Congratulations to HDA & Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation PhD Excellence Awardee - Rashmi Baid
Congratulations to Rashmi Baid one of our Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation PhD Excellence Award winners for 2025.
We thank the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation for its ongoing financial support of the PhD Excellence Award and its partnership of 18 years helping HDA to foster research excellence and career development in South Australia. This is our 14th cohort and our two winners will each receive $5,000 per annum for 3 years to augment their scholarships.
Rashmi Baid is a PhD candidate at the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide. Rashmi’s research project focuses on endocrine and immune dysfunction as determinants of recurrent pregnancy loss and the clinical efficacy of Metformin in improving outcomes.
This project seeks to identify the biological basis of recurrent pregnancy loss, which affects 5% of women, with the cause remaining unknown in 50% of cases. By uncovering key metabolic and immunological mechanisms, her work aims to pave the way for more personalised and targeted treatment strategies, ultimately improving pregnancy outcomes and reproductive care.
This project is supervised by Professor Louise Hull and co-supervised by Professor Sarah Robertson and Dr Lachlan Moldenhauer from the University of Adelaide.
“I am honoured to receive the HDA and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation PhD Excellence Award 2025 and grateful for the recognition and support of my research,” Rashmi.