Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Established 1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
Mission Applied medical research
Focus Paediatrics
Chairman Suzi Carp
Director Kathryn North AM
Faculty University of Melbourne
Adjunct faculty Royal Children's Hospital
Staff 1,500 (2016)
Budget A$109 million (2014)
Formerly called
  • Birth Defects Research Institute
  • Murdoch Institute for Research into Birth Defects
Location 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°47′37″S 144°56′58″E / 37.79361°S 144.94944°E / -37.79361; 144.94944Coordinates: 37°47′37″S 144°56′58″E / 37.79361°S 144.94944°E / -37.79361; 144.94944
Website www.mcri.edu.au

The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) is an Australian paediatric medical research institute located in Melbourne, Victoria, affiliated with the Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne. The Institute has six research themes: cellular biology, clinical sciences, genetics, infection and immunity, population health, and data science.

History

The institute was established in 1986, after media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his family donated A$5 million to the Birth Defects Research Institute at the Royal Children's Hospital 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.[1]

In 2000, the Murdoch Institute merged with the medical research institute of the Royal Children's Hospital to become the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Murdoch gives $5m to research on birth defects". The Canberra Times. 29 August 1984. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "History of the Royal Children's Hospital". Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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