Australian Phenomics Network — Partners
The Australian Phenomics Network (APN) is comprised of various
institutions that provide a range of infrastructure, services, expertise,
funding and collaborations.
- Overview
- Infrastructure Partners
- Founding & Collaborating Partners
Overview
The Partners include:Infrastructure Partners
Institutions that provide mouse model services and infrastructure to the Australian Phenomics Network.
Founding and Collaborating Partners
Institutions, Governments and Funding Agencies that provide funding, valuable expertise, in kind contributions and collaboration opportunities.
Infrastructure Partners
Partners
Australian Phenomics Facility
The Australian National University provides infrastructure to the APN through the Australian Phenomics Facility (APF). The services provided are used by APF customers to rapidly advance the identification of genes and their function as an early step in the process of identifying potential drug targets and animal models of human disease, understanding cellular functions and biochemical process. The APF provides ENU-recessive and sperm repository and reanimation (through the Australian Phenome Bank (APB)) infrastructure to the APN, and details of these services can be found on the ENU-recessive and Strain Repository tabs of the Mouse Models page, and a direct link to the APB is on the menu bar.
Australian National University website: http://www.anu.edu.au
Australian Phenomics Facility website: http://www.apf.edu.au
Monash University
Monash University provides infrastructure to the APN through the Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR). The MIMR is pioneering research into the characterisation and application of stem cells, the cause and treatment of inflammation and cancer, and the improvement of women's, men's and children's health. They provide ES-Cell to Mouse and sperm repository and reanimation (through the Australian Phenome Bank (APB)) infrastructure to the APN services, and details about these services can be found on the ES-Cell to Mouse and Strain Repository tabs on the Mouse Models page, and a direct link to the APB is on the menu bar.
Monash University website: http://www.monash.edu.au/
Monash Institute of Medical Research website: http://www.monashinstitute.org/index.html
The Centenary Institute
The Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology is a centre of excellence in medical research with a portfolio of projects in cancer, immunology and molecular medicine. The Centenary Institute provides ENU-recessive infrastructure to the APN, and details of this service can be found on the ENU-recessive tab of the Mouse Models page.
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) is one of the world's leading medical research centres. The work of the Institute covers cancer, genetics, malaria, autoimmune diseases, medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and translational research taking scientific discoveries from the laboratory to the clinic. WEHI provides ENU-dominant infrastructure to the APN, and details of this services can be found on the ENU-dominant tab of the Mouse Models page.
http://www.wehi.edu.au/index.html
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is one of the largest medical research institutes in the southern hemisphere, and is recognised worldwide for the quality of its research. Its scope includes the immunological, biological and molecular basis of a wide range of infectious diseases, cancers and other disorders. QIMR provides ENU-dominant infrastructure to the APN, and details of this services can be found on the ENU-dominant tab of the Mouse Models page.
The Menzies Research Institute
The University of Tasmania provides infrastructure to the APN through the Menzies Research Institute. The Institute’s focus is on preventing a range of diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, osteoporosis, epilepsy and dementia. Menzies provides ENU-dominant infrastructure to the APN, and details of this services can be found on the ENU-dominant tab of the Mouse Models page.
http://www.menzies.utas.edu.au/
The University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a leading research university in Australia, particularly in the areas of Anatomy and Cell Biology. The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology conducts research in neuroscience and developmental biology. The research laboratories are well equipped and are supported by core facilities for molecular biology, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, histology, tissue culture, imaging and photography, quantitative morphological analysis and stereology. The University of Melbourne, through the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, provides Pathology Infrastructure and details of this service can be found on the Pathology tab of the Mouse Models page.
University of Melbourne website: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology website: http://www.anatomy.unimelb.edu.au/
Institute of Medicine and Veterinary Sciences
The Institute of Medicine and Veterinary Sciences currently provides a comprehensive range of quality diagnostic and consultative services in all branches of pathology for the Royal Adelaide Hospital, other public and private hospitals, medical practitioners and specialists, industry and the general community. They provide access to a high speed data connection for the APN and are also involved in the Pathology infrastructure and services. Details of these services can be found on the Pathology tab of the Mouse Models page.
Animal Resource Centre
The Animal Resource Centre (ARC) produces outbred, inbred, mutant, hybrid and congenic mice and rats, transgenic and targeted mutant strains of mice and transgenic rats. The ARC provides the APN with embryo freezing and reanimation infrastructure and details of this service can be found on the Strain Repository tab of the Mouse Models page.
Founding and Collaborating Partners
Founding Partners
Government Partners
Collaborating and Funding Partners
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Manitoban Government
Garvan Institute
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is one of Australia's largest autonomous medical research institutions, conducting gene-based medical research. The Garvan Institute is a founding partner in the establishment of the Australian Phenomics Facility, and continues to provide expertise and advice to the Australian Phenomics Network
IMB
The University of Queensland’s Institute of Molecular Bioscience undertakes research to decipher the information contained in the genes and proteins of plants, animals and humans. IMB is a founding partner in the establishment of the Australian Phenomics Facility, and continues to provide expertise and advice to the Australian Phenomics Network
DIISR – NCRIS
The Federal Government of Australia, specifically the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Resources, has provided funding to the Australian Phenomics Network through the National Collaborative Infrastructure Research Strategy (NCRIS). NCRIS provides support to 12 capabilities, including the Integrated Biological Sciences (IBS), of which the APN is one of three phenomics groups.
NCRIS website: http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/
DIISR website: http://www.innovation.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
South Australian Government
The Government of South Australia has provided a cash contribution to the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences to allow access to SabreNet, a high speed e-research fibre optic network.
http://www.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
Victorian Government
The Victorian State Government have provided a cash contribution to the Victorian APN partners of $1.79M over five years to establish and run the APN. In addition, through the establishment and funding of a strategic alliance with the Provincial Government of Manitoba, Canada, they have provided funds for the production and analysis of mouse models related to cancer and inflammation.
ACT Health
ACT Health, a department of the Australian Capital Territory Government, provides funding to the Australian Phenomics Network.
http://www.act.gov.au/ (This link will take you to Health under the Topics heading)
CAS
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is a leading academic institution and comprehensive research and development center in natural science, technological science and high-tech innovation in China. Researchers from the CAS Institute of Biophysics are collaborating with Australian researchers, which together utilize Australian Phenomics Network services.
http://english.cas.cn/eng2003/page/about.htm
CASIMIR
The Coordination and Sustainability of International Mouse Informatics Resources, funded by the European Commission, is an underpinning informatics infrastructure for a scattered collection of databases across Europe. CASIMIR provides the Australian Phenomics Network with valuable group of researchers, informatics infrastructure, expertise and advice.
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China provides Australian researchers with collaboration and funding between China and Australia through the Australian Phenomics Network.
FIMRe
The Federation of International Mouse Resources is a collaborating group of Mouse Repository and Resource Centers worldwide whose collective goal is to archive and provide strains of mice as cryopreserved embryos and gametes, ES cell lines, and live breeding stock to the research community. They provide the Australian Phenomics Network with a valuable group of experts and collaborators, and access to mice.
Manitoban Government
The Manitoban Government, Canada, has signed an international strategic alliance with the APN. Through this agreement research funds have been provided for a joint program between Monash University and the University of Manitoba in the area of cancer and inflammation. Specifically these groups will use mouse models produced jointly by NorCOMM and the APN. In addition these groups will provide valuable in-kind expertise. This is an example of successful leveraging of APN funds.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/index.html
NIH
The National Institutes of Health is the primary US Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. They provide support to researchers utilizing the Australian Phenomics Network Services by providing funding.
NHMRC
The National Health and Medical Research Council is the peak Australian body for supporting health and medical research, and provides an enabling grant for the Australian Phenome Bank, part of the cryopreservation service provided by the Australian Phenomics Network.
NorCOMM
The North American Conditional Mouse Mutagenesis project is a large scale research initiative, focused on developing and distributing a library of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell lines carrying single conditional knockout mutations across the mouse genome. They provide the Australian Phenomics Network with access to ES cell lines that are produced by our international partners, and research collaborations.
http://norcomm.phenogenomics.ca/index.htm
Ramaciotti Foundation
The Ramaciotti Foundation presents an AU$1M grant awarded biannually to a group or individual undertaking biomedical research within universities, public hospitals, medical research institutes or other similar organizations. In 2007, the recipients were Prof Chris Goodnow and Dr Anselm Enders, at the JCSMR, ACT. This money funds personnel, equipment, major infrastructure improvements or new laboratories that help an existing, well-funded program of research or enable a major new program to begin.
http://www.perpetual.com.au/campaigns/ramaciotti_ramaciotti_home.aspx
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba, through the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, provides valuable expertise and collaborations, particularly in the area of cancer, through the Australian Phenomics Network.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/institutes/manitoba_institute_cell_biology/
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. It provides support to researchers utilizing the Australian Phenomics Network Services through funding.