Centenary Institute

Centenary Institute

Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
Motto	Research for life
Established	1989[1][2][3][4][5]
Chairman	Professor Tony Basten, AO (1989-2005)[6][7] The Honourable Michael Egan
Director	Professor Mathew Vadas[8]
Location	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Website	www.centenary.org.au

The Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, commonly referred to as the Centenary Institute or Centenary, is a world class^[9] medical research facility located at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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.

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.^[10][11]
• 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.

References

1. University of Sydney; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney, N.S.W.) (1983), Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Sydney, retrieved 8 April 2016
2. "Sydney cancer institute". The Canberra Times 58, (17,525) (Australian Capital Territory, Australia). 22 September 1983. p. 10. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via 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.
3. "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)". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (176) (New South Wales, Australia). 28 December 1990. p. 664. Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Howard, John (1997-09-08), Address at the Official Opening of the Centenary Institute Research Facility, Camperdown, Sydney, retrieved 8 April 2016
5. Howard, John (1997-09-08), Centenary Institute Research Facility, Camperdown, Sydney, 8 September 1997: address at the official opening, retrieved 8 April 2016
6. "Basten, A. (Antony) (1939-)", Trove, 2008, retrieved undefined Check date values in: |access-date= (help), ...appointed Founding Director of the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology in 1989...Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
7. Fairwell and Thankyou — Professor Tony Basten AO, Newsletter - Australian Society for Medical Research, July 2005, 9930 - 11/9/2006, Page 7, Professor Basten will retire from the position of director of The Centenary Institute in December of this year,
8. Centenary Institute appoints new director, by Claudia Liu, 2006-12-04, University of Sydney
9. TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON JOHN HOWARD MP, ADDRESS AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CENTENARY INSTITUTE RESEARCH FACILITY, CAMPERDOWN, SYDNEY - 8 Sept 1997
10. "Gene offers new hope on breast cancer.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia) (News Limited), 1997-09-09: 006, retrieved 8 April 2016
11. "Cancer research gets $18m facility.(LOCAL)", The Australian (National, Australia) (News Limited), 1997-09-08: 012, retrieved 8 April 2016