Melbourne University to Host Genomics Hub to Advance Research in Infectious Diseases

Sitar legend, composer, teacher and writer, Ravi Shankar receives the University of Melbourne's highest honour, the degree of Doctor of Laws, at a special conferring ceremony in Melbourne on March 19, 2010. WILLIAM WEST/Getty Images

A genomics hub to be set up at the University of Melbourne will help advance research in fields like infectious diseases, including coronavirus.

The hub is being billed as the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region and is a $60 million joint venture between the university, the Victorian government and US biotech group Illumina.