The Berghofer Gift: How Private Philanthropy Shaped a Queensland Research Institution
In 2013, a Toowoomba property developer made the largest individual philanthropic gift in Australian history — and renamed a research institution in the process. What that act reveals about Queensland civic life.
Mental Health Research at QIMR Berghofer: Genetics, Epidemiology and New Treatments
From longitudinal twin studies to genome-wide association science and personalised brain stimulation, QIMR Berghofer has built one of the world's most rigorous programs in mental health research.
Infectious Disease Research at QIMR: Malaria, Q Fever and Emerging Threats
From the Brisbane abattoirs that gave Q fever its name to global malaria trials run in Herston, QIMR Berghofer's infectious disease program carries eighty years of foundational Queensland science.
QIMR Berghofer: Queensland's Medical Research Institute and 80 Years of Discovery
Founded by parliamentary act in 1945, QIMR Berghofer has grown from a repurposed army hut into one of Australia's foremost medical research institutions — a civic asset as much as a scientific one.
QIMR Berghofer's Cancer Program: Queensland's Most Productive Medical Research
From Epstein-Barr virus to EphA3 CAR T cells, QIMR Berghofer's cancer program spans eight decades of discovery — anchored in Brisbane, reaching every continent.
QIMR Berghofer and the Herston Precinct: Research at the Edge of Clinical Practice
At Herston, a 20-hectare precinct three kilometres from Brisbane's CBD, the boundary between research and clinical care has been deliberately and productively dissolved.
Melanoma Research at QIMR: Queensland's Most Deadly Cancer Gets World-Class Science
Queensland carries the highest melanoma burden of any place on earth. At QIMR Berghofer, decades of world-class science are transforming that burden into knowledge — and knowledge into survival.
From Research to Treatment: How QIMR Berghofer Translates Discovery Into Care
QIMR Berghofer has built one of Australia's most integrated pipelines from laboratory discovery to clinical care — a story of public purpose, institutional discipline, and the long work of translation.