Day of Immunology Discovery Tour

Go behind the scenes of one of Victoria's leading medical research institutes.

As part of the Day of Immunology Victoria 2019, organised by the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI), the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research iis opening its doors to the public.

Discovery tours provide a unique opportunity for the community to find out more about medical research, see our state-of-the-art facilities, learn about our exciting discoveries and talk to passionate scientists about their research.

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research is Australia’s oldest medical research institute. For more than 100 years we have been making discoveries that have advanced our understanding of human biology and resulted in new and more effective treatments for patients worldwide.

The Institute boasts a long history of significant medical discoveries, including the 1960 Nobel Prize-winning “discovery of acquired immunological tolerance” by former director Sir Macfarlane Burnet.

Discovery Tour details:

Tours are free and run for approximately 90 minutes. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. As tour groups visit a working laboratory, closed toe shoes (preferably flat) must be worn for occupational health and safety reasons. Safety glasses will be provided.

The minimum age for discovery tour attendees is 12 years old. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. This event is wheelchair accessible.

Photography: participants are welcome to take photographs during the tour, but please frame working scientists outside of the photos unless permission is given.

For more information, contact Rhea Longley at longley.r@wehi.edu.au.