1 in 20 kids needs your help
Together we will find treatments and cures for children's genetic diseases
Together we will find treatments and cures for children's genetic diseases
CMRI is an independent organisation with over 200 scientists committed to finding treatments and cures for serious conditions affecting kids. We aim to make the incurable curable.
Who We AreWorld-leading research in areas such as cancer, neurobiology, embryology, genomics and gene therapy.
We undertake basic science and medical research with translation as our goal - What does that mean?
Thanks to your support, we can make a difference in the lives of those affected by genetic diseases.
The 1 in 20 kids facing a birth defect or genetic disease are used to hearing words like “incurable” or “lifelong effects”. It doesn’t have to be this way. Right now, we’re working on cures for previously incurable genetic diseases. With your support, we can give these children a healthier future.
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By donating monthly, you can fund research that will have an even bigger impact on children living with a genetic disease.
Donate MonthlyThere are many ways to raise money and boost our research efforts, whether you want to go it alone or do something with your school or workplace for Jeans for Genes or any time of year, you’ll find lots of fundraising inspiration.
By working with us, you are helping our world-leading researchers accelerate the search for cures, so that every child can have a healthier future.
Two-year-old Ryan may have an extremely serious genetic disease, but his parents will never let him feel like a victim.
Watch a virtual tour of our labs and see research in action.
Beautiful Charlize was diagnosed with Propionic Acidemia and has already undergone two liver transplants.
Dr Leszek Lisowski's cutting edge research aims to help kids with the rarest conditions.
At just two weeks old, Alessia was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Thanks to ground-breaking gene therapy, Alessia became the first child in Australia to receive life-saving treatment, giving her a future her parents thought they might never see.
Read her full story