer risk, uncovering the underlying biology, and developing better ways to detect cancer early.

Wendy’s passion for the topic goes beyond the lab. This week, she is heading to France to take on the Medoc Marathon, raising awareness and funds to support her breast density research program. More here 👉 https://www.justgiving.com/page/medoc-marathon

Jean Hailes for Women's Health

04/09/2025

🏅💫What an achievement for the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Group, WINNING the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research last night!

Congratulations to the entire team - we are proud to have group leader Professor Helen Siobhan Marshall AM, Dr Bing Wang, and Dr Mark McMillan as members of our Institute!

This prize is awarded for outstanding infectious diseases research that benefits, or has the potential to benefit, human health. The Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Group demonstrated that one vaccine can protect against both meningococcal B disease and gonorrhoea – two serious infections that disproportionately impact First Nations young people. Their research has changed global vaccine policy and informed national programs, and offers a new strategy to curb gonorrhoea as resistance to antibiotics grows.

Read more 👉 https://australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/2025-eureka-prize-winners/

02/09/2025

From the current 6+ years to under one year - IMAGENDO’s bold goal is to improve women’s health and make diagnosis of endometriosis faster, more broadly accessible, and importantly, remove the need for invasive surgery to get an accurate diagnosis.

The team is working on further refining Imagendo’s artificial intelligence algorithm and confirming its reliability to interpret and predict endometriosis from ultrasound and MRI across adolescents – a group who feels the impacts of endometriosis strongly during this important time in their development.

Learn more about the IMAGENDO project here: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/news/list?keywords=imagendo&created%5Bmin%5D=&created%5Bmax%5D=
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If you would like to support this research, you can:
🌟 Find out about current activities 👉 https://imagendo.org.au/
🌟 Donate 👉 https://give.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute

Jean Hailes for Women's Health