Collaborative Research Centres: Accelerating Discoveries

Research centres

We believe it takes a community to solve the most difficult scientific challenges. Through collaboration, we’ve formed research centres that unite brilliant scientists, multi-disciplinary expertise and advanced technologies around discreet focus areas.

Brain Cancer Centre team wearing beanies in the lab

The Brain Cancer Centre

Bringing together our brightest minds to end brain cancer as a terminal illness.

National Drug Discovery Centre

Fast-tracking the latest scientific discoveries into new medicines.

Centre for Dynamic Imaging

Accelerating medical discoveries with advanced imaging technology.

Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre

The WEHI Parkinson’s Disease Research Centre is a collaborative, multidisciplinary initiative.

Microscope-level view of cells in the intestine, coloured in vibrant green. Microfold cells are shown in purple.

Snow Centre for Immune Health

The Snow Centre for Immune Health is a research centre with a mission to improve the lives of people with immune diseases, using an approach to immune health that’s the first of its kind.

Centre for Biologic Therapies

WEHI has joined forces with CSL to create the Centre for Biologic Therapies, focusing on the development of antibody-based therapeutics.

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Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre

The Colonial Foundation Diagnostics Centre is a pioneering research centre established to advance precision diagnosis for diseases that affect millions of Australians.

Meet the researchers developing a landmark test for coeliac disease.

The world-first blood test for gluten-specific T-cells can detect coeliac disease, even when no gluten has been eaten, removing the discomfort caused by current testing methods.

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Olivia Moscatelli (L) and Associate Professor Jason Tye-Din (R)