and Ivo Mueller) Structural Biology (Associate Professor Matthew Call and Associate Professor Peter Czabotar) Ubiquitin Signalling (Professor David Komander) The institute is one of five research centres to establish the ACRF Centre for Therapeutic Target Discovery - an Australian-first collaborative and comprehensive cancer research centre. The new consortium is funded by a $5 million grant awarded in 2006 by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. The award is in honour of Australian businessman Sir Peter Abeles . Education The institute forms the department of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne; graduate students enrolled at the University who undertake research at the institute can obtain a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours) or Doctor of Philosophy degree; medical students can also study for Advanced Medical Science. Undergraduate students can also be part of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). During the 2005–2006 financial year 17 students obtained a PhD at the WEHI, while 17 obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honours). As of June 2006, the Institute hosts 60 PhD students. The institute is also part of the Gene Technology Access Centre led by Chief Executive Officer Jacinta Duncan, located next to the institute building at University High School, which provides education programs in molecular and cell biology for secondary students in Victoria. Awards In 2019, David Vaux and Andreas Strasser were joint recipients of the Florey Medal for their work on revealing the links between cell death and cancer. In 2020, David Vaux won the Bettison & James Award, presented by the Adelaide Film Festival. See also Fannie Eleanor Williams Health in Australia References External links Walter and Eliza Hall, Biography at Australian Dictionary of Biography Gene Technology Access Centre Professor Doug Hilton, Director of WEHI, Biography WEHI Annual reports WEHImovies