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Your support can play a vital role in advancing medical research. Our scientists are uncovering new ways to personalise treatment and improve outcomes for people facing serious illnesses, like cancer.

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Areas of Research

WRI’s work spans across a broad range of health areas, with a focus on spatial biology, cardiovascular, cancer, coeliac disease and immune health, neurology, pulmonary hypertension, biobanking, critical care and health services.

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Clinical Trials

Explore our clinical trials open for participation, with focus areas on Coeliac Disease and Immune Health, Cardiology and Critical Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Orthopaedics, Neurology and Rare Diseases.

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Established in 1994, Wesley Research Institute is the official research partner for UnitingCare. Our research extends across the UnitingCare network including Lifeline, Bluecare and four private hospitals, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital and St Stephen's at Hervey Bay.

We predominately focus on translational research and work closely with experienced doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to deliver improved treatments, better diagnostics, and enhanced care.

We are focused on making a real difference, committed to providing better outcomes and quality of life for patients and their families, as well as building supportive communities.

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Research into faster and more accurate diagnosis

Improve understanding
around the causes of disease and better prediction of disease progression

Increase survival and quality of life for patients and families

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Wesley Research Institute now stands. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Latest News & Discoveries

Where Math Meets Medicine: Cooper’s Role in Transforming Cancer Care

For Cooper, the future of cancer research lies at the intersection of numbers and biology. We caught up with Cooper, to learn how he’s diving into one of the most exciting and challenging areas of modern science: computational biology.

Meet Yena who is helping shape Clinical Trials at Wesley Research Institute

We had the chance to chat with Yena Ng for an insider peek at her experience over the past year, from her university placement to becoming an integral part of the Wesley Research Institute team.

A Survivor’s Fight Against ARDS

Former Queensland Senator the Hon Ron Boswell AO shared his story battling Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Mr Boswell proudly supported ARDS research funded by Wesley Research Institute and led by some of Brisbane’s finest critical care specialists.