Research
ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre for Kangaroo Genomics – referred to as KanGO – was established in 2004 with funding from the ARC to the end of 2007. KanGO also received funding from the institutions that form the Centre, as well as from the Victorian Government’s Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. During its first four years of operation, KanGO produced 85 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 28 of which were with international collaborators. As a result of the Centre’s sustained, high-quality research output, it was awarded an ARC funding extension for an additional three years (2008 to 2010) as a ‘Centre of Excellence’.
In 2008, the Centre consisted of 41 research staff, administrative staff, and students, who closely collaborated across three nodes: the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University, and the University of New South Wales, as well as two partner organizations: the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the Australian Genome Research Facility.
The integrated Centre boasts several research specialisations:
- Comparative mammalian genomics and molecular cytology
- Analysis of gene function
- Marsupial reproduction and development
- Animal breeding and genetics
- Genomics, and genome-wide functional analyses
- Bioinformatics
For more information, visit the KanGO website.
- RESEARCH FELLOWS
- Dr Shunsuke Suzuki
- Dr Hongshi Yu
- PROFESSIONAL STAFF
- Ms Alison Bradfield
- Mr Scott Brownlees
- Dr Eugene B. Fredericks
- Ms Gaby Priolo
- RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
- Ms Alison Bradfield
- Ms Bonnie Dopheide