Burnet Institute

Burnet Institute
Motto	Medical research. Practical action
Established	1986
Mission	Medical research, education and public health
Chair	Mary Padbury
Director and CEO	Brendan Crabb AC
Faculty	University of Melbourne; Monash University;
Staff	approx. 450
Key people	Ian Gust AO (1970–1990); John Mills (1992–2002); Steve Wesselingh (2002–2007); Mark Hogarth (2007–2008);
Budget	A$39 million (2015)
Formerly called	The Queen’s Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital, Fairfield Hospital;; Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research;; Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health;; Austin Research Institute (merged in 2002);
Location	Commercial Road, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Website	www.burnet.edu.au

The Burnet Institute is an Australian medical institute that combines medical research in the laboratory and the field, with public health action to address major health issues affecting disadvantaged communities in Australia, and internationally.

As of 2011, the institute was home to more than 450 medical researchers, working across six main themes: infectious diseases; maternal and child health; sexual and reproductive health; alcohol and other drugs harm reduction; immunity, vaccines and immunisation; and the health of young people.

With a head office located in Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria, the institute delivers public health programs across four continents including Africa, Oceania, and Asia and is led by its director and chief executive officer, Professor Brendan Crabb AC, an immunologist.


Motto	Medical research. Practical action
Established	1986 (1986)
Mission	Medical research, education and public health
Chair	Mary Padbury
Director and CEO	Brendan Crabb AC
Faculty	University of Melbourne Monash University
Staff	approx. 450
Key people	Ian Gust AO (1970–1990) John Mills (1992–2002) Steve Wesselingh (2002–2007) Mark Hogarth (2007–2008)
Budget	A$39 million (2015)
Formerly called	The Queen’s Memorial Infectious Disease Hospital, Fairfield Hospital; Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research; Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health; Austin Research Institute (merged in 2002)
Location	Commercial Road, Prahran , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Website	www.burnet.edu.au