St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research

St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (SVI) is an independent Australian medical research institute located in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria. The Institute conducts medical research into the cause, prevention and treatment of diseases that are common and have serious effects on health. These include type 1 diabetes, obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, arthritis and osteoporosis, cancer and the spread of cancer, infectious diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS and Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.

St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
Founder(s)Sisters of Charity
Established1951 (1951)
ChairmanBrenda Shanahan
DirectorTom Kay
FacultyUniversity of Melbourne
Adjunct facultySt Vincent's Hospital
BudgetA$21 million (2015)
Formerly calledSt Vincent’s School of Medical Research
Location
9 Princes Street, Fitzroy
,
Melbourne
,
Victoria
,
Australia
Websitewww.svi.edu.au
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The Director of SVI since 2002 in Professor Tom Kay, an endocrinologist.

Founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity, SVI is affiliated with The University of Melbourne and St Vincent's Hospital, and is a member institution of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries.

See also

References
  1. "Research Report 2015" (PDF). St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

Official website

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