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Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre

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2012

 

Grants for 2012 worth over $8m

In 2012, members of the Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre were awarded research funding of, $8,006,553 with 79.3% from ACG funding (an increase from 2011 of 16% from government sources -comprising 21 grants of which 5 were NHMRC, 6 were ARC, 5 were US government sources, 3 from Cancer Institute and 2 from Federal Government), 13% from Industry (9 projects) and 7.5% from MQ internal schemes (12 grants with 3 MQVCIFs).

 

    

2011

 

A Protein donut ring structure. Photo: studentsGrants for 2011 worth over $2.2m

Members of the Biomolecular Frontiers team have won grants to work on projects ranging from cancer research to protein discovery.

 

    

2010

Bacteria cells. Photo: Peter BergquistStem cells for Kamala

Research by Associate Professor Ben Herbert has led to innovative surgery for a snow leopard.

 

Fungal hyphae making proteins. Photo: Helena NavalainenJoint venture in glycoproteomics

Nicolle Packer is leading a collaboration between the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility and Agilent Technologies Australia.

 

This is an ALT tagAustralian scientists discover first new chlorophyll in 60 years

Robert Willows is one of a team that has stumbled on this exciting find.

 

Super Science Team left to right (Paul Haynes, Mark Molloy, Helena Nevalainen, Nicki Packer, Ian Paulsen). Photo: Nicki PackerOur team wins ARC Super Science grant

The Centre's 'omic' scientists will study communication networks in microbes.

 

IGEM student team. Photo: tbaStudents win bronze at MIT

Six Macquarie undergraduates beat tough competition at an international synthetic biology contest.