Garvan Institute of Medical Research
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History
Funds for its establishment were provided by a centenary hospital appeal by the Sisters of Charity for St Vincent's Hospital. Helen Mills, the largest donor, asked for the centre to be named after her father James Patrick Garvan, a distinguished New South Wales parliamentarian and business leader.[1]
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, a Template:AUD100 million joint venture between Garvan and St Vincent's Hospital, was opened on 28 August 2012 by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.[2] The centre is named after the Kinghorn Foundation, one of the centre's main benefactors.[3] The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics (KCCG) was also established in 2012, with a commitment of Template:AUD9 million in funding from the Kinghorn Foundation. KCCG is Australia's leading medical research institute in medical genomics and informatics that translates into genome-based personalised medicine. The functions of the KCCG include high quality 'next generation' genome sequencing and diagnostic services.[4] I
In 2014, the institute became one of only three organisations in the world able to sequence the human genome at a base cost below Template:USD1,000 each (the $1,000 genome) when it purchased the next generation of genome-sequencing equipment, which is capable of sequencing 350 genomes a week (18,000 a year).[5]
Directors
| Order | Incumbent | Start date | End date | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Unbulleted list | 1966 | 1969 | Template:Age in years years | |
| 2 | Leslie Lazarus | 1969 | 1990 | Template:Age in years years | |
| 3 | John Shine | 1990 | 2012 | Template:Age in years years | |
| 4 | John Mattick | 2012 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years years | |
| 5 | Chris Goodnow | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Ayd | |
| 6 | Benjamin Kile | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | incumbent | Template:Ayd |
Other notable staff
- Professor Chris Goodnow BVSc, PhD, FAA FRS - Deputy Director and Laboratory Head
- Professor Vanessa Hayes - Laboratory Head, Human Comparative and Prostate Cancer Genomics
- Dr Russell Howard - Commercial Strategy Advisor, Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics
- Professor David James FAA – formerly head of the Diabetes and Obesity division
- Associate Professor Amanda Salis – formerly leader of the Eating Disorders research group
See also
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References
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External links
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