ACRF $8 million, a catalyst for three new cancer research facilities! Posted on September 26, 2012February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit The coming week heralds the opening of three cutting-edge new cancer research facilities: one a national first; another, a world-class prevention unit; and the last, a specialist centre in bioinformatics. These centres represent almost $8 million in ACRF funding – our donors should be so proud of this incredible outcome of their most generous support. The potential for ground breaking discoveries within these laboratories is astounding and exciting. Please find details about each cancer research program below. The world-first ACRF Centre for Kinomics at the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Westmead NSW To be officially opened Thursday September 27, 2012 Kinomics, a combination study of genomics (genes) and proteomics (proteins) is a new discipline in the field of cancer research. Until now, there has been no concentrated effort that focuses on understanding “kinases” – a class of proteins within our cells which play a major role in cell regulation. Most importantly, when the function of kinases is stopped or blocked, they have been implicated in human cancers. Continue reading “ACRF $8 million, a catalyst for three new cancer research facilities!”
