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Case Studies
Browse our case studies for some of the most exciting research findings Phenomics Australia has enabled.

Biobanks: the Australian Phenome Bank
A Phenomics Australia case study The Australian Phenome Bank: a national biobank and database aiding the discovery of genetic disease causes and advancing Personalised Medicine. Phenomics

CRISPR/Cas as diagnostics tools
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia NCRIS expertise is used in providing knowledge to look into the commercial and translational potential of CRISPR technology. Phenomics

When food kills
A Phenomics Australia and Therapeutic Innovation Australia case study Infrastructure and expertise supported by Phenomics Australia and Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA)are used in fighting food poisoning

New antibiotic identified to target multidrug-resistant bacteria.
A Phenomics Australia case study Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a leading public health threat. With the help of the Phenomics Australia Histopathology and Slide Scanning Service, researchers

Preventing mastitis in dairy cows
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia NCRIS infrastructure and expertise are used in preventing mastitis in non-human mammalian subjects, such as dairy cows. The challenge:

CX-5461, a promising drug to treat high-grade serous ovarian cancer
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia has enabled the identification of a promising cancer therapeutic to treat Ovarian cancer. The challenge: Intrinsic and acquired drug

World-first discovery of the genetic cause of Lupus.
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia has enabled world-first research to identify the genetic cause of lupus. The challenge: The cause of lupus has been

Identified the genetic cause of CRIA syndrome.
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia has enabled an international research consortium to identify the genetic cause of a previously undiagnosed autoinflammatory disease (CRIA Syndrome).

Genetic biocontrol of mouse plagues
A Phenomics Australia case study Phenomics Australia infrastructure used in biocontrol and environment protection. While Phenomics Australia’s infrastructure has primarily been focused on health discovery and
Research Highlights
For nearly 15 years, Phenomics Australia has been providing Australia’s leading universities and medical research institutes with top infrastructure and research models for vital biomedical research. Browse our archives for the most exciting research findings on Phenomics Australia’s history.

Working with Human Bioespecimens: Ethical Considerations
Regulations governing the protection of human research subjects are based on the ethical principles identified in the 1978 Belmont Report, the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration

NCRIS: The power behind Australia’s science
Phenomics Australia, an NCRIS member Australian science continues to make national and international headlines, most recently focussing on the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 – 2020

Subsidised access to specific mouse strains for COVID-related research available now
Through a $1m Australian Commonwealth Government grant for rapid resourcing of our genome engineering and model import services, we offer subsidised access to specific mouse strains

How Australia’s national research infrastructure is responding to COVID-19.
Phenomics Australia has been engaging with other National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) facilities to publish an interactive infographic on how this national network of world-class research infrastructure projects is

Phenomics Australia supports bushfire research, recovery & resilience
Phenomics Australia provides expertise and customised model systems necessary for preclinical biomedical research on the effects of bushfires on human health. Australia’s National Research Infrastructure supports

The competition between Multidrug Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotics
The Phenomics Australia Histopathology Node based in the University of Melbourne provides a unique set of services to biomedical researchers across Australia. The histopathology and necropsy

PATHBIO – an international teaching opportunity
PATHBIO is a new, international project based in the European Union aimed at developing a strong educational program for Mouse Precision Pathobiology. The project was initiated

A Medical Milestone achieved by the APF and Genentech
The Australian Phenomics Facility (APF) at ANU was founded in 2005, initially funded directly by the Australian Commonwealth Government before Phenomics Australia was founded. For the

CUNE, a new and more versatile way to edit the genome using artificial intelligence.
Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) at the Australian National University have collaborated