Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Melbourne Branch and Melbourne Centre - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

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The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd. is an international non-profit organisation that aims to improve the understanding and treatment of cancer through integrated laboratory and clinical research. In Melbourne there are two LICR sites:

  MELBOURNE-PARKVILLE BRANCH     MELBOURNE-AUSTIN BRANCH

Interim Director, Melbourne-Parkville Branch, Matthias Ernst

The Melbourne-Parkville Branch conducts research in to growth factor and cytokine signal transduction, animal models of gastrointestinal cancer, epithelial biology and the genetics underlying bowl cancer. The Branch enjoys close links to the University of Melbourne, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and it is home to the Institute’s Colon Cancer Initiative.

 

 

 

Director, Melbourne-Austin Branch, Professor Andrew Scott

The Melbourne-Austin Branch integrates laboratory, translational and clinical sciences in coordinated and strategic research themes that are central to the global Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research mission and Programs. Based at Austin Health (Heidelberg, Melbourne), several senior Melbourne Centre research staff have clinical appointments and are involved actively in the treatment and care of cancer patients.

 

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