2015 Ride for Research - most successful event yet!

MIMR-PHI's major annual fundraising event the 'Ride for Research (R4R)', was held last month and this year's event was the most successful yet. The current tally sits at almost $34,000 for the purchase of an xCELLigence System for the Institute, an outstanding result in the event's 10th year. 

The success of the event has only been possible thanks to the efforts of the riding team, volunteers, donors, and sponsors BankVic, VicSuper, Davies Collison Cave and Zouki. A very special thanks also goes to Andrew McCallum who, with wife Pat, was instrumental (as always) to the planning and coordination of the event, and CRH's Peter Stanton and his wife Elspeth who were in the support crew for the entire R4R event. 

The R4R Team gave up countless weekends for practice rides and, this year, the bulk of the funds were raised were by the riders themselves through our new fundraising platform. On behalf of everyone at the Institute, we thank the R4R Team for their outstanding fundraising and grueling cycling efforts over the last few months. Having such a dedicated group of supporters is a testament to the importance of MIMR-PHI's research.

We appreciate all the support we have received from MIMR-PHI staff and students during the event. The 2015 R4R received a record number of donations from staff which has been a very important show of support for the riding team and for the Institute.

If you would like to contribute to the event you can still do so in the following ways:

• Volunteer for MIMR-PHI's fundraising Bunnings BBQ on Sat 2 May at the South Oakleigh Bunnings
• 'Like' or 'share' the MIMR-PHI event posts on our Facebook and Twitter
• Make a donation towards the event or a rider at: http://mimr-phi.gofundraise.com.au/ 

To view the R4R pictures visit:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/126594085@N08/sets/72157651188790007/page2/

If you are interested in fundraising for the Institute or have any fundraising suggestions, please email development.office@mimr-phi.org. 

New name for MIMR-PHI Institute

Professors David de Kretser, Bryan Hudson and Henry Burger

MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research will officially be known as Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Director and CEO Professor Bryan Williams announced yesterday.

The name Hudson was chosen to recognise the shared history of both MIMR and PHI. The late Professor Bryan Hudson was the first Professor of Medicine at Monash University and the Founding Chair of the University’s Department of Medicine. He then became Founding Director of Prince Henry’s Hospital Medical Research Centre (MRC, subsequently Prince Henry’s Institute). In this role he established Prince Henry’s Hospital as the key Monash University academic teaching hospital with the first Monash MBBS medical cohort of 29 students graduating in 1966.