Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0989564
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
State-of-the-art facility for human and animal virus research in the Canberra and surrounding regions. New viral diseases continue to emerge and old viruses re-emerge to pose a threat to human and animal health. To combat these, we propose a dedicated viral disease research facility. The centre will include experienced researchers, biotechnology companies and government agencies working on discovery, prevention and treatment of viral diseases. Forging strong scientific links between these organi ....State-of-the-art facility for human and animal virus research in the Canberra and surrounding regions. New viral diseases continue to emerge and old viruses re-emerge to pose a threat to human and animal health. To combat these, we propose a dedicated viral disease research facility. The centre will include experienced researchers, biotechnology companies and government agencies working on discovery, prevention and treatment of viral diseases. Forging strong scientific links between these organisations will considerably enhance the productivity of these researchers, increase their collaborative and scientific outputs and allow for training of students in the latest technologies. The facility will provide researchers with cutting-edge instrumentation for nationally and internationally important projects that would benefit human health.Read moreRead less
New Methods for Directed Molecular Evolution of Novel Protein Functions. Novel ribosome-based techniques can be used to carry out test-tube evolution of proteins with new structures and functions. The methods rely on (a) physical association of individual nucleic acid molecules with the particular protein molecules they encode, (b) selection of proteins with new functions, and (c) recovery of the attached genetic code. This project will address several issues that currently limit use of these fr ....New Methods for Directed Molecular Evolution of Novel Protein Functions. Novel ribosome-based techniques can be used to carry out test-tube evolution of proteins with new structures and functions. The methods rely on (a) physical association of individual nucleic acid molecules with the particular protein molecules they encode, (b) selection of proteins with new functions, and (c) recovery of the attached genetic code. This project will address several issues that currently limit use of these frontier technologies for evolution of new protein products that have a wide range of practical applications.Read moreRead less