Founder(s) | Professor Ian Frazer AC |
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Established | October 2013 |
Mission | Medical research |
Focus | Translational |
Chief Executive Officer | Scott Bell |
Faculty | |
Adjunct faculty | Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners |
Staff | 800 |
Location | Kent Street, Woolloongabba , , , |
Coordinates | 27°29′57″S 153°01′52″E / 27.499101°S 153.031221°E |
Website | www |
The Translational Research Institute (TRI) is Australia's first translational medical research institute dedicated to translating scientific discoveries into applications for medical practice.[1]
Located in Woolloongabba, in inner-city Brisbane, Queensland, TRI is supported by a grant from the Australian Government ($140 million); and funding from the Queensland Government ($107 million); Queensland University of Technology ($25 million); and The University of Queensland ($10 million)[2] to combine clinical and translational research to advance progress from laboratory discovery to application in patient care.[3][4] TRI is a Pty Ltd. company with four shareholders: Queensland Health,[5] the Queensland University of Technology,[6] The University of Queensland[7] and Mater Medical Research.[8]