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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