Ion channel biosensors based on porous waveguides. Realising the importance of membrane proteins for the functioning of every organism, this project will develop technology to investigate membrane protein functions based on a novel approach combining nanotechnology and biology. The technology will lead to a bio-inspired sensor device capable of detecting minute quantities of molecular analytes.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100174
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$800,000.00
Summary
Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and ind ....Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and industry.Read moreRead less
Functional Materials to Hijack on Lipid Transport Pathways. This Project aims to provide new design rules for novel polymers with lipid elements that would allow them to interact with natural lipid trafficking pathways in precise ways.
The anticipated goal is to generate a greater understanding on how these materials co-opt lipid transport pathways, serum albumins and lipoprotein nanoparticle assemblies, as a function of lipid component, molecular weight and macromolecular structure.
Expected ....Functional Materials to Hijack on Lipid Transport Pathways. This Project aims to provide new design rules for novel polymers with lipid elements that would allow them to interact with natural lipid trafficking pathways in precise ways.
The anticipated goal is to generate a greater understanding on how these materials co-opt lipid transport pathways, serum albumins and lipoprotein nanoparticle assemblies, as a function of lipid component, molecular weight and macromolecular structure.
Expected outcomes of this project may be novel lipid functional materials with tuneable pharmokinetics, plasma exposure, lymph exposure and biodistribution. These materials would have wide application in the pharmaceutical and veterinary industries.Read moreRead less
Probing the role of dynamics in protein modulation of GPCR phenotype . Life relies upon the fundamental ability to convert external stimuli into an appropriate biological response. Such stimuli are transmitted by cell surface proteins (receptors), which convert this stimulus into an intracellular signal. The largest group of cell surface receptors is the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. Despite advances in GPCR structure determination, many questions regarding the structural basis of GP ....Probing the role of dynamics in protein modulation of GPCR phenotype . Life relies upon the fundamental ability to convert external stimuli into an appropriate biological response. Such stimuli are transmitted by cell surface proteins (receptors), which convert this stimulus into an intracellular signal. The largest group of cell surface receptors is the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. Despite advances in GPCR structure determination, many questions regarding the structural basis of GPCR function and signalling remain unanswered. The primary outcome of this project is to provide mechanistic insight into the dynamics of GPCR ligand recognition and activation to advance our understanding of GPCR signal transduction, a fundamental biological process for all living organisms.Read moreRead less
Designer nano-carriers for targeted hydrophobic anticancer drug delivery with enhanced bioavailability. This project will prepare novel nano-carriers for water insoluble anticancer drug delivery with enhanced bioavailability and targeted therapy. The techniques developed in this project will advance the intellectual leadership of Australia and improve therapeutic efficacy, reduce side effects, and promote good health.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE120100027
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$320,000.00
Summary
Sensitive and multinuclear: a dedicated facility for high-throughput characterisation of small molecules. This project will provide new cutting edge nuclear magnetic resonance equipment will enhance an existing shared analysis facility based at University of New South Wales. The new equipment will underpin research in polymers, neuropharmacology, the biological basis of inherited disease, nanomedicine, bioactive compounds and toxins.
Probing the role of dynamics in protein modulation of GPCR phenotype . Life relies upon the fundamental ability to convert external stimuli into an appropriate biological response. Such stimuli are transmitted by cell surface proteins (receptors), which convert this stimulus into an intracellular signal. The largest group of cell surface receptors is the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. Despite advances in GPCR structure determination, many questions regarding the structural basis of GP ....Probing the role of dynamics in protein modulation of GPCR phenotype . Life relies upon the fundamental ability to convert external stimuli into an appropriate biological response. Such stimuli are transmitted by cell surface proteins (receptors), which convert this stimulus into an intracellular signal. The largest group of cell surface receptors is the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. Despite advances in GPCR structure determination, many questions regarding the structural basis of GPCR function and signalling remain unanswered. The primary outcome of this project is to provide mechanistic insight into the dynamics of GPCR ligand recognition and activation to advance our understanding of GPCR signal transduction, a fundamental biological process for all living organisms.Read moreRead less
Towards the development of orally active antimicrobial peptides with distinctive mode of action. This project aims to design and develop novel antibacterial compounds to address one of humankind's greatest health concerns, that of antibacterial resistance. These will be further modified to make them orally available, thus enhancing their therapeutic and clinical potential.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: Le110100174
Funder
Australian Research Council
Summary
Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and ind ....Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and industry.Read moreRead less
ZnT-1 regulates store operated calcium channels in salivary gland physiology and pathology. This project examines the hypothesis that the membrane protein ZnT-1 protects cardiac cells against the damage inflicted during ischemic reperfusion incidents, like in myocardial infarction (MI). The project is expected to elucidate the mechanism underlying cardiac cell protection, leading to the discovery of new drugs for protecting the heart against MI.