 Research |
At the Menzies Research Institute our aspiration is to contribute significantly to human health and wellbeing, with particular emphasis upon research that
takes advantage of Tasmania's unique population resource and other competitive
advantages.
Our research efforts focus on preventing a range of diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, epilepsy and dementia.
The Institute’s research projects are organised into theme areas:
Are
you interested in our research into a particular disease or health issue?
Use these quick links to jump to projects of interest.
- Allergy
- Alzheimer's disease
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Asthma
(childhood, in general practice, TAS)
- Bone density
- Brain injury
- Breast cancer
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cognitive disorders
- Cystic fibrosis
(infection, review)
- Dementia
- Depression
- Devil Facial Tumour Disease
- Diabetes
(CDAH, muscle metabolism, methacholine, insulin)
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy
(genetic, register)
- Fractures
- Heart disease
(CDAH, ASPREE, smoking, REACH)
- Hypertension
- Leukaemia and lymphoma
(RUNX1 protein, shRNAs, familial)
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