Clinical Translation at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
A proud record in fostering Clinical Translation
A major goal of the Institute is to harness the talent of its world-class laboratory researchers into the clinic, with real patient benefits.
WEHI has a strong history of translating laboratory-based discoveries into better treatments for human disease. A few major highlights that have changed the face of research around the world include:
Nobel Laureate Macfarlane Burnet developed the procedure still used today to produce influenza virus in sufficient quantities for flu vaccine
Ian Mackay began treatment of autoimmunity with immunosuppressive drugs, which is still the gold standard today
The discovery of white blood cell regulating hormones by Donald Metcalf and his colleagues led to new treatments that have benefited more than 6 million cancer patients and revolutionised blood stem cell transplantation
Today, the Institute’s dedicated basic and clinical scientists are driving innovative programs aimed at developing new approaches to the prevention and treatment of:
- CANCER: leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, breast cancer
- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac disease
- INFECTIOUS DISEASES: malaria, leishmaniasis
