Donation Funded Programs

Funded equipment and projects to date

1997 - $6,210

  • Polytron PT-2100 Homogeniser
  • HStand PT-ST2101
  • Kinematica: safety Positioning ring
  • Kinematica: vessel holder
  • PT-DA2105/2EC aggregate
  • PT-DA2112/2EC aggregate

1998 - $77,731

  • HybaidT/Down Control Module (PCR Machine)
  • T/DownThermal Cycler Dual Satellite Module
  • Bioline Benchtop Orbital Shaker Incubator
  • Tube Rack for 15ml tubes
  • Angled Rack Holder
  • Flask Clip for 250ml
  • Flask Clip for 500ml
  • Flask Clip for 1000ml
  • Hybaid Shake ‘n' Stack Hybridisation Oven
  • Micropipette Puller
  • Reflected Light Fluorescence Attachments BX-FL
  • Collector Lens
  • HG Burner
  • Illuminator
  • Lamp House
  • Lamp Socket
  • PowerCord & Supp
  • Fluorescence Filter Cub Assembly
  • Wide UV Excit
  • Wide IB DM505
  • Wide IY DM600
  • Centering Screen
  • Gold Service Polycional Antibody Projects
  • Liquid Nitrogen Freezer

1999 - $75,461

  • Micropipette Bevelier Basic system with Microscope
  • Diamond Abrasive Plate, coarse (5-50um)
  • Diamond Abrasive Plate, fine (5-20um)
  • Thermoline Incubator 160G
  • Inverted Microscope +DIC Micromanipulator
  • Microinjector & Holding injector
  • Confocal Microscope Appeal
  • Inaugural OCF Scholar- Pavani Sathasivam

2000 - $89,190

  • Refrigerated bench top centrifuge
  • Shimadzu UV visible Spectro-photometer
  • Cell Type 16.100 for Shimadzu Spectrophotometer
  • Cell Type 9/B for Shimadzu Spectrophotmeter
  • Custom Peptide Synthesis (Tm & D52 Projects)
  • Cash support OCF Scholar - Craig Nourse

2001 - $283,723

  • Polyclonal antisera to peptides
  • Molecular Oncology Research Program
  • Neuro-oncology Research Program
  • Equipment/Laboratory Consumables
  • Continued Neuro-oncology Research Program
  • ORU Research

2002 - $75,000

  • Continued Molecular Oncology Research Program

2003-2004 - $140,000

  • Dr Jennifer Byrne Research Team
  • Gene discovery - new cancer causing genes - group leader Dr Jennifer Byrne
  • Brain Tumour diagnostics - group leader Dr Ron Weinberger

2004-2005 - $502,000

  • Lens for the Laser Capture Microscope
  • Project Funding for Dr Jennifer Byrne's Molecular Oncology Research
  • Integrated Live Cell Imaging Microscope
  • PhD Student Funding
  • Large Protein Gel System
  • Molecular Diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

2005-2006 - $1,147,000

  • Major Research Program into Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
  • Oncology Research Unit computers

2006-2007 - $2,100,000

History of ORU Donations -Vertical graph indicates $

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2007-2008 - $2,110,000

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