For 40 years Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has united our community of supporters to pursue our purpose: to give all children the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilled life.
Our research improves the lives of millions of children worldwide each year through scientific excellence, clinical expertise and community engagement.
Ranked in the top three child health research institutes globally, we target the health challenges families need answers for.
Our research, discovery and innovation success stems from strong partnerships. With your support, MCRI can scale our life-saving initiatives and reach more children across the world.
MCRI’s global impact at-a-glance
- Ranked in the top three child health research institutes for research quality and impact
- Over 1,900 world-leading researchers working across more than 150 diseases and in collaboration with over 120 countries
- Publications cited six times more than the global average
- Philanthropic investment leveraged 10 times across all programs
- Located at the epicentre of a world-renowned biomedical precinct, including more than 48,000 employees across over 40 organisations, in Melbourne Australia
- Part of the International Precision Child Health Partnership (IPCHiP) to advance genomics in precision care across Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US)
- Host of four World Health Organization Collaborating Centres
- More than 7,000 publications with US collaborators between 2020-2025
- Over 1,500 US media mentions reaching a US audience of 11.4 billion people in 2024-2025.
Watch: MCRI Co-chair Sarah Murdoch highlights 40 years of breakthroughs changing children’s lives | The Australian
How to make tax-effective donations from overseas
MCRI invites like-minded, impact-driven philanthropists to join forces and co-invest in one of five philanthropic funds. Your investment, regardless of the amount, would help make an even greater difference to paediatric research and the health of children worldwide.
Donating from the US
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Donating from Australia
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Global Advisory Board
MCRI’s Global Advisory Board is a passionate group of volunteers who advocate on behalf of MCRI in the United States. The Board includes a diverse range of experience and expertise across business, finance and philanthropy.
Members are united by MCRI’s enduring commitment to respond to today’s challenges, while preparing for the health complexities children across the world will face tomorrow.
For more information see MCRI Leadership.
Sarah Murdoch
“Murdoch Children's Research Institute is a world-leading paediatric research institute. Our 1,900-strong research team is committed to tackling the biggest problems in child health globally. No matter where a child is born, MCRI can change the course of their life for the positive. Through funding their work, together we can fundamentally change the lives of children everywhere."
MCRI Co-chair and Global Advisory Board Chair
Suzi Carp
"In my two decades of involvement, I have witnessed MCRI reach further and aim higher to tackle the biggest problems in child health. The Institute has the breadth and depth of expertise to focus on the many complex issues affecting our children. With our support, I know they will find answers."
MCRI Global Ambassador and Board Chairman (2016-2020)
Our US partnerships for impact
Our partnerships across the US connect world-leading Australian child health research with global expertise, technology and philanthropic support. Together with leading hospitals, universities, research institutes, biotechnology companies and community partners, we are accelerating discoveries to improve child health worldwide.
Between 2020 and 2025 we collaborated with US partners on more than 7,000 publications, and these are just some of our key stakeholders:
- American Australian Association
- Anthropic
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Broad Institute
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- G’Day USA Arts Gala
- Gladstone Institutes
- Goldman Sachs
- KIFA1A.org
- Microsoft Research
- Mount Sinai
- News Corp
- Retro Biosciences
- Texas A&M University
Our key partners
“The American Australian Association is proud to partner with MCRI, connecting world-leading Australian research with new opportunities across the United States. Together, we can accelerate discoveries that improve children’s health and transform lives around the world.” American Australian Association President Steven Marshall AO.
“Goldman Sachs is incredibly proud of our relationship with MCRI and to support the important work they are doing to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families. We’re proud to help MCRI build its presence and community here in the US and look forward to continuing to support their global impact.” Goldman Sachs Head of Infrastructure, Global Banking & Markets Private and MCRI Global Advisory Board member Jodie Relton.
“Our collaboration with MCRI is bringing us closer to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and healthier futures for children and families facing these conditions. I’m truly grateful for your partnership.” Gladstone Institutes Assistant Professor Christina Theodoris.
Professor Andrew Steer
“Our partnership with Professor Andrea Beaton and the team at Cincinnati Children's, alongside the Uganda Heart Institute, has been one of the most rewarding collaborations of my career – together through the GOAL studies we’ve helped transform how rheumatic heart disease is understood and managed in children. It’s a genuine three-way partnership, and a model for how global child health research should be done.”
MCRI Infection, Immunity and Global Health Theme Director Professor Andrew Steer
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Matthew Hannan
"We're grateful for the passionate commitment of our donors who invest in our brilliant researchers."
MCRI Engagement & Development Director Matthew Hannan
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Arielle Tigel
"Every partnership, conversation and contribution helps strengthen our global impact."
MCRI US Engagement & Development Lead Arielle Tigel
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MCRI on the world stage
Gene therapy breakthrough restores heart function
Melbourne researchers have made a gene therapy breakthrough that could restore heart function in children with genetic heart disease, sparing them the need for transplants.
Gene therapy breakthrough restores heart function
Melbourne researchers have made a gene therapy breakthrough that could restore heart function in children with genetic heart disease, sparing them the need for transplants.
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