Centenary Institute

For other uses, see Centenary Institute (disambiguation).

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]

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology

Motto	Life Saving Research.
Established	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Chair	Joseph Carrozzi
Director	Professor Marc Pellegrini
Faculty	Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Adjunct faculty	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Location	Camperdown , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Website	www.centenary.org.au
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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]}

History

Established in 1982, the founding director of the institute was Professor Tony Basten AO (1989-2005).^[7][8]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Biology portal

• Health in Australia