Go behind the scenes of one of Victoria's leading medical research institutes

As part of the Day of Immunology Victoria 2019, organised by the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI), the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is opening its doors to the public.

Discovery tours provide a unique opportunity for the community to find out more about medical research, see our state-of-the-art facilities, learn about our exciting discoveries and talk to passionate scientists about their research.

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, part of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC), is Australia’s only integrated cancer research, treatment and education centre, with multidisciplinary teams that provide care informed by precision in fundamental, translational and clinical research.

Discovery Tour details:

Tours are free and run for approximately 2 hours. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

As tour groups visit a working laboratory, closed toe shoes (preferably flat) must be worn for occupational health and safety reasons. Safety glasses will be provided.

The minimum age for discovery tour attendees is 14 years old. All children (under 16 years) need to be accompanied by an adult. This event is wheelchair accessible.

Photography: participants are welcome to take photographs during the tour, but please frame working scientists outside of the photos unless permission is given.

For more information, contact research.educationadmin@petermac.org.

Other Discovery tours and events:

Other Melbourne research institutes that are also offering tours as part of Day of Immunology in Victoria include:

• The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

• The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne

• Department of Immunology and Pathology, Monash University at The Alfred Research Alliance, South Yarra

• The Hudson Institute, Clayton

• La Trobe Institute for Medical Science, Bundoora

• Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne

• Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash, Clayton

We are also holding a public lecture at The Peter Doherty Institute on the 3rd May, 6-9pm.

For more information on Day of Immunology visit our website (www.dayofimmunology.org.au) or follow us on twitter, facebook or instagram.

Getting to the Institute:

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is located at the VCCC at 305 Grattan Street. The first part of the tour will be in Lecture Theatre B, Level 7.

Ticketed parking is available on-street and at surrounding car parking facilities.