IMB's latest news, explainers and more

 


Risk of depression and heart disease linked in women

Read more

Get the latest research to your inbox

Subscribe
 

  • King Group

      Group Leader

    Professor Glenn King

    NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Group Leader
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 
    Body: 

    Highlights

    Professor Glenn King is a biochemist and structural biologist whose expertise lies in translating venom-derived peptides into human drugs and bioinsecticides. His lab maintains the most extensive collection of venoms in the world, which includes venoms from more than 600 species of venomous spiders, scorpions, centipedes and assassin bugs.

    Professor King’s primary focus is on the development of drugs to treat three pervasive nervous system disorders: chronic pain, epilepsy, and stroke. His lab is working closely with several pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs for clinical use.

    Professor King has also charted new territory in the field of agriculture by developing venom peptides as eco-friendly bioinsecticides. Vestaron Corporation, the company that he founded, will begin selling these bioinsecticides in the U.S. market in 2017.

    Mentorship is important to Professor King, and he is enthusiastically committed to training the next generation of biological scientists. To date he has trained 30 PhD students and 24 postdoctoral scientists, with 10 lab alumni having gone on to independent academic positions.

    Connect

    ResearcherIDScopusOrcid

     

      Researchers

    Dr Aline Dantas de Araujo

    Research Fellow/Senior Research officer
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Dr Natalie Saez

    Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Dr Elena-Laura Budusan

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    0
    Supervisor: 

    Dr Andrew Walker

    Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 
    Researcher biography: 

    My research interests are centred around the structure and function of venom and silk polypeptides produced by arthropods, and their use in biotechnology and medicine. I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the King laboratory in the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the University of Queensland, Australia. Currently, I am investigating the composition, function and evolution of neglected insect venoms produced by assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) and nettle caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae).

    Dr Jonathan Chow

    Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Dr David Eagles

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Dr Dani Rojas Azofeifa

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

      Students

    Miss Raine Mercedes

    PhD Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    0
    Supervisor: 

    Ms Cebrina Nolan

    PhD student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    0
    Supervisor: 

    Miss Laura Isaza Pineda

    PhD Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Miss Emily Smith

    PhD Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    0
    Supervisor: 

    Ms Alexandra Sundman

    PhD Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    0
    Supervisor: 

    Ms Unn Jeamsinkul

    PhD Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Miss Shuyi Jin

    Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Mr Daniel McCarthy

    Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 

    Ms Yongyi Tai

    Student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Researcher profile is public: 
    1
    Supervisor: 
  • PhD student
    The Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • PhD student
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Research Visitor
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  • Research Officer
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience

Pages

Strawberry DNA extraction activity

Extract and view DNA from a strawberry using common household ingredients.

Get started

 

 

 

The Edge: Genetics

People have known for thousands of years that parents pass traits to their children, but it is only relatively recently that our technology has caught up to our curiosity, enabling us to delve into the mystery of how this inheritance occurs, and the implications for predicting, preventing and treating disease.

 View online
 Download magazine

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get the latest research straight to your inbox. 
Stay up-to-date as we answer questions about hot topics, and share the latest news at IMB, Australia’s #1 research institute.

Subscribe

General enquiries

  +61 7 3346 2222
  imb@imb.uq.edu.au

Media enquiries

IMB fully supports UQ's Reconciliation Action Plan and is implementing actions within our institute.

Support us

Donate to research
100% of donations go to the cause