DiscoBio News

​​An objective of the Pipeline initiative is to facilitate and encourage access by fee-paying third parties to Pipeline member capabilities. TIA has developed a voucher-style researcher access scheme - the Pipeline Accelerator. ​​This round of the Pipeline Accelerator provides SMEs and researchers  access to one or more facilities associated with TIA, including core facilities and HTS centres (see this list of eligible facilities).  ​ ​Funding, via a fixed-value reimbursement to the service provider, is intended to further reduce the cost of access to a specific capability. …

Congratulations to Dr Kah Ni Tan who has been awarded a GRIDD ECR Grant ($10,000) for her project entitled ‘Effects of sulforaphane on fatty acid metabolism in breast cancer cell lines’.

Our article Addressing the tumour microenvironment in early drug discovery: a strategy to overcome drug resistance and identify novel targets for cancer therapy is now available online. Full details can be found here.

Congratulations to Dr Catalina Carrasco Pozo on the award of $20,800 in funding through the Advance Queensland Women’s Research Assistance Program (WRAP). This program supports women in maintaining their research momentum following approved maternity or adoption leave, and encouraging the retention of female researchers in their chosen profession in Queensland. This will be done through the provision of funding to employ another researcher, technician or research/laboratory assistant while the Primary Researcher is on maternity or adoption leave.  

Congratulations to Professor Vicky Avery on her recent success as a co-CI on an NHMRC Development Grant: CIA – Professor Jonathan Baell (Monash University) CIB – Doctor Darren Creek (Monash University) CIC – Doctor Michael Edstein (Australian Army Malaria Institute) CID – Professor Susan Charman (Monash University) CIE – Professor Vicky Avery (Griffith University) CIF – Doctor Girdhar Deora (Monash University) Development of a New Class of Broad-Stage Antimalarial Agents [Monash University] $729,036.50.  (2021-2022) Full details can be found here.