Garvan-Weizmann Centre takes shape
Rapid progress is being made on the multi-million dollar Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics, set to open in August in Sydney.
RAPID progress is being made on the multi-million dollar Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics, set to open in August in Sydney.
The first of the centre’s research teams moved in last week and began using two recently installed advanced cell sorting machines.
More high-tech equipment and workspaces will be added in the coming weeks inside the 700 square metre site on the top floor of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre in Darlinghurst.
Dr Kaplan said one of the most important aspects of the centre is “it will allow researchers to look at and study cells on an individual basis” – which is the future of biomedical research into treatment of many types of cancer and genetic diseases.
The centre is just one part of a broader Garvan-Weizmann partnership that will see staff exchanges and project collaborations between both organisations, in Sydney and in Israel.
SHANE DESIATNIK
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