The quest to better understand human biology at a minuscule level has led to the creation of a $26 million international research centre in Melbourne. <\/p>\n
A node of the centre will be based at The University of Queensland, led by researchers from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB). <\/p>\n
The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology officially opened today brings together 19 chief investigators from around the world, with expertise in nanomaterial design and synthesis, cell biology, and engineering. <\/p>\n
Nanomedicine is revolutionising the way we detect and treat diseases, said AIBNs Professor Mark Kendall, director of the Queensland node. <\/p>\n
It is a rapidly emerging field of science and technology. <\/p>\n
The centre would bring science disciplines together to build better understanding of living systems, including the human body. <\/p>\n
To understand, diagnose and treat living systems requires technologies that interact with the biological environment with nanoscale precision, Professor Kendall said. <\/p>\n
That is why bio-nano science is generating such excitement, especially in developing new technologies with the potential to revolutionise medicine. <\/p>\n
The AIBNs Professor Andrew Whittaker said the centres scientific program would focus on four main application areas: delivery systems; imaging technologies; sensors and diagnostics; and vaccines. <\/p>\n
The work in these areas will expand the fundamental Australian science base in bio-nano interactions and facilitate translation of these scientific discoveries into novel and innovative technologies, he said. <\/p>\n
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