Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

{{Short description|Australian medical institute}}

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| motto = Leaders in breathing & sleep research

| founder = Ann Woolcock

| established = {{start date and age|1981|df=y}}

| mission = Medical research

| focus = Sleep and respiratory disorders; lung cancer; and tuberculosis

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| chairman = Robert Estcourt

| head_label = Executive Director

| head = Carol Armour

| faculty = Macquarie University

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| staff = 200

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| budget = A$13 million {{small|(2015)}}

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| former_name = Institute of Respiratory Medicine

| location = {{bulleted list|2 Innovation Road, {{NSWcity|Macquarie Park}}, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|Hanoi, Vietnam}}

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| website = {{URL|http://woolcock.org.au}}

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The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) is an Australian medical research institute that is focused on the prevention and treatment of sleep and respiratory disorders, lung cancer, and tuberculosis. Affiliated with the University of Sydney and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the Woolcock Institute is located in the Sydney suburb of {{NSWcity|Glebe}}, New South Wales; with a satellite office located in Hanoi, Vietnam. In July 2012 Carol Armour became Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute.

History and facilities

The institute was founded in 1981 by Ann Woolcock, a professor of respiratory medicine/science at the Sydney Medical School{{cite web|url=https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/CPD-Presenters/Woolcock-Institute.aspx|title=ADA NSW – Woolcock Institute|publisher=ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development|access-date=23 July 2016}} and was originally called the Institute of Respiratory Medicine. It was renamed for Woolcock in 2002 after she died in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://woolcock.org.au/our-history/|publisher=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research|title=Our History|access-date=23 July 2016}} The research institute has collaborative agreements with the Hunter Area Health Service, the University of Newcastle, and Liverpool, Concord and Royal North Shore Hospitals.{{cite web|url=http://woolcock.org.au/our-affiliations/|title=Our Affiliations|publisher=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research|access-date=23 July 2016}}

Originally the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research was located within the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown before it was relocated to a custom-built building in Glebe in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/health-and-fitness/the-brain-drain-thats-killing-science-in-nsw/2006/04/18/1145126089855.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|title=The brain drain that's killing science in NSW|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=18 April 2006}}

See also

{{Portal|New South Wales|Vietnam|Medicine}}

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