Centenary Institute

For other uses, see Centenary Institute (disambiguation).

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
MottoLife Saving Research.
Established1982; 42 years ago (1982)
ChairJoseph Carrozzi
DirectorProfessor Marc Pellegrini
FacultySydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Adjunct facultyRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital
Location
Camperdown
,
Sydney
,
New South Wales
,
Australia
Websitewww.centenary.org.au
[1][2][3][4]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]
  • Prevention of sudden cardiac death through early diagnosis and treatment.[citation needed]
  • High success rate of liver transplants.[citation needed]
  • Improved prognosis for patients with liver cancer and hepatitis C.[citation needed]
  • Improvement in the treatment of haemophilia.[citation needed]
  • Developed new ways of detecting a person's propensity to develop asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.[citation needed]
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Gene offers new hope on breast cancer.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 006, 9 September 1997, retrieved 8 April 2016
  6. ^ "Cancer research gets $18m facility.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 012, 8 September 1997, retrieved 8 April 2016