The Centre for Clinical Immunology and
Biomedical Statistics is a collaborative research and
development centre linking the Departments of Clinical Immunology and Biochemical
Genetics at Royal Perth Hospital and
Mathematics and Statistics
at
Murdoch University. The charter of the Centre is to
provide a collaborative approach to research in the
field of HIV medicine.
HIV Adaptation to HLA Restricted Immune Responses Map
Full genome map of statistically significant associations between HIV polymorphism and HLA alleles evident in combined analysis of the ACTG 5142 and WA HIV cohorts. more...
Perth Physician Unveils Groundbreaking Research On World AIDS Day
A unique approach by a Perth research team is holding out the promise of preventing the spread of HIV-AIDS through the development of vaccines custom designed for regions around world. more...
Our Vision
The Centre Board has agreed on the following strategic vision for CCIBS, which is consistent with the Centre’s core values of global responsibility, innovation, and entrepreneurship:
CCIBS will be a top international multidisciplinary research center focussed on contemporary issues in clinical care and global health needs to prevent and reduce the burden of disease, improve clinical care, and advance medical and scientific knowledge.
Our Mission
To assemble a unique multi-disciplinary team integrated with clinical care and routine diagnostic medicine and the necessary physical resources to apply the full power of contemporary scientific knowledge and methods with an emphasis on genetics, mathematics, computing and clinical and laboratory research to our vision.
Our Objectives
The overall objectives of the Centre support the achievement of the Centre’s mission and work towards the agreed vision. Therefore, the Centre’s agreed strategic objectives are to:
- Provide routine clinical and diagnostic services and identify the most pressing clinical questions;
- Conduct high quality clinical observational research addressing these questions and generate hypotheses to be tested in the laboratory;
- Translate the results of this research into clinical trials and improvements in clinical care and diagnostic services;
- Disseminate the results of this multidisciplinary research to the highest recognised international standards;
- Extend the research and generalise the benefits to clinical care and diagnostics around the world through collaboration with national and international institutes having particular areas of strength;
- Secure any intellectual property and commercial benefits to Western Australia;
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