Department of Medicine, Austin Health

Welcome to the Department of Medicine, Austin Health (AH).  Our department has research laboratories located at two major hospitals in the north-east of Melbourne: the Austin Hospital and the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Heidelberg.

We are a vibrant group of scientists and physicians performing clinical and basic research to understand basic biological mechanisms and disease-causing processes.  Research in the Department of Medicine (AH) spans diverse areas of biomedical research covering cancer, cardiovascular disease, endocrinology, genetics, neurosciences and pharmacology.

NOTICES Research Higher Degree Supervisor Training Volunteers wanted for Diabetes and Obesity research trials Austin Health podcasts "Talking with the Professors" now available

NEWS / ACHIEVEMENTS Breaking Research - Researchers discover that liver regulates body weight Congratulations to Prof Ingrid Scheffer who was won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Award Congratulations to Dr Kathy Lefevere who has received a Melbourne Medical School Teaching Award 2012 Congratulations to recipients of NHMRC grants for 2012 Congratulations to students who have completed their Research Higher Degrees in the past year Mathis Grossmann has received a Mid-Career Research Award from the Endocrine Society of Australia Congratulations to Chris Leung who was awarded third place in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition