The Australian National University (ANU) has opened the final stage of The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR).

 

The new $60 million wing includes Clinical Research Suites and laboratories that provide crucial research infrastructure for scientists conducting research into neurological and sensory diseases including memory loss, epilepsy and blindness.

 

ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young said: “The new building will house state-of-the-art clinical research suites and laboratory space designated for clinical and biomedical research into fields including genomics, translational and personalised medicine, pharmaco-genetics and vision, and neurological and sensory diseases including memory loss, epilepsy and blindness.

 

“The John Curtin School is one of Australia’s foremost medical research institutes – our researchers have won Nobel Prizes, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize and the Life Scientist of the Year award among many other accolades.”

 

“These facilities will enable us to continue expanding our understanding of how the human body works and how we can combat some of the major diseases of our time."

 

The new facility finalises a three-stage redevelopment at JCSMR with the entire build costing $144 million. 

 

The new facility will also be home to researchers in key fields including genomics, immunity, personalised medicine and drug design.