ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural & Functional Microbial Genomics
Overview
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural & Functional Microbial Genomics is an academic research organisation based at Monash University, Australia. The Centre was established in early 2006 with funding of A$2M per year. The Centre conducts integrated, basic research that is elucidating key aspects of microbial pathogens and the hosts they infect. Focusing on diseases of importance to Australian Primary Industry, the Centre is developing new veterinary vaccines and identifying antimicrobial targets.
Number of employees: 50
Main business focus/
Listing by sector:
- Research Organisation
- Genomics
- AgBio - Animal
- Infectious Diseases
- Vaccines & Adjuvants
Technology/IP
The Centre has specialised infrastructure in proteomics, protein production and x-ray crystallography. This infrastructure forms the Centre’s High Through-put Microbial Pipeline – a facility which allows a high-throughput screening approach to protein expression and purification and structural analysis. The Centre’s core technologies include protein expression and purification, proteomic analysis, whole microbial genome microarrays, x-ray crystallogpraphy and animal infection models.
Corporate Alliances/Partnerships
Australian Poultry CRC
Pfizer Animal Health
Intervet International
Partnering Opportunities
Customised services in protein production and proteomics
Fowl cholera vaccine development
Antimicrobial drug targets
Contact Details
| Contact person | Prof Ben Adler |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Director |
| Address | Building 76 Level 2 |
| Monash University, Wellington Road | |
| City/Suburb | Clayton |
| State | Victoria |
| ben.adler@monash.edu; desmond.gul@monash.edu | |
| Phone | +61 3 9902 9177 |
| Fax | +61 3 9902 9222 |
| Website | http://www.microbialgenomics.net |
