International collaboration sheds light on cancer therapies Posted on August 10, 2011February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit “We have identified new compounds that offer a starting point for the development of novel therapeutic approaches for serious diseases that currently have no cure. “This opens up the possibility of desigining much more effective, targeted treatments for disease such as cancer,” said Professor Phil Robinson of the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Westmead. It was a working collaboration between CMRI, the University of Newcastle and the University of Berlin which led to the discovery of small molecules known as “Pitstops”. Continue reading “International collaboration sheds light on cancer therapies”
2009 Grant Recipients Announced Posted on November 18, 2009February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit The winners of the ACRF latest research grants are: Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) & University of Newcastle NSW: $3.1 million To build and equip two dedicated laboratories for the world’s first Chemical Proteomics Centre for Kinomics. This is a new discipline, merging genomics (genes) and proteomics (proteins) implicated in certain human cancers and is a priority area for new drug targets. The Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB), South Australian Pathology and the University of Adelaide: $3.5 million For equipment to establish a new Cancer Genomics Facility, enabling researchers to obtain insights into genetic modifications that underpin development of new tools for better diagnostics, disease prognosis, drug response, and resistance to chemotherapy.
