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- Associate Professor Kate Schroder has been recognised for her excellence in biochemistry and molecular biology after being awarded the Merck Research Medal by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
- Improving outcomes for children and teenagers with brain cancer will be the focus of Australia’s first research centre aimed solely at tackling the cancer in young people.
- A UQ team is seeking to understand how antibiotic-resistant UPEC cause UTI and develop new, immune-based treatment strategies to treat these infections.
- Voting has opened for this year's Queensland Women in STEM Prize.
- The spade flower, an often-overlooked member of Australian flora, hides some interesting secrets, including a rare chemical that may hold the key to turning regular plants into medicinal cures.
- A study that delves into the genes of over a million people has identified 124 genetic variants located on 99 separate regions of the genome associated with risky behaviour.
- An ancient class of peptides which likely originated near the dawn of cellular life has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers in the venom of centipedes.
- An IMB structural biologist and toxinologist studying molecules found in venom has been named a STEM superstar for inspiring women to get involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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