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- A University of Queensland researcher is hoping to deploy treatments from spider venom to protect pets against parasites.
- 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.
- 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.
- University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have found a natural component of Australian tarantula venom that is more potent against certain insect pests than existing chemical insecticides.
- Dr Melanie Shakespear faced more than the usual postgraduate challenges when completing her PhD at The University of Queensland after she fell pregnant while writing up her thesis.
- IMB PhD student Marga Gual Soler shares insights from her time as an intern at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
- Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. has secured $14 million in venture financing from new investor Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation and existing investors Lilly Ventures and Starfish Ventures (Melbourne, Australia).
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