RPA IAM microbiology staff

Medical Research Network

The landscape for medical research is changing rapidly in Australia and internationally. Advances in patient care and treatment are possible because of ground-breaking research.

Addiction Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Clinical and big data, including laboratory research.

AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre

Laboratory and clinical research.

Clinical research, translational research, basic science, public health and implementation science.

Cell and Molecular Therapies

Clinical, scientific, laboratory, cell and gene therapy, genomics and precision medicine.

Clinical Haematology

National clinical research leader in RPA investigator-initiated trials, novel immunotherapy trials, patient-reported outcomes and symptom research.

Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Development of novel tests for the diagnosis of immune-mediated disorders including autoimmune conditions, immunodeficiencies and allergic diseases.

Focussed on translational projects that will enable better understanding of the immune mechanisms of skin cancer and inflammatory skin diseases, better ways to prevent and to treat these disorders, and better understanding of the impact of skin disease on quality of life.

Clinical trials, translational research and laboratory research of models of disease and biomarkers.

Geriatric Medicine

Clinical research with a focus on falls, mobility disorders, delirium, dementia, continence, polypharmacy and frailty.

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Laboratory and clinical research in infectious diseases.

Medical Genomics

Laboratory and clinical research in genomics.

Clinical research with an emphasis on neurophysiology.

Rehabilitation Medicine

Clinical research on rehabilitation medicine.

Clinical research in rheumatology.

Renal Medicine and Nephrology

Clinical trials in transplantation, dialysis, renal supportive care and chronic kidney disease, including an active basic science lab and epidemiology group.

Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Focussed on all aspects of respiratory research, from discovery science to translation and implementation.

Supportive Care and Palliative Medicine

Clinical research in supportive care and palliative medicine.