Over 500 guests packed Cipriani Wall Street for the Australian American Association Annual benefit dinner on Wednesday evening, where Sarah Murdoch announced a new initiative on behalf of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).

The annual dinner celebrates the vision of Rupert Murdoch’s father and Lachlan Murdoch’s grandfather, Sir Keith Murdoch, who founded Australian American Association to develop, broaden and strengthen the relationship between the two nations in 1948. The association has long been supported by FOX and its sister company, News Corp.

Sarah Murdoch, Lachlan’s wife, announced a new collaboration between Australian and American health researchers based at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne and the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, which aims to encourage and support researchers to develop and to share new technologies and techniques to accelerate. lifesaving therapies for children affected by heart disease. Professor Enzo Porrello, MCRI of Stem Cell Medicine, said the program “will make a real difference to children and their families”.

“I am so proud to have played a part in my family’s long-standing connection with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, named in honor of Mrs. Elisabeth Murdoch,” said Sarah Murdoch.

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Sarah Murdoch has announced a new collaboration between Australian and American health researchers based at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne and the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, which aims to encourage and support researchers to develop and share new technologies and techniques to speed life-saving therapies for children. affected by heart disease. (Fox News)

“Enzo and his team pioneered the field when, in 2017, they created the world’s most complex miniaturized 3D models of human heart tissue,” she continued. “I can now reliably and reproducibly mimic the human heart in a dish to perform ground-breaking experiments on a previously unimagined scale.”

The exceptional night raised $1.8 million for the AAA scholarship programs that support Americans and Australians, respectively, to study in each other’s countries.

During the event, AAA marked the achievements of their scholarship and exchange program, which has awarded more than $17 million to more than 1,100 alumni, Indigenous veterans and arts fellows. Proceeds raised at the dinner will support the next generation of American and Australian innovative leaders to build research capacity, develop solutions to pressing global problems and continue to advance ongoing international collaborations.

Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James P. Gorman AO received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his storied career and extraordinary leadership of one of the world’s largest and most respected banking institutions.

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Sarah Murdoch spoke at the Australian American Association’s annual benefit dinner. (Fox News)

The event also honored Yvette Ostolaza, Chair of the Management Committee and Member of the Executive Committee at Sidley Austin, for her groundbreaking leadership of the powerful global law firm.

Australian-American country music star Keith Urban closed the annual event with a commemorative performance.

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