2018 Research Equipment Grants Funded

Research Equipment Grants (REG)
Research Equipment Grants are directed to providing substantial funding for key research platforms, core equipment and capacities to enhance the cancer research effort in NSW. These grants will support capability development and greater levels of collaboration across the cancer research sector. Research Equipment Grants are open to members of Translational Cancer Research Centres.

Administering Institution	Application Title	Application Name	TCRC	Amount
Garvan Institute of Medical Research	Accessible and affordable real-time whole genome, methylome, and transcriptome sequencing for personalized cancer research	Dr Martin Smith	Sydney Catalyst	$237,000
Garvan Institute of Medical Research	Vectra Polaris multispectral imaging platform for cancer immunology	Professor David Thomas	Sydney Catalyst	$465,910
The University of New South Wales	Australia’s first deformability cytometer – a novel tool for cancer mechanobiology and diagnosis	Professor Katharina Gaus	TCRN	$450,000
The University of New South Wales	The first Australian Magnetic Particle Imaging facility for highly sensitive imaging of molecular and cellular cancer processes	Professor Maria Kavallaris	Kids Cancer Alliance	$634,660
The University of Sydney	NSW Cancer Research Peptide Synthesis Facility	Professor Roger Reddel	Kids Cancer Alliance	$700,000
The University of Sydney	Transmission Electron Microscopes for Cancer and Translation Research	Professor Phillip Robinson	Sydney West	$600,000
$3,087,570