The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is an Australian paediatric

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located in

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, Victoria, affiliated with the

Royal Children's Hospital The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), colloquially referred to as the Royal Children's, is a major children's hospital in Parkville, Victoria, Parkville, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Regarded as one of the great C ...

and the

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. The institute has six research themes: stem cell medicine, clinical sciences, genetics, infection and immunity, population health, and data science.

History

The institute was established in 1986 by Professor David Danks, after media magnate

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, a ...

and his

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donated 5 million to the Birth Defects Research Institute at the

in Melbourne in 1984. The institute was later renamed the Murdoch Institute for Research into Birth Defects, and Rupert's mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch became its patron. In 2000, the Murdoch Institute merged with the medical research institute of the Royal Children's Hospital to become the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

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* Murdoch Children's Research Institute 1986 establishments in Australia Pediatric organizations University of Melbourne Research institutes established in 1986 Murdoch family {{Pediatrics-stub

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