Design and discovery of novel conotoxins that target ion channels and receptors

可能产生的国家利益包括：(1)生物活性肽及其作用模式的新知识，将通过专利申请得到保护，并为澳大利亚生物技术提供竞争优势；(2)培养新一代化学和结构生物学方面的熟练研究人员，将维持生物技术产业；(3)该计划可能产生的药物先导的许可和版税回报带来的经济效益；(4)环境开发更灵敏的分析方法以避免过度收集濒危物种带来的效益；(v)减少因该方案而开发药物的疾病的痛苦带来的社会效益。

The national benefits that may arise include (i) new knowledge of biologically active peptides and their mode of action that will be protected through patent applications and provide a competitive edge for Australian biotechnology (ii) the training of a new generation of skilled researchers in chemical and structural biology that will sustain the biotechnology industry (iii) economic benefits from licensing and royalty returns on drug leads that may arise from this program (iv) environmental benefits from the development of more sensitive analytical methods that obviate over collection of endangered species and (v) social benefits from a reduction in suffering from diseases for which drugs are developed as a result of this program.