The Burnet Institute is an Australian medical institute that combines medical research in the laboratory and the field, with public health action to address major health issues affecting disadvantaged communities in Australia, and internationally.[3]
As of 2011, the institute was home to more than 450 medical researchers, working across six main themes: infectious diseases; maternal and child health; sexual and reproductive health; alcohol and other drugs harm reduction; immunity, vaccines and immunisation; and the health of young people.
With a head office located in Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria, the institute delivers public health programs across four continents including Africa, Oceania, and Asia and is led by its director and chief executive officer, Professor Brendan CrabbAC, an immunologist.
Burnet Institute has particular expertise in infectious diseases (especially HIV, hepatitis viruses, influenza and malaria) and in understanding the immune responses to these infections. Their work also focuses on sexual health, drug and alcohol use, both in risky behaviours associated with infectious diseases and as major health problems in their own right. Translating new knowledge into tangible and practical health outcomes is also a major focus of the institute.[4]
The Institute grew out of the Queen's Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital, Fairfield Hospital and was founded in 1986, named in honour of Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet as the Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research, Burnet was a Laureate of the 1960 Nobel Prize for Medicine. The institute's official name is the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, more commonly known as the Burnet Institute.[2] In 2002, the Austin Research Institute merged with the Burnet Institute.
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^ ab"Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2015" (PDF). Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Limited. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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^"True Leaders 2016: Brendan Crabb, Ian Frazer, Doug Hilton mighty men of medicine". Financial Review: Boss. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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burnet, institute, australian, medical, institute, that, combines, medical, research, laboratory, field, with, public, health, action, address, major, health, issues, affecting, disadvantaged, communities, australia, internationally, mottomedical, research, pr. The Burnet Institute is an Australian medical institute that combines medical research in the laboratory and the field with public health action to address major health issues affecting disadvantaged communities in Australia and internationally 3 Burnet InstituteMottoMedical research Practical actionEstablished1986 37 years ago 1986 MissionMedical research education and public healthChairMary PadburyDirector and CEOBrendan Crabb ACFacultyUniversity of MelbourneMonash UniversityStaffapprox 450Key peopleAlan Ferris 1950 1970 Ian Gust AO 1970 1990 John Mills 1992 2002 Steve Wesselingh 2002 2007 Mark Hogarth 2007 2008 BudgetA 39 million 2015 Formerly calledThe Queen s Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital Fairfield Hospital Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Austin Research Institute merged in 2002 LocationCommercial Road Prahran Melbourne Victoria AustraliaWebsitewww wbr burnet wbr edu wbr au 1 2 As of 2011 the institute was home to more than 450 medical researchers working across six main themes infectious diseases maternal and child health sexual and reproductive health alcohol and other drugs harm reduction immunity vaccines and immunisation and the health of young people With a head office located in Commercial Road Prahran Victoria the institute delivers public health programs across four continents including Africa Oceania and Asia and is led by its director and chief executive officer Professor Brendan Crabb AC an immunologist Contents 1 Current research 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCurrent research EditBurnet Institute has particular expertise in infectious diseases especially HIV hepatitis viruses influenza and malaria and in understanding the immune responses to these infections Their work also focuses on sexual health drug and alcohol use both in risky behaviours associated with infectious diseases and as major health problems in their own right Translating new knowledge into tangible and practical health outcomes is also a major focus of the institute 4 The Institute grew out of the Queen s Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital Fairfield Hospital and was founded in 1986 named in honour of Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet as the Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research Burnet was a Laureate of the 1960 Nobel Prize for Medicine The institute s official name is the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health more commonly known as the Burnet Institute 2 In 2002 the Austin Research Institute merged with the Burnet Institute See also Edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Victoria portalHealth in Australia Ian GustReferences Edit Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2015 PDF Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Limited 12 April 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 a b Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2015 PDF Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Limited 12 April 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 Burnet Institute The Conversation The Conversation Media Group Ltd Retrieved 5 September 2016 True Leaders 2016 Brendan Crabb Ian Frazer Doug Hilton mighty men of medicine Financial Review Boss 12 August 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 External links EditBurnet Institute Global Health Gateway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burnet Institute amp oldid 1124112848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
