Established in 2002, the
Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP) is a research and
educational partnership between Alfred Health (incorporating The Alfred
hospital), Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Burnet Institute,
Monash University, La Trobe University and Deakin University.
The vision of AMREP is
to be Australia's leading centre for clinical research underpinned by
excellence in basic research and public health.
AMREP's major current research
areas:
- Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and
obesity
- Infectious diseases
- Allergy, asthma and respiratory medicine
- Public health and preventive medicine
- Global health
- Trauma and critical care
- Anaesthesia
- Immunology
- Blood diseases
- Mental health
- Neurosciences
The annual AMREP
Research Report provides a
detailed account
of the full range of research activities and achievements undertaken at
AMREP.