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“Bioinformatics, the interface between computing and biology, is a fast growing field and Dr Jermiin’s appointment is part of CSIRO’s move to build its skills base in genome bioinformatics,” CSIRO Entomology’s Chief, Dr Mark Lonsdale said.

 

The award will enable Dr Yogesan Kanagasingam, Research Director for the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC), to spend four months at Stanford University School of Medicine developing and validating a new ‘non-invasive’ system to screen newborn babies.

CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr Megan Clark, said Dr Kanagasingam’s work has application across a wide range of areas, ranging from remote, non-invasive diagnosis of eye disease to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (or RAFT) technology is an elegant and powerful polymerisation process that has given rise to a new branch of polymer chemistry.

RAFT enables the development of very complex molecules that can be used for a wide range of products. The technology is already generating major improvements in the areas of coatings and paints, electroactive materials, fuel additives, biomaterials, polymer synthesis, personal care, drug delivery agents and ca