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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Australian biomedical institute in Sydney

Summary

Australian biomedical institute in Sydney

Field	Value
name	Garvan Institute of Medical Research
image	Garvan_Institute_of_Medical_Research.png
founder	Sisters of Charity
established
mission	Medical research
head_label	Director
head	Professor Benjamin Kile
faculty	University of New South Wales
adjunct_faculty	St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
staff	approx. 750
location	Victoria Street,
city	Sydney
state	New South Wales
country	Australia
website

| non-profit_slogan = The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an Australian biomedical research institute located in , Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Charity as a research department of St Vincent's Hospital, it is now one of Australia's largest medical research institutions, with approximately 750 scientists, students and support staff.

History

Original Garvan Institute building, opened in 1963.

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.

The current Garvan Institute building, completed in 1997, with the Kinghorn Cancer Centre to the left

The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, a 100 million joint venture between Garvan and St Vincent's Hospital, was opened on 28 August 2012 by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The centre is named after the Kinghorn Foundation, one of the centre's main benefactors.

In 2014, the institute became one of only three organisations in the world able to sequence the human genome at a base cost below 1,000 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).

Professor Chris Goodnow, internationally renowned immunologist, became Executive Director in 2018. He oversaw the development of rapid and affordable genome sequencing and the growing application of personalised medicine.{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025

In 2023, Prof Benjamin Kile, an internationally recognised and highly regarded blood cell molecular biologist, was appointed Executive Director.{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025 Kile has refined the Institute’s strategic focus to genomics, immunology and cancer.{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025

Research

Garvan's medical research is focused on genomics, cancer and immunology

Researchers works across the three above themes, with teams divided into eight divisionsresearch programs.

Genomics and Inherited Disease: Harnessing genomics to accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disease.
Translational Genomics: Unpacking disease through the cell and the genome.
Centre for Population Genomics: Building the largest and most inclusive genomic databases to ensure all Australian communities benefit from genomic health advances. The Centre is a collaboration with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
Cancer Ecosystems: Using the latest molecular techniques to understand the biological systems driving cancer growth.
Cancer Plasticity and Dormancy: Developing new treatment paradigms to overcome treatment resistance in cancer.
Translational Oncology: Transforming cancer therapy and improving patient outcomes.
Precision Immunology: Transform the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the immune system.
Immune Biotherapies: Using mammalian and bacterial immune targeting systems to develop new therapies and better understand the immune system. {{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025

Directors

Garvan is affiliated with UNSW Sydney. PhD and Masters by Research candidates are enrolled through UNSW Sydney and conduct their research at the Institute under the supervision of a panel approved by both UNSW and Garvan.{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025

The Institute hosts a series of free public seminars and tours every year to share its research findings and behind the scenes access to the Institute with the public.{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2025

Directors

Order	Incumbent	Start date	End date	Time in office	Notes
1	{{unbulleted list	John Hickie, Gerry Milton, Leslie Lazarus	1966	1969	years
2	Leslie Lazarus	1969	1990	years
3	John Shine	1990	2012	years
4	John Mattick	2012		years
5	Chris Goodnow
6	Benjamin Kile		incumbent

Other notable staff

Professor Chris Goodnow BVSc, PhD, FAA FRS - Deputy Director and Laboratory Head
Professor Susan Clark – Head of the Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory
Associate Professor Jodie Ingles – Director of the Genomics of Inherited Disease Program and Head of the Clinical Genomics Laboratory
Professor Jonathan Sprent FRS – Heads of the Cellular Immunity Laboratory
Professor Lesley Campbell - formerly Principal Research Fellow
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

References

"Leadership".
"Australian Dictionary of Biography". National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"PM opens new Sydney cancer centre". 9MSN.
Turner, Brook. "No-regrets Kinghorn gives away $300m". Australian Financial Review.
Herper, Matthew. "The $1,000 Genome Arrives -- For Real, This Time". Forbes.

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