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Million dollar 'movies' of cancer cells now showing

Australian Cancer Research Foundation’s $1 million boost for Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

A brand new cancer research facility, made possible with a $1million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), officially opened today, revealing new technology that will enable researchers to watch real-time digital ‘movies’ of cancer cells.

The ACRF Microscopy Facility at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne – the largest cancer research group in the country – was officially opened by Lady Southey, AM, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria.

The new facility gives researchers the ability to move closer to harnessing the power of people’s immune systems and understanding how to guard against cancer development. The technology for the facility includes a new transmission electron microscope, a confocal imaging system for live cells, and a digital imaging workstation with an immensely improved cell analysis capability.

“This is the kind of major advance in cancer research that the Australian Cancer Research Foundation is committed to funding,” said ACRF Chairman, Mr Tom Dery. “We are optimistic that our generation will be the last to be devastated by cancer and Peter Mac is at the forefront of the latest global advances in treatment and prevention.

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