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Research Impacts
The Protein Expression Facility (PEF) has enabled a large number of groups within The University of Queensland as well as other institutions here and abroad to further their research. The following is a list of groups and projects that PEF has been involved in:
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Research Projects
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Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
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• Rapid selection of Cells Producing Novel Biopharmaceuticals
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Professor Peter Gray
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• Needle-Free Gene, Drug and Vaccine Delivery
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Professor Mark Kendall
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• Biomolecular Engineering
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Professor Anton Middelberg
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• Tissue and Metabolic Engineering
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Professor Lars Nielsen
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• Nanotechnology, Biomarkers and the Next Generation Molecular
Diagnostics
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Professor Matt Trau
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• Developing Novel Cell Reprogramming Technologies
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A/Professor Ernst Wolvetang
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• Biological Production of Peptide Concatemers
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Dr Annette Dexter
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• Production of Recombinant Phytase
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A/Professor Steve Mahler
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• Innate Immunity: Discovering new Components of Macrophage
Differentiation and Activation
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A/Professor Christine Wells
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Institute for Molecular Bioscience
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• Genetic Regulation of Embryo Development and Disease
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Professor Peter Koopman
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• Kidney Development, Damage, Repair and Regeneration
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Professor Melissa Little
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• Protein Structure and Drug Design
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Professor Jenny Martin
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• Pathogen Surveillance, Innate Immunity and Inflammation
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Dr Matthew Sweet
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• Tissue Repair and Cancer
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Professor Brandon Wainwright
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• Role of Growth Hormone and Related Cytokines in
Growth, Cancer, Diabetes and Obesity
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Professor Mike Waters
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• The Central Role of RNA Regulation in Human Development
and Cognition
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Professor John Mattick
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• Molecular Genetics of Vascular Development
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Dr Ben Hogan
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• Cellular Trafficking at Atomic Resolution
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Dr Brett Collins
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• Biochemistry of GTPase Controlled Trafficking Pathways:
New Technologies for Protein Research
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Professor Kirill Alexandrov
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• Chemical and Biophysical Tools for Health Management:
Diagnosis and Therapy
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Professor Matt Cooper
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• Molecular Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress Toxicity and Longevity
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A/Professor Paul Ebert
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• Genes associated with Inflammatory Diseases
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A/Professor Stuart Kellie
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• Ion Transport and Cell Signalling
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Dr Anna Kloda
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• Protein Structure and Function
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Professor Bostjan Kobe
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• Infectious Diseases
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Professor Paul Young
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• Epithelial Cancer
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Professor Ian Frazer
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• Neurological Mechanisms of MS
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Dr Judith Greer
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National Universities and Institutes:
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• Molecular Mechanisms of Malaria
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Professor John Dalton
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• Immunity and Immunopathogenesis to Malaria
and Group A Streptococcus/Rheumatic Fever
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Professor Michael Good
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• Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Professor Geoff Hill
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• The Retinoid Anti-cancer Signal
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Dr Belamy Cheung
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• Cytoskelatal Proteins and Cancer
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Children’s Cancer Institute Australia
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• Potential drug candidates for Crohns Disease
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Dr Jason Mulvenna
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• CSIRO
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• Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries
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• Inverness Medical
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• Plassvacc
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• Griffith University
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• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
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• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
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• Monash University
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• Melbourne University
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International Collaborators:
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• Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
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• Protein Sciences Corporation (PSC), USA
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• Dortmund Protein Facility (DPF), Max-Planck-Instiute
of Molecular Physiology, Germany
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• Oxford Protein Production Facility (OPPF), UK
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