New peptides to probe protein kinase functions

我们正在建立我们在生物化学，分子生物学和生物技术方面的专业知识，开发和利用新技术，使发现和表征探测蛋白激酶功能的新肽成为可能。这项工作的一个重要应用将是开发新的药物设计线索，一些蛋白激酶抑制剂作为药物的成功突出了这一点。我们研究的直接好处将是加强国际学术和生物技术领域的互动，以及培养研究生和博士后工作人员。这项研究培训将大大丰富澳大利亚的生物技术专业知识。

We are building on our expertise in biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology, to develop and exploit new technologies that enable the discovery and characterisation of new peptides that probe protein kinase functions. An important application of work will be in the development of new leads for drug design, as highlighted by the success of some protein kinase inhibitors as drugs. The immediate benefits of our research will come with enhanced interactions in the international academic and biotechnology arenas and with the training of post-graduate and post-doctoral staff. This research training will greatly enrich Australian biotechnology expertise.