Research
Austin LifeSciences
Austin LifeSciences (ALS) brings together over 800 innovative researchers at Austin Health’s vibrant research precinct who are turning science into health. It includes Hospital and University of Melbourne Departments and Independent Institutes:
- University of Melbourne Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, and Physiotherapy
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
- Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI)
- Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS)
- Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI)
- Spinal Research Institute
- Mercy Hospital for Women
- Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF)
The multidisciplinary alliance consists of world class scientific leaders conducting research in:
- Cancer
- Neurosciences
- Transplantation including xenotransplantation
- Heart disease, hypertension
- Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Endocrinology
- Sleep disorders
- Improving the wellbeing of people living with spinal cord injury
Plans are underway for a purpose-built ALS research facility to co-locate its multi-disciplinary research groups within close proximity to Austin Hospital's clinical facilities.
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