Garvan History

Celebrating 50 years of ground breaking medical research

Mr James Patrick Garvan

The original building

The Opening Ceremony on 17 February 1963

Cardinal Gilroy and the daughters of the Duke of Norfolk who officially opened the Garvan Institute

Cardinal Gilroy , the Duke of Norfolk and Senator Harrie Wade the then Commonwealth Minister for Health at the

Garvan Opening Ceremony

Ms Gillian Henson (L) and Ms Margaret Stuart in one of the first Garvan labs

Prof Ted Kraegen and Prof Don Chisholm with Barry Jones,

Commonwealth Minister for Science

Prof Rob Sutherland, Prof John Eisman, Prof John Shine,

Prof Don Chisholm and Norma Perry

The Kinghorn Cancer Centre Opening…

“This corner of inner city Sydney may be small in area but it’s very

great in impact............Per square metre, perhaps the greatest concentration of medical

care and research excellence in the nation.”

Julia Gillard – August 2012

Garvan Facts…

652 staffAlmost 600 of those are scientific staff

60% of our staff are femaleMost of the researchers looking into prostate cancer are women, and most of the researchers looking into breast cancer are men.

Average age of our researchers is 35Garvan really does nurture young scientists, so that we not only have the best and brightest now, but also well into the future.

Staff representing 53 different countriesThis shows we really are bringing the best and brightest from around the globe to work and collaborate under the one roof at Garvan

Five Divisions:• Cancer• Osteoporosis and Bone Biology• Diabetes and Obesity• Neuroscience• Immunology

The St Vincent's Research Precinct• St Vincent's• Victor Chang• AMR

Three Campuses:• Darlinghurst• Moss Vale• Dubbo

Garvan Facts…

How Garvan’s work is funded

Peer Review Grants - NHMRC

HNW Donors

DonorsBequests - Gift in a Will

Corporate Support - incl WPG

Community Fundraising

For every $1 awarded in

peer-reviewed grants, we

must raise a further 70c

Garvan in the communityFundraising Activities

Garvan in the communitySeminars, tours and events

Love Your SisterSamuel Johnson’s sister Connie is dying of Breast

Cancer so he’s setting out on an epic challenge. He’s riding around Australia on a unicycle!

As of 04/09/2013 he has raised over $747,000 and travelled over 9803km

• Bendigo• Shepperton• Gunbower• St Arnauds• Tamworth• Taree• Townsville