ACRF Cellular Imaging Centre
Research institute
Queensland Institute of Medical Research, QLD
Amount Granted
$1.4 million
Year Granted
2002
Cancer Targeted
Breast Cancer
Research Area
• Establishment of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Cellular Imaging Centre for Cancer Research.
• Inroads into the localisation of DNA, proteins within cancer cells and how they contribute to cancer progression.
• Monumental impact on the ability to isolate and image cells involved in cancer research.
• Development of tumour treatments by boosting the body’s natural defence mechanisms or utilising cancer-killing cells already present.
• Successful mapping of tumour suppressor genes in colorectal cancer.
• Analysing the distribution of cancer cells within body tissues.
• Identifying specific cancer gene characteristics that cause cancer susceptibility or development.