Welcome to the 2025 WIRF Scientific Dialogue registration page.

The WIRF Scientific Dialogue is the Women and Infants Research Foundation's annual medical research event featuring presentations from local and visiting research experts on topics relating to health advances in women and babies.

WIRF Scientific Dialogue - From Eminence to Evidence - The importance of generating and using robust data to ensure the health of women, mothers and babies.

Keynote Speakers:

Professor Ben (Willem) Mol Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University

Professor Brett Manley Neonatologist/Professor/Director of Newborn Research at The Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne, and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health at The University of Melbourne

Professors Brett Manley and Ben Mol are key to advancing the theme From Eminence to Evidence using robust data to improve maternal and neonatal health. Prof Manley leads innovative trials like PLATIPUS for preterm infants, while Prof Mol focuses on evidence through large-scale clinical trials for safer, more effective interventions. Both will share their latest findings, shaping the future of women’s and newborn health.

Other speakers will include past Research Acceleration Award recipients, who will share insights into their groundbreaking research projects. Additionally, we will be announcing the 2025 Research Acceleration Award winners.

For more information about the WIRF Scientific Dialogue presenters and their topics visit: www.wirf.com.au/ScientificDialogue2025

Venue: Auditorium, UWA Club, Banquet Hall, Hackett Drive, Crawley, WA 6009

Contact Details: Women and Infants Research Foundation

08 6458 1437

info@wirf.com.au