2023 – 2025 NBMRF Fellowship
The 2023-2025 Norman Beischer Clinical Research Fellowship has been awarded to Dr Clare Whitehead to help improve outcomes for babies born. With the Fellowship’s $600,000 funding, Dr Clare Whitehead will lead the PLATIPUS trial, a world-first innovative trial investigating multiple questions about how best to care for mothers at risk of preterm birth, and their […]
2022 – 2024 NBMRF Fellowship
The 2022 – 2024 Norman Beischer Clinical Research Fellowship has been awarded to Associate Professor Lisa Hui to help reduce the burden of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection. With the Fellowship’s $600,000 funding, A/Prof Hui will be partnering with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Mercy Health, Austin Health, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, CMV Australia, […]
Associate Professor Lisa Hui Awarded the Aldo Vacca Award
Foundation grant recipient A/Professor Lisa Hui has won the top prize at this year’s Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Annual Scientific Meeting for her research on obstetric and newborn outcomes during pandemic lockdown in Melbourne. She was awarded the prestigious Aldo Vacca Award for the best free communication for […]
RANZCOG 2020-21 Scholarship Awarded
During November 2019, the 2020-21 RANZCOG Scholarship was presented to Dr Manarangi De Silva from The University of Melbourne. Targeted towards young researchers, the annual two-year scholarship is awarded for clinical-based research leading to the attainment of a PhD or equivalent Research Higher Degree, in any aspect of obstetrics, gynaecology and related disciplines. Dr De Silva’s PhD […]
Our First Fellowship Awarded
The first Norman Beischer Medical Research Foundation’s $600,000 Clinical Research Fellowship has gone to Melbourne Obstetrician gynaecologist, Dr Fiona Brownfoot. Dr Brownfoot, who works as an obstetrician gynaecologist at Melbourne’s Mercy Hospital for Women, and is a senior lecturer at Melbourne University, received the Fellowship to support the establishment of a Fetal Biomedical Engineering […]
William Grobman
William Grobman Speaks at RANZCOG Last week, over one thousand obstetricians and gynaecologists from around Australia, New Zealand and other countries attended the RANZCOG 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The event, which took place at the Melbourne Convention Centre, involved a series of workshops, discussions and keynote addresses. The calibre of speakers included Professor William Grobman, […]
Epworth Symposium
International Speaker Headlines Epworth Symposium The recent and Tenth Epworth Obstetrics and Gynaecology Symposium took place at the Park Hyatt Melbourne, and included an international headline speaker provided by the Norman Beischer Medical Research Foundation. Professor Richard Anderson, the Elsie Inglis Professor of Clinical Reproductive Science, and Head of Section, Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the […]
Ernie Williams Scholarship
Deakin Receives Ernie Williams Scholarship In early July, the Norman Beischer Medical Research Foundation was delighted to present Deakin University with a $320,000 gift. The gift will support two Indigenous students every year from 2020 to 2023, while they complete up to four years of study within the Faculty of Health. The Ernie Williams Indigenous […]