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| Motto | Bench to bedside |
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| Established | 1996 |
| Research Type | Medical research |
| Director | Professor Tony Cunningham AO |
| Staff | 450 |
| Students | 120 |
| Address | PO Box 412, Westmead NSW 2145 AU |
| Location | Westmead, Sydney |
| Telephone | +61 2 9845 9000 |
| Campus | Westmead |
| Nickname | WMI |
| Affiliations | University of Sydney |
| Website | http://www.wmi.org.au |
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The Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research is a large medical research institute located at Westmead in Sydney's western suburbs. The Institute is closely affiliated with The University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital and comprises approximately 450 medical research and support staff. The Institute was founded in 1996 through the merging of five research groups at the Westmead health campus, initially comprising just 40 medical researchers. Westmead Millennium Institute (WMI) has grown rapidly on the basis of peer-reviewed funding[1].
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Research is organised into five key biological areas:
Professor Tony Cunningham AO has been the Director of the Institute since its inception.
Westmead Medical Research Foundation provides fundraising support and community advocacy for medical research and patient care at Westmead.[2]
The Institute forms part of the Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney; graduate students enrolled at the University who undertable (sicsic) research at the Institute can obtain a Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Doctor of Philosophy degree; medical students can also study for Advanced Medical Science. As of 31 December 2010, the Institute hosted more than 110 PhD students.[3]