Keeping hearts beating since 1926
Keeping hearts beating since 1926
Australia's only medical research institute focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes and heart disease.
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01 July 2026
Global recognition for diabetes care
Weve very proud to announce that the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has officially been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the International Diabetes Federation.
We're now in elite company globally, joining the likes of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre and Weill Cornell Medicine-Q...
02 July 2026
New test to detect people at high-risk of heart disease to be trialled in 200 GP clinics nationally
A new molecular test to better detect patients at high-risk of heart disease will be trialled in 2000 people across 200 GP practices nationally thanks to a $3 million Medical Research Future Fund grant.
This targeted approach, led by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and La Trobe University,...
29 June 2026
Addressing the sub-Saharan African epidemic of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Australian researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are leading a program in South Africa and Uganda to address the growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease and diabetes across sub-Saharan Africa.
Our Non-Communicable Diseases and Implementation Science team has received a $1.7 m...
15 June 2026
Vale Professor Paul Nestel AO
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Professor Paul Nestel an inspiring luminary of cardiovascular research and a key figure in the history of the Baker Institute.
Over a career spanning more than five decades, Paul published 490 peer-reviewed papers. Internationally, he is rega...