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- IMB researchers were awarded a total of 13 grants worth $8.8 million and 8 fellowships by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
- It’s one of the most common inherited conditions that until recently was shrouded in secrecy and sometimes shame, but researchers hope a new community resource will help improve understanding of Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD).
- Dr Sarah Olson has teamed with businesswoman and philanthropist Beverley Trivett to raise funds for brain tumour research at The University of Queensland.
- A University of Queensland researcher is hoping to deploy treatments from spider venom to protect pets against parasites.
- Australian and Chinese researchers have identified a molecule in centipede venom with the potential to be developed into a painkiller as effective as morphine.
- A father who has gone out of this world to find a treatment for his son’s illness was today awarded the inaugural IMB Champion Award.
- UQ spin-out company Protagonist Therapeutics has raised an additional $4 million of venture capital funding, taking its total raised from Series B private financing to $18 million.
- Professor David Fairlie was last night named one of UQ's inaugural Top Five Inventors at an awards ceremony celebrating researchers who delivered significant outcomes for the global community.
- Two IMB researchers were part of a group celebrated at a University of Queensland awards ceremony last night.
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