Research with Impact: Translating Women's Health Research into Practice and Policy - 2024 Lloyd Cox Memorial lecture

The 10th annual Lloyd Cox Memorial lecture "Research with Impact: Translating Women’s Health Research in to Practice and Policy" is presented by Professor Helena Teede AM and hosted by the Robinson Research Institute, the University of Adelaide.  

Research is primarily funded by the public and as academics we have an accountability and responsibility to deliver benefits for the community. Professor Teede is the Monash University Professor for Women's Health and equity and holds an L3 Fellowship in implementation and impact. She will speak on her career learnings on the importance of and successful strategies for research impact across the research continuum.

This free public annual event is aimed at researchers, policy makers, academics, clinicians, and the public who have an interest in women's health and reproductive medicine. This lecture series features international research and policy leaders tackling grand challenges in reproductive health, women's health, and early life, bringing some of the most inspiring researchers from around the world to Adelaide, to present on thought provoking topics.

Presenter Biography

Professor Helena Teede MBBS FRACP FAAHMS FRANZCOG FRCOG PhD AM is a clinician academic and reproductive endocrinologist at Monash University in Australia. She holds an L3 NHMRC Investigator Fellowship in women’s health. Professor Teede is Director Monash Centre for Health Research and implementation, and lead on the Centre for Research Excellence for Women’s Health in Reproductive Life. She has over 700 publications and $65M in career grant funding, mostly as CIA. She is incoming President of the International Society of Endocrinology, is on the Council of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and chairs a WHO task force. She has a large research program and has led International Guidelines and translation programs on PCOS, infertility, early menopause and healthy pregnancy with major impacts on policy and practice.

About Professor Lloyd Cox 

In 1958 Lloyd Cox was appointed as the foundation Professor of the University of Adelaide’s Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Department, established at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide.

Cox had previously worked in New Zealand and the UK and his vision was for the Department to be a world leader. His strongly held belief that science and medicine should collaborate closely established the foundations for future success and this culture of collaboration has successfully continued under successive leaders. Cox wanted O&G to be a science-based department and was the first person to bring infertility as a medical issue to the attention of mainstream medicine.

He encouraged people to look at new ideas and develop new techniques. During his time as head of O&G, Cox appointed Ron Cox as a biochemist – this was the first department of its kind to appoint a scientist. Also, the first frozen semen bank in Australia, and the first sperm donor program were established. Prof Cox retired in 1984 and was replaced by Prof Jeffrey Robinson, as head of Department while Colin Matthews was appointed as Professor of Reproductive Medicine, with the Robinson Research Institute being named after Professor Jeffrey Robinson.

The event is free and includes pre-drinks and finger food.

5:30 pm Drinks & finger food

6:00 pm Presentation commences