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Arts patron donates $4m to Sydney lung disease research

Funds will support projects to develop vaccines and diagnostic tests

Sydney philanthropist and arts patron Peter Weiss has donated $4 million to the University of Sydney for lung disease research.

The former fashion entrepreneur was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2012 and uses oxygen therapy to regulate breathlessness.

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