George Institute for Global Health

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The George Institute for Global Health
Established 1999  ( 1999 )
Mission Improve the health of millions of people worldwide
Principal Directors
  • Prof. Stephen MacMahon
  • Prof. Robyn Norton
Location
Website www .georgeinstitute .org

The George Institute for Global Health , is an independent medical research institute headquartered in Australia with offices in China , India and the United Kingdom . [1] The George Institute conducts research on non-communicable disease, including heart and kidney disease , stroke , diabetes , and injury. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The institute is known for conducting large-scale clinical studies. [7] [8] [9] Between 1999 and 2017, the George has consumed over A$ 750 million in research grant and fundraising. [10]

History [ edit ]

The institute was founded by Stephen MacMahon and Robyn Norton , the George is affiliated with the universities of New South Wales , [11] Peking , and Imperial College; [12] [ self-published source? ] having previously been affiliated with The University of Sydney between 1999 and 2017. [11]

Notable researchers who were among the top 2% of those cited globally in 2019 are Simone Pettigrew, Meg Jardine, Pallab K Maulik and Soumyadeep Bhaumik . [13] [14]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Home | The George Institute for Global Health" . www.georgeinstitute.org . Retrieved 28 November 2020 .
  2. ^ "Persistent Low-Back Pain Reduced By Motor Control Exercises" . Medical News Today . 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
  3. ^ "Research Proves Tai Chi Benefits For Arthritis" . Medical News Today . 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
  4. ^ "Back pain hurts 5 million Aussies" . Science Alert . 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
  5. ^ "Back pain recovery is slow" . Science Alert . 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009 . Retrieved 28 July 2009 .
  6. ^ Herbert, Robert D.; de Noronha, Marcos; Kamper, Steven J. (6 July 2011). "Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (7): CD004577. doi : 10.1002/14651858.CD004577.pub3 . ISSN   1469-493X . PMID   21735398 .
  7. ^ "Joint Statement From The American Diabetes Association And American Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists" . Medical News Today . 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
  8. ^ "Largest Ever Trial Conducted In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Complete - "Advance Will Have Huge Implications For Care Of Patients Worldwide" " . Medical News Today . 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009 .
  9. ^ Sinha, Kounteya (5 September 2007). "BP drugs cut stroke risk in diabetics" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 . Retrieved 21 July 2008 .
  10. ^ "George Institute looks to big funds for impact health projects" . Investor Strategy: News . 14 May 2017 . Retrieved 16 May 2017 . [ permanent dead link ]
  11. ^ a b Ross, John (1 May 2017). "MRI opts for a new partner" . The Australian . Retrieved 16 May 2017 .
  12. ^ "Affiliates of The George Institute" Retrieved on 2017-05-16.
  13. ^ Ioannidis, John P. A.; Boyack, Kevin W.; Baas, Jeroen (16 October 2020). "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators" . PLOS Biology . 18 (10): e3000918. doi : 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918 . ISSN   1545-7885 . PMC   7567353 . PMID   33064726 .
  14. ^ AK (22 November 2020). "Indian Researchers who were Top 2% in 2019 ? Stanford Study" . Tech Talk . Retrieved 30 November 2020 .

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