Collaborators
The Join Us register is a national project and a resource for all. We are pleased to be collaborating on this important initiative with the following leaders in research, healthcare and consumer advocacy from across the country.
Together we aim to strengthen Australia’s research capability and improve health and wellbeing for the whole community.
The George Institute for Global Health
One of the founding organisations of Join Us, The George Institute is a leading independent global medical research institute with major centres in Australia, China, India and the UK, and an international network of experts and collaborators.
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly those living in disadvantaged circumstances, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases and injury.

UNSW
UNSW is a founding member of the prestigious Group of Eight research intensive universities in Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 international consortium.
UNSW is a founding member of Join Us, renowned for its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research.

Asthma Australia
Asthma Australia is a for-purpose, consumer organisation with a history of improving the lives of people with asthma. We operate across ACT, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria to deliver evidence-based prevention and health strategies to more than half a million people each year.

ausEE Inc.
ausEE is Australia’s peak national support and patient advocacy organisation representing Australians living with an Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder (EGID). Their mission is to improve the lives of those affected by EGIDs by providing support, evidence-based information, resources and raising awareness and funds for further research in Australia.
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Australian Cardiovascular Alliance
The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) is the peak leadership body in the country for the advancement of heart, stroke and vascular disease research.
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Australian Clinical Trials Alliance
The Australian Clinical Trials Alliance is the national peak body supporting and representing networks of clinician-researchers conducting investigator-initiated clinical trials, maintaining clinical quality registries, and operating clinical trial coordinating centres within the Australian healthcare system.

Australian and New Zealand Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials (ANZACT)
The Australian and New Zealand Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials (ANZACT) network provides a framework to support the development and conduct of investigator-initiated high quality, multi-centre clinical trials and associated research activities across the spectrum of clinical craft groups in cardiology.

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is Australia’s first multidisciplinary organisation dedicated to tackling cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It is one of the few globally that has such a multi-faceted approach to tackling the greatest health challenges facing our society.
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Burnet Institute
The Burnet Institute’s mission is to achieve better health for vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally by accelerating the translation of research, discovery and evidence into sustainable health solutions.

CT:IQ
CT:IQ’s mission is to develop and implement recommendations to improve the impact, quality and efficiency of clinical trials, leading to more rapid, lower cost and higher quality evaluation of healthcare interventions in Australia.
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Curtin University
Curtin University is an innovative, global university known for its high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and commitment to preparing students for jobs of the future.

Federation University Australia
Federation University desires to transform lives and enhance communities informs everything we do. From research that improves people’s lives right around the world, to supporting our students to succeed at their studies and in life – we make a difference.

Health Consumers NSW
Health Consumers NSW represents the interests of patients, carers and their families in NSW. We believe in shaping a health system that listens to, respects, partners with and values health consumers.
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Healthdirect Australia
Healthdirect Australia delivers virtual services that provide faster, easier access to health information and advice for all Australians. We help people actively manage and improve their own health and understand how to access the Australian health system.

Heart Foundation
For over 60 years, the Heart Foundation has been the trusted peak body working to improve heart disease prevention, detection, and support for all Australians. Its mission is to reduce heart disease and improve the heart health and quality of life of all Australians through Research, Risk Reduction, Support and Care.

Heart Support Australia
Heart Support Australia is the peak national body providing support to Australians affected by heart disease through peer support. We are a national consumer organisation providing support, encouragement, education and advocacy for heart disease patients and their families.

The Institute for Musculoskeletal Health
The Institute for Musculoskeletal Health is a world-class innovative research collaboration between Sydney Local Health District and the University of Sydney. It brings together musculoskeletal healthcare researchers and clinicians who have direct contact with patients in the health system.

Jean Hailes
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women’s health across Australia through every life stage.

Kirby Institute
The Kirby Institute is a leading global research institute dedicated to the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. It comprises of over 300 public health, clinical and laboratory scientists, research assistants, postgraduate students and professional staff.

Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE)
Maridulu Budyari Gumal, the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) is an academic health science partnership. We have an ambitious purpose: to change the future of healthcare.

The Australian Men’s Shed Association
The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) is the national service provider supporting more than 1,200 Men’s, Women’s and Community Sheds and is recognised as one of Australia’s largest male-based community development organisations.
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nativve Research
nativve Research uses digital advertising to find eligible participants for clinical research, surveys and studies. nativve Research has been helping Join Us find more Australians interested in taking part in research that matters to them.

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (LHD) looks after the health and wellbeing of more than 390,000 people living in rural, remote and concentrated suburban areas across the Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains and Lithgow local government areas – almost 9,179 km2.

NeuRA
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is an independent, not-for-profit research institute. As a leader in brain and nervous system research, our goal is to prevent, treat and cure brain and nervous system diseases, disorders and injuries through medical research.
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NSW Health Statewide Biobank
The NSW Health Statewide Biobank exists to support and enable world-class health and medical research in NSW. It provides services designed to enrich research projects, clinical trials or biospecimen collections, from project start up and sample collection to processing, storage, data-linkage and access.

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
QIMR Berghofer seeks to discover, diagnose and deliver better treatments for some of the world’s deadliest diseases. Every day, our team of 1000 scientists, support staff and students lives out the Institute’s mission to achieve better health through medical research
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Research Australia
Research Australia is the national alliance representing the entire health and medical research pipeline, from the laboratory to patient and the marketplace. They work to position Australian HMR as a significant driver of a healthy population and a healthy economy.
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South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
SAHMRI is South Australia’s flagship not-for-profit health and medical research institute.
We exist to create healthier futures through equitable delivery of better preventions, diagnoses and treatments of disease.

SCAD Research Inc
Founded and run by heart attack survivors, SCAD Research Inc. is a non-government funded charity dedicated to changing the outcome for SCAD Heart Attack sufferers through generating awareness, raising funds for medical research and supporting survivors with up to date information and opportunities to connect.
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Stroke Foundation
The Stroke Foundation is a national charity that partners with the community to prevent, treat and beat stroke. We stand alongside stroke survivors and their families, healthcare professionals and researchers.
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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, combining research, teaching, public health and reference laboratory services, diagnostic services and clinical care in infectious diseases and immunity.
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Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is Australia’s home of heart research. Utilising world best technology, the institute is renowned for the quality of its scientific breakthroughs in its pursuit to discover better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent cardiovascular disease.

Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC)
The Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC) was established by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Its main goal is to conduct clinical and translational research to address the causes of chronic disease, particularly the specific needs and circumstances of patients and consumers in western Sydney.
