Kolling Institute of Medical Research
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The '''Kolling Institute of Medical Research''' is located on the grounds of the [[Royal North Shore Hospital]] in [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards]], [[Sydney]] [[Australia]]. The institute, founded in 1920, is the oldest medical research institute in [[New South Wales]].
==History==
The Institute of Pathological Research was established in a cottage within the grounds of the Royal North Shore Hospital in 1920 with the appointment of a biochemist. Doctor W. [[Wilson Ingram]] was the first director, appointed in 1928. He remained director for almost 50 years. During his tenure he added significantly to knowledge of [[diabetes]],opening the first clinic for its treatment in Australia. He also accompanied [[Sir Douglas Mawson]] on two [[Antarctic]] expeditions as Medical Officer and research scientist between 1929 and 1931.
A new two storey building was officially opened in 1931 and named the Kolling Institute.
Dr [[Max (Rudi) Lemberg]] held an appointment within the institute from 1935 to 1972, establishing a major research focus on [[porphyrins]], structures within molecules which give the red colour to [[blood]] and the yellow colour to [[bile]]. Rudi Lemberg became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]] and was one of the founders of [[biochemistry]] in Australia.
Bill Ingram was succeeded in 1974 by Dr David Nelson who directed the Institute until his untimely death in 1989. David Nelson's research focus was in [[immune responses]] and [[allergy]], particularly the involvement of the [[blood coagulation]] system in these processes.
Professor Robert Baxter became the third director of the Kolling Institute in 1994. The existing endocrinology research group (led by Dr Bruce Robinson) expanded into [[insulin growth factors]] and [[IGF binding proteins]].
In the last few years, the Kolling Institute has expanded to include other research groups from the Royal North Shore campus.
==Research groups==
*[[Growth]] Research
*[[Cancer Genetics]]
*[[Perinatal]] Research
*[[Renal Medicine]] Research
*[[Neurogenetics]] Research
*[[Pain management]] Research
*[[Cardiac Technology]]
*[[Hypertension]] and [[Stroke]] Research
*[[Bone]] and [[Joint]] Research
*[[Laboratory and Community Genetics]]
==External links==
http://www.kolling.usyd.edu.au
[[Category:Medical research institutes]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Australia]]