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Biological Research

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TRI’s Biological Research Facility

Established to provide biological research support and animal husbandry services to researchers.

Our aim is to facilitate effective medical research whilst assuring humane care and use of animals and ensuring compliance with all relevant state and federal regulations.

BRF showcases a breeding wing and a research wing which is supported by state-of-the-art facilities and environmental control, including quarantine and special containment capabilities.  The breeding wing provides high-level colony management and husbandry services whilst the research wing provides excellence in technical capabilities.

BRF operates as a full-service and research-collaborative facility and is committed to providing quality care for animals and full research support for users.

Senior Manager, Biological Research Facilities
Tanya Lennane
tri-af-adminrequests@tri.edu.au

TRI’s Biological Research Facility

Established to provide biological research support and animal husbandry services to researchers.

Our aim is to facilitate effective medical research whilst assuring humane care and use of animals and ensuring compliance with all relevant state and federal regulations.

BRF showcases a breeding wing and a research wing which is supported by state-of-the-art facilities and environmental control, including quarantine and special containment capabilities.  The breeding wing provides high-level colony management and husbandry services whilst the research wing provides excellence in technical capabilities.

BRF operates as a full-service and research-collaborative facility and is committed to providing quality care for animals and full research support for users.

Senior Manager, Biological Research Facilities
Tanya Lennane
tri-af-adminrequests@tri.edu.au

Capabilities

Highly trained and experienced specialist BRF staff and veterinarians provide a range of technical services from ethics generation and experimental design support, to hands-on interventions and monitoring of animals.

In addition to expert technical capabilities, BRF offers access to specialty equipment and all levels of user handling and procedural training.

The BRF site also houses TRI’s Preclinical Imaging Facility, Gnotobiotics Facility and soon to come, the Human Immune Model Facility.

Equipment

TRI’s BRF is a Tecniplast Centre of Excellence within Australia, recognising our leadership in the preclinical modelling industry and commitment to the ongoing use of equipment and facilities that support the best quality of animal care and research outcomes.

Training

For more information on training, pricing, inductions and access to our world-class Biological Research Facility, get in touch.

Supporting better medical outcomes

Animal research at TRI directly benefits improved healthcare outcomes in many diseases, not limited to:

 

Oncology

  • Cancer of the Prostate, Liver, Ovaries, Breast, Bone, Liver and Skin
  • Medulloblastoma (Childhood Brain Cancer)
  • Development of nanotechnology for targeted Cancer therapy

 

Immunotherapy and Immunology

  • Hematology (blood disorders)
  • Hematopoiesis and stem cell biology (creation of cells)
  • Intestinal inflammation
  • Inflammatory colorectal cancer
  • Treatment of bacterial infections such as E coli and Salmonella
  • Diabetes Type1 and Type 2
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Skin graft acceptance

 

Pulmonary (lung) disease and regeneration

  • Tuberculosis, COVID and Influenza infections
  • Asthma

 

Neurological conditions

  • Behavioral, Parkinsons, Addiction

 

And more

  • Spinal injuries and bone regeneration
  • Chronic Kidney disease (nephrology)