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A mission to reprogram innate immunity to combat inflammatory and infectious diseases has been supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Nearly two million antibody tests imported into Australia are not much better than flipping a coin.

Bacteria and viruses are all around us - some beneficial and some fatal.

Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief.

UQ researchers investigating genes linked with vitamin D have discovered genetic variations in the skin that can create a natural sunscreen.

With much of society now effectively in lockdown, how will we know when it’s safe to resume something like normality?

Ian Henderson, Professor of Microbiology, and Dr Larisa Labzin, Virologist, discuss COVID-19 – immunity, vaccine development, epidemiology and what we do and don’t know.

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, shining a light on this debilitating disease, affecting 1 in 9 women of reproductive age. IMB's Professor Grant Montgomery and Dr Sally Mortlock and their team are among those pioneering endometriosis research.

Scientists have discovered a possible link between Parkinson’s disease and a gene impacted by a neurotoxin found in blue-green algae.

Professor Naomi Wray has received the Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award for Leadership in Basic Science from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Is it a MAIT or foe? MAIT cells can help fight bacteria, but without the right signals, can contribute to cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Compounds containing metals could hold the key to the next generation of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of global antibiotic resistance.

IMB has a new Director - Professor Ian Henderson. Ian has devoted his working life to studying antibiotic resistance and develop solutions to this urgent global challenge.

Four IMB women will share how they are tackling big problems such as obesity and cardiovascular disease, stroke, spinal cord injuries and sheep parasites through the Queensland Women in STEM competition.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience researcher Chloe Yap will study in the US after successfully applying for a 2020 Fulbright scholarship.

The Institute for Molecular Bioscience is searching for spiders to help our venom research search for new medicines.

IMB supporter Dr Rosamond Siemon, who endowed a scholarship and bequest to our kidney research in 2006, passed away aged 98.

Tracking the growth of brain cancers non-invasively in real time will forge ahead thanks to a donation from the Brainchild Foundation to UQ researchers.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers have been named on the prestigious list - Highly Cited Researchers 2019.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers are heading to one of the coldest parts of the planet to help women lead, influence and contribute to international policy and decision-making.