DiscoBio News

On Friday 21 February 2014 Cancer Therapeutics CRC received the decision from the CRC Program that the application for six years extension funding was approved. The full press release can be found here. 2014-02 CTx Funding Success

Congratulations to Dr Louisa Windus, who out of 2,100 outstanding entries from 71 countries earned an Honorable Mention in the 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition.

Congratulations to  Dr Leonardo Lucantoni who was awarded the OzEMalaR – Australia Europe Malaria Research Cooperative Travel Award. ($5,000)

Prof Vicky Avery was recently awarded $630, 000 in the 2013 NHMRC Project Grant funding round, to investigate the therapeutic potential of FTY720 for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). In collaboration with Drs Graeme Stevenson, Amy Jones and Prof Sue Charman, the project aims to optimise and develop FTY720, which is currently registered for use in relapsing multiple sclerosis, into a pre-clinical candidate suitable for the treatment of HAT.

Congratulations to Dr Leonardo Lucantoni who was awarded the Chief Investigator, Griffith University New Researcher Grant 2013. ($5,000)