Why support QIMR?

We are living longer than ever - thanks to medical research! Better screening and diagnostic tests, more effective drugs, treatments and surgical procedures allow more than 2 out of 3 people in Western Society to live to over 77 years.

QIMR is Australia's largest medical research institute with more than 700 scientists and staff searching for the causes and cures, vaccines and treatments for more than 30 life-threatening diseases and conditions. Each laboratory requires an average of $10,000 per week to operate.

It is only with the generous support of companies, community organisations, groups and individuals, and through fundraising, that QIMR's scientists have been able to make significant advances in medical research, particularly cancer research. QIMR's official quarterly newsletter, LifeLab, is published four times per year and acknowledges many of our supporters.

QIMR researchers are researching:

AIDS Arthritis Asthma Breast cancer Colon cancer Crohn's Disease Dementia Dengue Fever Diabetes Endocrine cancers Endometriosis Ferroportin disease

Giardia Glandular Fever Heart Conditions Hereditary Haemochromatosis Influenza Juvenile Haemochromatosis Liver Cancer Liver Diseases Lung cancer Lymphoma & Leukaemia Malaria Melanoma

Multiple Myeloma Nasopharyngeal Cancer Organ Transplants Ovarian Cancer Prostate & Testicular Cancer Ross River Virus Schizophrenia Skin Cancer including Melanoma Spinal Injury Studies in Ageing Ulcerative Colitis