To continue expanding our research to cover more disease areas, start new projects that are highly innovative, attract more world-class scientists to our shores, and increase our collaborative links throughout Australia and internationally.

From modest beginnings, the Menzies Research Institute quickly gained a reputation for its ground-breaking work into the link between babies’ sleeping position and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Menzies developed into an established centre for population health research, with a global reputation in epidemiology. At the Menzies Research Institute Tasmania our aspiration is to contribute significantly to human health and wellbeing, with particular emphasis upon research that takes advantage of Tasmania’s unique population resource and other competitive advantages. Our research efforts focus on preventing a range of diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, epilepsy and dementia. We are undertaking nationwide studies and collaborating with interstate and international researchers. Menzies’ work continues to extend throughout Australia and the Western Pacific and Southeast Asian regions, in particular Vietnam.

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