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The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an Australian
Funds for its establishment were provided by a centenary hospital appeal by the Sisters of Charity for St Vincent's Hospital. Helen Mills, the largest donor, asked for the centre to be named after her father James Patrick Garvan, a distinguished New South Wales parliamentarian and business leader.
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, a 100 million joint venture between Garvan and St Vincent's Hospital, was opened on 28 August 2012 by Prime Minister
Articles from the Garvan Institute on ''The Conversation''
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biomedical research
Medical research (or biomedical research), also known as experimental medicine, encompasses a wide array of research, extending from "basic research" (also called ''bench science'' or ''bench research''), – involving fundamental scientif ...
institute located in , Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, New South Wales
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. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Charity as a research department of St Vincent's Hospital, it is now one of Australia's largest medical research institutions, with approximately 750 scientists, students and support staff. The executive director of the institute since 2018 is Professor Chris Goodnow
Christopher Carl Goodnow (born 19 September 1959) is an immunology researcher and the current Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. He holds the Bill and Patricia Ritchie Foundation Chair and is a Conjoint Professor in ...
.
In 2014 the institute became one of only three organisations in the world – and the only one outside the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
– able to sequence the human genome at a base cost below 1,000 each (the $1,000 genome
The $1,000 genome refers to an era of predictive and personalized medicine during which the cost of fully sequencing an individual's genome ( WGS) is roughly one thousand USD. It is also the title of a book by British science writer and founding ...
) when it purchased the next generation of genome sequencing equipment, which is capable of sequencing 350 genomes a week (18,000 a year).
History
Funds for its establishment were provided by a centenary hospital appeal by the Sisters of Charity for St Vincent's Hospital. Helen Mills, the largest donor, asked for the centre to be named after her father James Patrick Garvan, a distinguished New South Wales parliamentarian and business leader.
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, a 100 million joint venture between Garvan and St Vincent's Hospital, was opened on 28 August 2012 by Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, holding office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the first and only ...
. The centre is named after the Kinghorn Foundation, one of the centre's main benefactors. The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics (KCCG) was also established in 2012, with a commitment of 9 million in funding from the Kinghorn Foundation. KCCG is Australia's leading medical research institute in medical genomics and informatics that translates into genome-based personalised medicine. The functions of the KCCG include high quality 'next generation' genome sequencing and diagnostic services. In 2014 it was announced that the Garvan Institute would be one of the world's first organisations to purchase the next generation of genome sequencing equipment – to be located in the KCCG – capable of sequencing 350 genomes a week (18,000 a year) at a base cost below 1,000 each
Directors
Other notable staff
* Professor Chris Goodnow BVSc, PhD, FAA FRS - Deputy Director and Laboratory Head * Professor Vanessa Hayes - Laboratory Head, Human Comparative and Prostate Cancer Genomics * Dr Russell Howard - Commercial Strategy Advisor, Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics * Professor David James FAA – formerly head of the Diabetes and Obesity division * Associate Professor Amanda Salis – formerly leader of the Eating Disorders research groupSee also
*Health in Australia
Australia is a high income country, and this is reflected in the good status of health of the population overall. In 2011, Australia ranked 2nd on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index, indicating the level of develo ...
*Connie Johnson (fundraiser)
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References
External links
Articles from the Garvan Institute on ''The Conversation''
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