Walter & Eliza Hall Institute

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is Australia's first medical research institute and is now home to more than 650 researchers who are working to understand, prevent and treat diseases including blood and breast cancers, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease and malaria. Currently, more than 60 clinical trials based on discoveries made at the institute are underway. These include trials of a new class of drugs for treating cancer, and trials of vaccines for type 1 diabetes, coeliac disease and malaria.

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Victoria

Contact

Name: Lauren McCluskey

Phone: 03 9345 2841

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Mission / Objective

Our Mission:

Mastery of Disease Through Discovery

Our Vision:

To be an innovative medical research institute that engages and enriches society and improves health outcomes through discovery, translation and education.

Key Objectives:

Discoveries: to make discoveries in medical biology that shape contemporary thinking and paradigms and enhance the understanding and treatment of disease.

Translation: to convert our discoveries into improvements in disease diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Education: to develop and enrich the skills and experience of students and staff, allowing each person to realise their potential and contribute to a vibrant campus.

Engagement: to engage with the community and develop support for medical research generally and institute's mission specifically.

Sustainability: to build an infrastructure, funding and research capacity that enables the institute to fulfil its mission in a sustainable manner.

Projects in Progress

Disease Research Focus:

Cancer: Breast Cancer, Leukaemia and Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma

Chronic inflammatory diseases: Coeliac Disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Transplantation

Infectious diseases: Malaria and Chronic Infectious Diseases

Currently, more than 60 clinical trials based on discoveries made at the institute are underway. These include trials of a new class of drugs for treating cancer, and trials of vaccines for type 1 diabetes, coeliac disease and malaria.

CEO

Professor Doug Hilton, Director

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ABN

12 004 251 423

Tax Deductible

Yes

Wills and Bequests

Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research have made several discoveries that have improved health outcomes for millions of people.

A gift in your will to Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is a lasting gift that will support our research efforts to make a real difference to human health with better prevention, detection and treatment of disease.

Your donations and bequests provide a lasting investment in the future health of the community.

We hope you will support us as we continue to make the discoveries that will have a lasting impact on this and future generations.