Westmead Institute for Medical Research
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2022) |
Motto | Giving hope through science |
---|---|
Established | 1996 |
Research type | Medical research |
Director | Professor Philip O'Connell AO |
Staff | 450 |
Students | 120 |
Address | PO Box 412, Westmead NSW 2145 AU |
Location | Westmead, Sydney 33°48′12″S 150°59′27″E / 33.8033°S 150.9909°E |
Campus | Westmead |
Affiliations | |
Website | westmeadinstitute.org.au |
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a large medical research institute located at Westmead in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The institute is closely affiliated with Sydney Medical School and Westmead Hospital and comprises approximately 450 medical research and support staff. Originally named the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, the institute was founded in 1996 through the merging of five research groups at the Westmead health campus, initially comprising just 40 medical researchers, and was renamed on 18 November 2015. The Westmead Institute has grown rapidly on the basis of peer-reviewed funding.[citation needed]
Organisation
Research is organised into five key biological areas:
- Infectious and immune diseases
- Cancer and leukaemia
- Liver and metabolic diseases
- Eye and brain-related disorders
- Heart and respiratory disorders
Professor Tony Cunningham AO has been the executive director of the institute since its inception.
Affiliations
The institute is closely affiliated with the Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney. As of 20 March 2016, the institute hosted more than 119 higher-degree research students.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "WMI Annual Reports". Westmead Institute for Medical Research. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
External links
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles needing additional references from August 2022
- All articles needing additional references
- Use dmy dates from June 2020
- Use Australian English from October 2016
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016
- Medical research institutes in Sydney
- Sydney Medical School
- 1996 establishments in Australia
- Research institutes established in 1996
- Buildings and structures awarded the Sir John Sulman Medal