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PM launches ACRF Unit for Molecular Genetics of Cancer

A $1.1 million grant provided by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) has helped one of Australia’s leading research institutes to package eight months of cancer research into one day.

The Hon John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, today officially opened the ACRF Unit for Molecular Genetics of Cancer at Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney.

Mr Howard also toured the new state-of-the-art, world class facility, which was established using the $1.1 million ACRF grant awarded last year. Grant funds were also directed towards the purchase of major research equipment including the Mass Array Sequenom analyser, which can test 768 DNA samples at once, allowing eight months of cancer research to now be completed in one day.

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