Menzies Institute for Medical Research

The Menzies Institute for Medical Research, at the University of Tasmania, is one of Australia’s leading health and medical research institutes.

We strive for a world where the diseases that currently touch every Tasmanian – such as multiple sclerosis, dementia, arthritis, heart disease and cancer – are halted.

We work collaboratively with the community and consumers, other researchers, health services, government, industry and funders to achieve our purpose to enable healthier, longer and better lives for Tasmanians through internationally significant medical research.

We undertake excellent laboratory, clinical and population health research in themes that reflect the burden of disease in the Tasmanian community and our expertise in addressing these conditions. Our local research is of global significance.

The Menzies Institute for Medical Research, at the University of Tasmania, is one of Australia’s leading health and medical research institutes.

We strive for a world where the diseases that currently touch every Tasmanian – such as multiple sclerosis, dementia, arthritis, heart disease and cancer – are halted.

We work collaboratively with the community and consumers, other researchers, health services, government, industry and funders to achieve our purpose to enable healthier, longer and better lives for Tasmanians through internationally significant medical research.

We undertake excellent laboratory, clinical and population health research in themes that reflect the burden of disease in the Tasmanian community and our expertise in addressing these conditions. Our local research is of global significance.

Hearts & Minds supports Menzies through two Fellowships:

• Hearts & Minds Fellowship in Environmental health: Dr Nicolas Borchers Arriagad’s research aims at studying the health effects and impacts of environmental and climate stressors in the Australian population. His main areas of research include air pollution, mainly from winter wood heating and bushfires, and increased temperatures due to climate change. His focus is on developing analyses and tools that allow decision makers better prioritise scarce resources to prevent health harms from happening.
• Hearts & Minds Fellowship in Cardiovascular health: this fellowship supports research undertaken under the recently launched Menzies Cardiovascular Research Flagship. The flagship is a statewide collaboration of researchers, health services and health practitioners, policy makers and community, including those with lived experience of cardiovascular disease. It aims to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve cardiovascular outcomes through less hospitalisations, fewer recurrent events, lower mortality, reduced disability, and improved quality of life.

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