About Us Supporting people in hospitals across South Australia through vital health and medical research and improved patient care.
Financial Information THRF adopts extremely high transparency standards when reporting our financials.
Australian Breast Cancer Research Supports research into the detection, management & treatment of breast cancer.
Australian Heart Research Improving heart health through advances in knowledge & research to beat heart disease.
Kidney, Transplant & Diabetes Research Australia Our aim is to reduce & eliminate the high incidence of chronic kidney disease and diabetes.
The Road Home Supports health and wellbeing research & programs for veterans, emergency service personnel and their families.
Centre for Creative Health Driving collaboration, innovation & research to develop best-practice arts, design & health programs.
Cure For Stroke Australia Supporting world-class stroke research to improve prevention, diagnosis & acute treatment to cure stroke.
BiomeBank Providing donor stool to treat patients with bowel conditions and foster research into faecal transplant as a treatment.
Volunteers We are so grateful to those who donate their time and skills to support life-changing medical research. Find out more…
Sep 20 Travelling and Connecting with World-Class Researchers Researchers Professor Eric Gowans and Dr Danushka Wijesundara from the Virology team at the Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research both recently attended national and international conferences thanks to The Hospital Research Foundation (THRF). read more
Sep 13 PhD Scholarships available The Hospital Research Foundation is excited to be offering 10 PhD Scholarships in 2019 for students focusing on clinical and scientific medical research. read more
Sep 03 A New Piece in the Prostate Cancer Puzzle Scientists working tirelessly in the lab of the Centre for Cancer Biology have identified that high levels of a protein (called quaking) plays a key role in the bad prognosis of prostate cancer tumours that have become resistant to chemotherapy and other treatments. read more
Aug 30 Helping our Ageing Population through Oral Health Research Growing up surrounded by great grandmothers and great aunties, Clare McNally developed a great fondness of older people, which influenced her career, going on to study, research and teach the importance of oral health for elderly people. read more
Aug 30 A World-Class Opportunity for ENT Researcher Attending the World Rhinology Congress, one of the largest ENT conferences in the world was a career highlight for third year PhD student Aden Ho Yin Lau. read more
Aug 09 Revolutionary Stroke Research Saves Marilyn After seeing her loving father suffer a debilitating stroke 50 years ago, Marilyn Jackson thought she would share the same fate when she suffered a stroke earlier this year. However, thanks to medical advancements, Marilyn’s stroke did not leave her with any debilitating side effects! read more