Centre for Inflammation - News and Events
Upcoming Events
28 July 2017 CIDR Forum
Speaker: Dr. Si Ming Man
Title: Innate immunity and inflammasome responses to intracellular pathogens and cancer
10am Large seminar room, QBP
News
9 March 2017 New tool reveals how special immune cells fight bacteria
IMB researchers have made a big step towards improving the way we study immune responses to bacterial infections. Source: IMB News
19 January 2017 Latest research offers hope for patients with inflammatory diseases
IMB researchers have discovered a molecular trigger for inflammation that could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and neurodegenerative diseases. Professor Jennifer Stow said targeting this trigger - a protein called SCIMP, could reduce or ‘switch off’ inflammation. Source: UQ News
17 November 2016 Young immunologist awarded for impact
The young inventor behind a University of Queensland discovery that could benefit patients living with inflammatory diseases has been awarded the 2016 Research Australia Discovery Award. IMB early career researcher Dr Rebecca Coll received her award at last night’s Research Australia Health and Medical Research Awards ceremony in Sydney for her work in identifying promising anti-inflammatory compounds that block the NLRP3 inflammasome — a key driver of inflammation. Source: UQ News
12 September 2016 UQ’s work on inflammatory disease treatment wins $22m global investment
Inflazome Ltd, a company founded on research from The University of Queensland (UQ) and Trinity College Dublin, has closed a Series A financing round of up to €15 million (A$22 million). Source: UQ News
13 July 2016 Discovering new drugs to treat type 2 diabetes
CIDR researchers are developing new drugs that target the underlying cause of diabetes and could be taken as tablets rather than injections. Source: IMB News
23 November 2015 Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research Annual Symposium
A free inflammation symposium on 23 November 2015, hosted by the IMB Centre for Inflammation and Disease Research. Source: IMB News
13 October 2015 Working toward wound healing
CIDR researchers have made advances in understanding the cellular processes that occur during wound healing, skin cancer, and inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis. Source: IMB News
17 February 2015 New molecule could improve treatments for inflammatory diseases
Scientists in Brisbane and Ireland have developed a small molecule that blocks a key driver of inflammatory diseases – a finding that could inspire new treatments for arthritis, multiple sclerosis and a family of rare autoinflammatory diseases. Source: IMB News
27 November 2014 Scientists uncover new intelligence behind inflammatory disease
CIDR researchers have uncovered a secret of an immune cell on the frontline that could assist with developing new treatments for inflammatory diseases. Source: IMB News
12 November 2014 Young researchers awarded UQ fellowships
Two CIDR researchers have been awarded UQ postdoctoral fellowships to support their promising research over the next three years at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience. Source: IMB News
28 October 2014 Young immunologist receives coverted award for inflammation research
CIDR deputy director Dr Kate Schroder has been awarded the Milstein Young Investigator award for her outstanding contributions to basic immunology research at the annual International Cytokine and Interferon Society meeting held in Melbourne this week. Source: IMB News
20 October 2014 Imaging centre to unravel secrets of immune system
CIDR researchers will play a key role in a new $39 million research centre working to unravel the secrets of the immune system. Source: IMB News
16 July 2014 New molecular targets could help your body ‘switch off’ inflammation
CIDR researchers have discovered how an important pair of molecules—found within the cells of our immune system—team up to help ‘switch off’ inflammation in the body. Source: IMB News
15 April 2014 Immune cell defenders protect us from bacteria invasion
Centre Investigator Professor David Fairlie and an international team of researchers have identified the exact biochemical key that awakens the body’s immune cells and sends them into fight bacteria and fungi. Source: The Age
31 July 2012 Arthritis treatment breakthrough
Centre Investigator, Professor David Fairlie, discovered a potential new approach to treating chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. Source: Science Alert