About us
Austin LifeSciences brings together over 800 innovative researchers at Austin Health’s vibrant research precinct who are turning science into health. It includes Institute, Hospital and University of Melbourne departments of:
The multidisciplinary alliance consists of world class scientific leaders conducting research in:
- Cancer
- Neurosciences
- Transplantation including xenotransplantation
- Heart disease, hypertension
- Immunology, vaccines
- Endocrinology
- Sleep disorders
Plans are underway for a purpose-built ALS research facility to co-locate its multi-disciplinary research groups within close proximity to the Austin Hospital's clinical facilities.