John Curtin School of Medical Research

John Curtin School of Medical Research

The John Curtin School of Medical Research
Founder(s)	Sir Howard Florey
Established	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Mission	Translational medical research and postgraduate education
Focus	Multidisciplinary
Director	Elizabeth Gardiner
Faculty	Australian National University Medical School
Adjunct faculty	Canberra Hospital
Key people	Nobel Laureates: Sir Howard Florey Sir John Eccles AC, FRS, FAA Peter Doherty AC, FRS Rolf M. Zinkernagel AC, FAA Other notable researchers: Gordon Ada AO, FAA Frank Fenner AC, CMG, MBE, FRS, FAA Sir Hugh Ennor CBE David Roderick Curtis AC, FRACP, FAA, FRS Chris Goodnow FRS, FAA
Owner	Australian National University
Location	Acton , Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Coordinates	35°16′55″S 149°06′54″E / 35.282°S 149.115°E / -35.282; 149.115
Website	jcsmr.anu.edu.au

The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) is an Australian multidisciplinary translational medical research institute and postgraduate education centre that forms part of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. The school was founded in 1948 as a result of the vision of Nobel Laureate Sir Howard Florey and was named in honour of Australia's World War II Prime Minister John Curtin, who had died in office a few years earlier.

In addition to Florey, Sir John Eccles AC, FRS, FAA (1963),^[1] Peter Doherty AC, FRS and Rolf M. Zinkernagel AC, FAA (1996),^[2][3] were Nobel Laureates as a result of research conducted at the JCSMR. Other notable researchers include Gordon Ada AO, FAA, Frank Fenner AC, CMG, MBE, FRS, FAA, Sir Hugh Ennor CBE, David Roderick Curtis AC, FRACP, FAA, FRS and Chris Goodnow FRS, FAA.

The Director of the School is Professor Elizabeth Gardiner. The JCSMR comprises three divisions: the Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, the Division of Genome Sciences and Cancer, and the Eccles Institute of Neuroscience.