Illawarra Cancer Carers donating essential equipment to UOW
10 Sep 2007 | Renee Criddle
The Illawarra Cancer Carers will present a piece of equipment to the University of Wollongong this week (Wednesday 12 September) that will be of great value to the anti-cancer drug formulation research initiative.
The high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) will be officially presented to Honorary Clinical Professor from the Graduate Medical School, Professor Philip Clingan, and Professor John Bremner from the School of Chemistry and Associate Professor Marie Ranson from the School of Biological Sciences.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography is now one of the most powerful tools in analytical chemistry with the ability to separate, identify and quantitate the compounds that are present in any sample that can be dissolved in a liquid.
The equipment will be a significant aid to the anti-cancer drug research team in their quest to develop mixtures of drugs that should have fewer side effects and increased effectiveness in the treatment of cancer.
The new formulation of drug components has shown considerable promise against cancer cells and is now being tested in animals. After the animal experiments, Professor Clingan and Professor Bremner and their team hope to further develop this drug combination for use in humans.
“The HPLC will be a vital tool in monitoring the stability of the novel formulations being developed as well as being of key importance in preclinical studies involving the distribution of the drugs in vivo and their rate of metabolism,” said Professor Bremner.
“The tremendous and ongoing support of the Illawarra Cancer Carers is most gratefully acknowledged.”
Venue and time for presentation: The Illawarra Cancer Carers Group will present the new piece of equipment to Professor Clingan, Professor Bremner and members of their team at 11am on Wednesday 12 September at the Chemistry Building (Bldg 18) in Lab 117.
For further information contact Elissa White on 02 4221 3918 or Professor John Bremner on 02 4221 4255.
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