Professor Rinaldo Bellomo honoured

Professor Rinaldo Bellomo honoured

IBAS Fellow Professor Rinaldo Bellomo has been honoured with a Victorian Royal Australasian College of Physicians 75th anniversary award. Professor Bellomo, who is the Director of Intensive Care Research...


Fit for Work - an invitation

Fit for Work - an invitation

IBAS Fellow and Director, Dr Mark Howard will be sharing his expertise in fatigue related road safety at the 2014 Fit for Work forum, run by Metropolitan Express Transport Services. The forum will...


IBAS research in the news...

IBAS research in the news...

IBAS researcher, Dr David Berlowitz, featured in a Sunday Herald-Sun overview of spinal cord injury research happening around Austin Health. Journalist, Lucie van den Berg, has done a fantastic job of...


Recent publications

Recent publications

Recent publications featuring IBAS projects and authors (noted in bold).  Almatroodi SA, McDonald CF and Pouniotis DS (2014) Alveolar macrophage polarisation in lung cancer. Lung Cancer International...


Board of Directors Chair

Board of Directors Chair

Mr Kevin Ferguson, the inaugural Chairman of the IBAS Board of Directors, has resigned this position due to illness.  CEO, Professor Christine McDonald and all other Directors thank Kevin for his...


Respiratory Biomarkers in Motor Neurone DiseaseRESPIRATORY BIOMARKERS IN MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

The inability to breathe is unfortunately the most common cause of death in people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Last year, our clinical research group in Melbourne reported that breathing...

CHEST-MND:PROCHEST-MND:PRO

Motor neurone disease (MND) causes the body's muscles to weaken. Breathing muscle weakness means that most people affected by MND will eventually lose the ability to take a deep breath and cough strongly....

Notch monitoring in sleepNOTCH MONITORING IN SLEEP

Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing is abnormal during sleep. There are two main forms of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. For obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is reduced because the airway...

ResearchFest 2026RESEARCHFEST 2026

ResearchFest 2026 at Austin Health launched new research flagships and honored Professor Mark Howard (Distinguished Scientist) and Professor Eliza Hawkes (Women in Research Award), with insights from Peter Doherty.

Championing Sleep Research!CHAMPIONING SLEEP RESEARCH!

We are announcing exciting updates to our Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) representation at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS). The MSRC extend a warm thank you to Charissa Zaga and welcome Jessica Manousakis!

ANZSRS Life Membership for Danny BrazzaleANZSRS LIFE MEMBERSHIP FOR DANNY BRAZZALE

Danny Brazzale has earned a prestigious ANZSRS Life Membership—held by only 11 people—for his global leadership and dedicated mentorship in respiratory science.

Perth Highlights: TSANZSRS 2026PERTH HIGHLIGHTS: TSANZSRS 2026

A huge congratulations to all our team members who participated in the excellent workshops and meetings at the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth in March 2026! Well Done!

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