Eva's Farewell

Farewell after almost two decades with the Institute

On Tuesday, 2 October members of the Institute gathered to bid a sad farewell to Professor Eva Dimitradis and wish her good luck as she leaves us to take up a position at the University of Melbourne.

Prof Dimitradis has been with the Institute for nearly 20 years and has made an invaluable contribution in her position as Deputy Centre Head in the Centre for Reproductive Health and leader of the Embryo Implantation Research Group.

She has a passion for understanding infertility and the factors that contribute to making the endometrium receptive to an implanting embryo. She also has a strong interest in developing new non-hormonal contraceptives that also prevent sexually transmitted diseases and the development of novel treatments for endometrial cancer.

After obtaining her Bachelor of Science, she spent eight years as a research assistant in Melbourne, Munich and Dublin before completing her PhD studies at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She undertook post-doctoral studies at the University of Dublin before returning to Australia to begin research in reproductive biology at Prince Henry’s Institute, now Hudson Institute of Medical Research, in 1999.

Highlights of Prof Dimitriadis’s career include gaining an NHMRC Fellowship, many international, national and industry collaborations and her appointment as A/Prof and Prof.  She has been a valued member of the Institute serving on many committees, as well as being an outstanding mentor, particularly to young women.