Baker Department of Cardiovascular Research, Translation and Implementation
The Baker Department brings together world class researchers from La Trobe University and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
We are experts in cardiovascular disease, diabetes and public health research. Together, we are translating our discoveries into practice.
95+ years of discovery
Researchers from the Baker Institute are connected to over 95 years of medical research history.
Recognised for equity and diversity
The Baker Institute is a proud recipient of the Science in Australia Gender Equity Athena Swan Bronze Award for gender equity and diversity.
Huge investment
We invested more than $500 million in state-of-the-art science learning and research facilities.
Baker Department research
Together, we are translating our discoveries into practice.
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News
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A closer look at metabolomics
Researchers in La Trobe’s Baker Department are at the forefront of lipidomic analysis
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La Trobe #1 in Victoria in employment rankings
La Trobe leads employment rankings in Victoria
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Partnering on immunotherapy
Scientific partnership hopes to create targeted and personalised immunotherapies that fight cancer at the molecular level