Archived News for Research Sector Professionals - May, 2012
A PHD student from the CSIRO and University of Queensland has developed a new software application that will allow greater accuracy in the ‘spell checking’ of genetic sequencing.
Lauren Bragg has completed her work, which featured in the journal Nature Methods, that is expected to assist biologists in better understanding the genetic sequences of their studies.
The Acacia software works similarly to a word processing spell checker, finding errors in the As, Cs, Ts and Gs that form the code of different living organisms.
Bionic eye research facility launched at UNSW
The fabrication of implantable electronics has begun at the University of New South Wales ahead of planned patient tests of a functional bionic eye next year.
Medical bionics research program launched
The University of Wollongong’s newly appointed Australian Laureate Fellow Professor Gordon Wallace has launched a new $4.7 million medical bionics research program to develop ways to regenerate damaged nerves and muscles and ground-breaking brain implants for epilepsy patients.
Researchers call for open sharing of clinical trial data
Australian researchers are calling for the open sharing of clinical trial data in the medical research community, saying it would be instrumental in eliminating bottlenecks and duplication, and lead to faster and more trustworthy evidence for many of our most pressing health problems.
UOW enters research collaboration with India's CSIR
The University of Wollongong (UOW) and India’s industrial research and development organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will work together to advance research collaborations and establish a dedicated CSIR Research and Development Centre at UOW’s Innovation Campus.
UQ alliance to boost radiopharmaceutical R&D
The Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) at The University of Queensland (UQ) has formed a strategic alliance with Axiom Molecular Pty Ltd to boost radiopharmaceutical research, development and commercialisation.
Axiom Molecular will use CAI facilities to produce Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis of cancer and brain disorders under the agreement facilitated by UniQuest, UQ's main commercialisation company.
Director of the CAI Professor David Reutens said Axiom Molecular will establish a specialised Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) laboratory in the CAI.
"It will be a valuable addition to the capabilities in the state-of-the-art CAI building that is currently under construction. “
Nursing research centre launched
Australia’s first National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing has been launched at Griffith University's South Bank campus.
Griffith University Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian O'Connor, described nursing at Griffith University as a major teaching and research strength and said NCREN was a platform for the further development of clinical nursing research expertise in Australia.
More than 10,000 nurses have graduated from Griffith University.
NCREN has received $2.5 million funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council for an initial five-year program of research focused on skin integrity and symptom management.
Ten chief investigators, among them eight nurses, are leading the research which is building an unprecedented body of evidence to inform nursing practices into the future.
The centre is partnered with the Gold Coast, Princess Alexandra and Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospitals in southeast Queensland, and the partnerships have already also extended to the Prince Charles and Royal Children's hospitals in Brisbane.
CSIRO WLAN team finalists for European Inventor Award
The CSIRO team behind one of the biggest developments in recent wireless local area networking technology has been named a finalist in the European Inventor Award 2012.
Victoria announces $35 million in innovation spending
The Victorian Government has announced a $35 million innovation spending initiative in the State 2012-13 Budget.