Regional Facility for Molecular Characterisation and Mapping

澳大利亚国立大学（Australian National University）和伍伦贡大学（University of Wollongong）化学学院的研究人员参与了一系列在雨林植物和海洋生物等天然产物中合成或发现新分子的项目。其中一些分子已经显示出对抗老年痴呆症和心血管疾病等疾病的希望。为了充分表征这些分子，将在每个站点安装两台互补的质谱仪，以取代老化的仪器。此外，卧龙岗的研究人员将获得一台MALDI质谱仪，该质谱仪能够成像组织中可能具有重要病理意义的分子分布。

Researchers at the Schools of Chemistry at The Australian National University and University of Wollongong are involved in a range of projects where new molecules are synthesised or discovered in natural products such as rainforest plants and marine organisms. Some of the molecules have already shown promise against diseases such as Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease. In order to fully characterise these molecules, two complementary mass spectrometers, replacing ageing instrumentation will be commissioned at each site. In addition, researchers in Wollongong will acquire a MALDI mass spectrometer capable of imaging the distribution of molecules on tissues that may be pathologically important.