About the Institute

 

 

The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research is one of the largest, and most successful medical research institutes in Australia. Founding Director Professor Fiona Stanley leads a dedicated team of more than 450 staff and students. Established in 1990, the Institute was among the first to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to major health issues: clinical research, laboratory sciences and epidemiologists all under the one roof, to tackle complex diseases and issues in a number of ways.

Research at the Institute is based around eight key themes:

• Aboriginal Child Health
• Asthma, Allergies and Respiratory Disease
• Cancer
• Healthy Development
• Infectious Disease
• Social and Emotional Wellbeing
• The Early Years
• Understanding Disability

Located in Subiaco, Western Australia, the Institute has strong affiliations with Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and all the major Western Australian universities, particularly The University of Western Australia and Curtin University of Technology.

The Institute is independent and not-for-profit. The majority of its funding comes from its success in winning competitive research grants from Federal Government bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council. It has also received a number of grants from the US National Institutes of Health. The Western Australian State Government provides valuable support through the Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund.

 

However the Institute could not operate without additional funding provided by the corporate sector, particularly Channel 7’s Telethon. It has also benefited from many generous philanthropic donors.