Australian first cancer research facility opens at UQ Posted on August 15, 2005February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit A ‘state-of-the-art’ cancer facility funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) was officially opened at the University of Queensland (UQ) today. The ACRF Dynamic Imaging Facility for Cancer Biology– the only one of its kind in Australia – was launched by Parliamentary Secretary to the Queensland Minister for Health, Jo-Ann Miller MP. The $1.2 million laboratory at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) houses two technologically advanced microscope systems which will enable cutting-edge research into cancer biology. The IMB, is at the forefront of the latest global advances in cancer research” said ACRF Trustee Mr Tim Crommelin in Brisbane today. “The work underway at this new facility is laying the groundwork for the kind of major advances in cancer research that the Australian Cancer Research Foundation is committed to funding,” he said. Continue reading “Australian first cancer research facility opens at UQ”
