ACRF Centre for Therapeutic Target Discovery
Launched in 2006, the ACRF Centre for Therapeutic Target Discovery is an inter-institution collaboration created on the Royal Melbourne Hospital campus to maximise shared resources (both human and material) for the purpose of conducting highly innovative cancer research.
The centre forms the scientific cornerstone of the first Comprehensive Cancer Centre established in Australia. Other members of the consortium include:
- the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Health)
- the Royal Women's Hospital
- the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Parkville campus)
- the University of Melbourne
A generous $5 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation in honour of its Founder, Sir Peter Abeles, has enabled the purchase of a range of cutting-edge technology platforms for flow cytometry, molecular pathology, systems biology, gene suppression and in vivo imaging of tumour growth.