What it does: Health: Children's Medical Research Institute is an independent organization with over 170 scientists committed to finding treatments and cures for serious conditions affecting kids. Who aims to make the incurable curable.
Mission: Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) is dedicated to advancing the treatment and prevention of childhood diseases, so every child has the opportunity for a healthy start to life.
Size and presence: Around 51-200
Best known for: CMRI hosts the greatest concentration of telomere researchers in the world, with their work contributing to the discovery of new and better treatments for every type of cancer, improved understanding of aging, plus better diagnosis and treatments for aplastic anemia and other short telomere syndromes.
The good bits: Good place to work with a common cause and a great attitude.
Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) pioneered microsurgery, immunizations against lethal childhood illnesses, and care for premature babies, all of which has improved the lives of countless Australian children.
The work at CMRI is made possible by a network of devoted community supporters and Jeans for Genes, the iconic fundraising campaign established in 1994 to fund revolutionary research that helps diagnose, understand, and find cures or treatments for conditions affecting kids.
Today, CMRI is an independent institute and the site of world-leading research in the areas of cancer, neurobiology, embryology, proteogenomics, and gene therapy. CMRI is affiliated with the University of Sydney and is a founding partner of Luminesce Alliance and the Westmead Research Hub.