Centenary Institute Explained

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
Motto:	Life Saving Research.
Chairman:	Joseph Carrozzi
Head Label:	Director
Head:	Professor Marc Pellegrini
Faculty:	Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Adjunct Faculty:	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
City:	Sydney
State:	New South Wales
Country:	Australia
Footnotes:	^[1] ^[2]

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 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.^[3]

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.
• Prevention of sudden cardiac death through early diagnosis and treatment.
• High success rate of liver transplants.
• Improved prognosis for patients with liver cancer and hepatitis C.
• Improvement in the treatment of haemophilia.
• Developed new ways of detecting a person's propensity to develop asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.

History

Established in 1982, the founding director of the institute was Professor Tony Basten (1989-2005).^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Health in Australia

Notes and References

1. News: Sydney cancer institute . . 58 . 17,525 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 22 September 1983 . 8 April 2016 . 10 . National Library of Australia., A cancer-research institute, of a standard matching international efforts to combat the disease, is to be established in Sydney in time for the 1988 Bicentenary...The. institute will be known as the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology.
2. News: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1989 Section 14(1)(b) and (3) SUMMARY OF AFFAIRS of the CENTENARY INSTITUTE OF CANCER MEDICINE AND CELL BIOLOGY (FOI Agency No: 1686) . . 176 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 December 1990 . 8 April 2016 . 664 . National Library of Australia.
3. Address at the official opening of the Centenary Institute Research Facility . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19980803130000/http:/www.pm.gov.au/media/pressrel/1997/September/centenry.html . dead . 3 August 1998 . Camperdown, Sydney . 8 September 1997 . . 8 April 2016 . transcript . Howard, John . John Howard .
4. , ...appointed Founding Director of the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology in 1989...Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.arc-11780-20060911-0000-www.asmr.org.au/news/newsletters/July05.pdf Fairwell [sic] and Thankyou — Professor Tony Basten AO