Garvan Institute of Medical Research
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The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an Australian biomedical research institute located in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Charity as a research department of St Vincent's Hospital, it is now one of Australia's largest medical research institutions, with approximately 750 scientists, students and support staff.
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Founder(s) | Sisters of Charity |
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Established | 1963; 61 years ago (1963) |
Mission | Medical research |
Director | Professor Benjamin Kile[1] |
Faculty | University of New South Wales |
Adjunct faculty | St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney |
Staff | approx. 750 |
Location | Victoria Street, Darlinghurst , , , Australia |
Website | www.garvan.org.au |
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In 2014, the institute became one of only three organisations in the world – and the only one outside the United States[2] – able to sequence the human genome at a base cost below US$1,000 each (the $1,000 genome) when it purchased the next generation of genome-sequencing equipment, which is capable of sequencing 350 genomes a week (18,000 a year).[3]