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- Scientific ManagerInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
- 21 Mar 2025–30 Mar 2025Step into the whale mall to witness an awe-inspiring visual projection of unseen worlds under the microscope. This large-scale artwork showcases a unique collection of photography from QBiotics Group, Queensland Museum, The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology (QUBIC) and Queensland Herbarium’s Biodiversity Science Unit. Curated by artist, Donna Davis, this immersive display will light up the Whale Mall, offering a visual journey through Queensland’s scientific wonders.
- Hana Starobova talks combating cancer pain and why we shouldn't be afraid of failure.
She will travel to Antarctica later this year as part of Homeward Bound, a year-long leadership program to empower women in STEMM to change the world. To support Hana's journey, please visit https://chuffed.org/project/empowerwomeninstemm - Known by the First Peoples of K’gari (Fraser Island) as the ‘long-toothed spider’, the Fraser Island funnel-web may hold the key to some astounding medical breakthroughs.
- How a handful of dirt can prevent a looming global health crisis.
- Adjunct FellowInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
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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.
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