Centenary Institute

The Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, commonly referred to as the Centenary Institute or Centenary, is an Australian medical research institute located at the Camperdown campus of the University of Sydney, in Sydney, New South Wales. The research programs at Centenary focus on a diverse range of human health issues including cancer, cardiovascular disease, genetic diseases, immunology, infectious diseases and liver disease.[5]

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
MottoUnderstanding disease. Finding a cure.
Established1982 (1982)
ChairJoseph Carrozzi
DirectorProfessor Mathew Vadas[1]
FacultySydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Adjunct facultyRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital
Location
Camperdown
,
Sydney
,
New South Wales
,
Australia
Websitewww.centenary.org.au
[2][3][4][5]

Over its history, Centenary has achieved the following outcomes in medicine and public health:

  • Uncovered new approaches to treating breast cancer that have caused an increase in the survival rate.[6][7]
  • Prevention of sudden cardiac death through early diagnosis and treatment.
  • High success rate of liver transplants.
  • Improved prognosis for patients with liver cancer and hepatitis C.
  • Improvement in the treatment of haemophilia.
  • Developed new ways of detecting a person's propensity to develop asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.

History

Established in 1982, the founding director of the institute was Professor Tony Basten AO (1989-2005).[8][9]

See also

References
  1. Liu, Claudia (4 December 2006). "Centenary Institute appoints new director" (Press release). University of Sydney.
  2. University of Sydney; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney, N.S.W.) (1983), Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Sydney, retrieved 8 April 2016
  3. "Sydney cancer institute". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 525. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 September 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia., A cancer-research institute, of a standard matching international efforts to combat the disease, is to be established in Sydney in time for the 1988 Bicentenary...The. institute will be known as the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology.
  4. "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1989 Section 14(1)(b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the CENTENARY INSTITUTE OF CANCER MEDICINE AND CELL BIOLOGY (FOI Agency No: 1686)". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1990. p. 664. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Howard, John (8 September 1997). "Address at the official opening of the Centenary Institute Research Facility" (Press release). Camperdown, Sydney: Prime Minister of Australia. Archived from the original (transcript) on 3 August 1998. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  6. "Gene offers new hope on breast cancer.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 006, 9 September 1997, retrieved 8 April 2016
  7. "Cancer research gets $18m facility.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 012, 8 September 1997, retrieved 8 April 2016
  8. "Basten, A. (Antony) (1939-)", Trove, 2008, ...appointed Founding Director of the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology in 1989...Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
  9. Fairwell [sic] and Thankyou — Professor Tony Basten AO, Newsletter - Australian Society for Medical Research, July 2005, 9930 - 11/9/2006, Page 7.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.