Research Objectives
The research objectives of the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre are :
- To develop new design concepts for anti-cancer drugs
- To develop new drugs for clinical trial
- To develop new methods of improving the use of existing drugs
- To investigate the mutagenic risks of cancer drugs, and of various environmental influences.
Research Structure
The ACSRC is comprised of four major research groups :
- Chemistry/Drug Design (Professor Bill Denny)
- Cancer Biology (Professor Bruce Baguley)
- Experimental Oncology (Professor Bill Wilson)
- Centre for Mutagen Testing (Professor Lynn Ferguson)
Academic Programme Summary
Staff organise and teach the fourth-year papers : 704 (Principles of Cancer Therapy) and 705 (Principles of Cancer Biology) in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences BScHons programme, and the fourth-year paper CHEM 735 in the Faculty of Science BScHons programme.
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