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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2019-01-22 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-03-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006207b.htm corporateBody St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research AACR2 St Vincent's School of Medical Research 1958 1984 SVI 23 April 1958 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location 9 Princes Street Fitzroy Victoria Australia 3065 Medical Research St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (SVI) was officially opened in 1958 under the name of St Vincent's School of Medical Research. SVI is member of the Mary Aikenhead Ministries and closely affiliated with St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and The University of Melbourne. In the early years it had a focus on protein sequencing and developing an automated proces that became know as 'Matilda' The Sequenator. The research focus subsequently expanded to include diseases such as cancer, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, heart disease, bone disease and Alzheimer's disease. SVI has made breakthroughs in relation to hormones such as PTHrP, angiotensin, and chorionic gonadotropin, enzymes like AMPK, the GMCSF receptor, and have played a central role in the Australian Islet Transplantation Program.

By 2024 their research areas were grouped as: Bioinformatics; Cancer; Healthy Ageing; Immunology; Infectious Disease; and Regenerative Medicine. In each group there was one or more laboratories or labs. Annual Reports are available from their website dating from 1999 and Newsletters from March 2022.

May 1957 May 1957 Operational event - Pehr Edman, as inaugural Director, commences his appointment 1958 1958 Career position - Geoff Begg employed as a junior laboratory assistant 23 April 1958 23 April 1958 Operational event - Official opening 1959 1961 Research - NHMRC Grants (Edman) - Enzyme structure 1962 1962 Research - NHMRC Grant (Edman) - Chemical structure of a short chain of amino acids 1962 1970 Career position - Elizabeth Minasian employed as a research assistant 1963 1963 Research - NHMRC Grant (Edman) - Sequencing chemistry 1964 1965 Research - NHMRC Grant (Edman) - Sequencer development 1966 1972 Career position - Agnes Henschen worked at SVI with Edman 1968 1968 Operational event - Begg and Edman publish their work on development of "Matilda" The Sequenator 1970 1972 Research - NHMRC Grants (Henschen) - Sequencing of a very large protein (fibrinogen) 1972 1972 Operational event - Edman resigned to move to the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany 1973 1988 Operational event - Frank Morgan appointed Director and adds protein crystallography as a research activity 1978 1978 Research - First protein structure 'solved' at SVI - lysozyme 1988 2002 Operational event - Professor T. J. (Jack) Martin joined SVI as Director 2002 Operational event - Professor Tom Kay appointed SVI Director 2003 2003 Operational event - New building opened Morgan, Francis Joseph (Frank) (1940 - )

Director 1973 - 1988

 Advisory Council of St Vincent's School of Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne (1952 - 1957) The University of Melbourne (1853 - ) St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (1893 - ) Melbourne Biomedical Precinct Office (c. 2019 - )

St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research is a partner of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

 Kemp, Bruce Ernest (1946 - )

Deputy Director 1989 - 2003

 Angus, James Alexander (1949 - )

Board Member 2003 - 2007

 Kobe, Bostjan (1965 - )

ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship 1996

 Martin, Thomas John (Jack) (1937 - )

Director 1988-2002

 Edman, Pehr Victor (1916 - 1977)

Director 1958 - 1972

 BRAIx - Breast Cancer AI Project (2019 - ) 'St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: A revolution in protein sequencing: Case Study A revolution in protein sequencing: Case Study Canberra, ACT National Health and Medical Research Council 2021 NHMRC Impact Case Studies Resource Section: Revisting the sequenator Revisting the sequenator Melbourne, Victoria St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research 2022 St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research website Resource Section: Our People Our People St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research 2024 St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research website Resource Section: Our History Our History St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research 2024 St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research website Resource Section: Home Page Home Page St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research 2024 St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research website Book: Ways of a Hospital: St Vincent's Melbourne 1890s-1990s Egan, Bryan Ways of a Hospital: St Vincent's Melbourne 1890s-1990s St Leonards Allen & Unwin 1993 St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Archives and Heritage Centre St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne 1893 - "The St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Archives and Heritage Centre collects items (records and artefacts) that tell the story of the hospital from its foundation in 1893 to the present day. Particular priorities include material relevant to the hospital's mission and culture, its growth and development, its areas of key responsibility and achievement, and the social context in which it has operated. The collection grows through both departmental transfers and donations of material." (Directory of Archives in Australia, 2019) The collection includes: records of the Advisory Council (1952-1957), Council (1958-1967) and Annual Reports (1958-1983) of the St Vincent's School of Medical Research; and Annual Reports (1984-?) of the St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. The earlier records document the work of the inaugural Director, Pehr Edman. Paper files, photographs, medical instruments and other objects