Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Australian paediatric research institute

37°47′37″S 144°56′58″E / 37.79361°S 144.94944°E / -37.79361; 144.94944Websitewww.mcri.edu.au

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is an Australian paediatric medical research institute located in Melbourne, Victoria, affiliated with the Royal Children's Hospital and the University of Melbourne. The institute has six research themes: stem cell medicine, clinical sciences, genetics, infection and immunity, population health, and data science.

History

The institute was established in 1986 by Professor David Danks, after media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his family donated A$5 million to the Birth Defects Research Institute at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne in 1984. The institute was later renamed the Murdoch Institute for Research into Birth Defects, and Rupert's mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch became its patron.^[1]

In 2000, the Murdoch Institute merged with the medical research institute of the Royal Children's Hospital to become the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.^[2]

References

^ "Murdoch gives $5m to research on birth defects". The Canberra Times. 29 August 1984. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ "History of the Royal Children's Hospital". Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Retrieved 21 July 2015.