UC academic awarded Marsden grant
06 December 2011
University of Canterbury academic Dr Michael Plank has received a late Marsden grant.
University of Canterbury academic Dr Michael Plank has received a late Marsden grant.
This year’s Marsden Fund grants were announced in early October but additional funding has seen Dr Plank (Mathematics and Statistics), the next on the list, receive $311,000 over three years for his project on cell invasion.
Dr Plank said he was delighted to be a late inclusion in this year’s Marsden grants.
“Cell invasion is responsible for a wide range of physiological processes. This research will develop new mathematical theory for the microscopic interactions underpinning these processes.
"The results will be used to assess the efficacy of novel clinical interventions in cell invasion, for example to enhance wound healing or to impede malignant growth."
Six other UC research projects received Marsden grants totalling $2.9 million over three years.
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