Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882382
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$245,000.00
Summary
Biophysical Characterisation Facility. The protein analysis facility will have substantial benefits for basic science and biotechnology. It will create capacity for South Australian researchers to study proteins at the biophysical level. The facility will support research projects within the designated national research priority areas of 'Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries' and 'Promoting and maintaining good health
Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS), a peptide biomarker discovery tool using tissue. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Australia. The newly developed technology of Imaging Mass Spectrometry for peptides in tissue has the potential to discover biomarkers for early diagnosis of cancer. This new technology could avoid a number of cancer deaths and reduce suffering of patients through earlier and better diagnosis.