AAMRI

The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) is the peak body for 37 independent, accredited research institutes. AAMRI institutes are a key component of Australia's health system. Our members are not-for-profit organisations, with both hospital and university affiliations. AAMRI members are recognised leaders in health and medical research and our research is cited almost twice as frequently as other research sectors.

 

News
Rudd Government's National Health and Hospitals Network strategy

The Rudd Government has announced the first plank of its structural reforms to Australia’s health and hospital system. The document, A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future, outlines the Government's strategy for delivering better health services and hospitals.

05/03/2010
Australian HES article - Integrated funding vital to better health delivery

Professor Garry Jennings has had an op-ed piece published in The Australain Higher Education Supplement regarding the importance of ensuring Australia's research sectors are able to work together to deliver better health outcomes.

27/01/2010
Campaign to merge MRIs under fire

Professor Robert Graham was quoted in an article in The Australian Higher Education Supplement, calling for the Group of Eight (Go8) universities to back up its claims that smaller institutes were at risk of failure.

02/12/2009
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Discoveries
Colony Stimulating factors (CFSs) which control white blood cell formation promote recovery from cancer treatment
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research discovered Colony Stimulating factors (CFSs) which control white blood cell formation promote recovery from cancer treatment and severe infections.
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