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The Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP visited UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience to announce more than $440 million in NHMRC funding for Australian health researchers.

An Australian group of researchers have helped develop the world’s most detailed gene map of the human retina.

Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers have discovered that environmental conditions can increase or decrease the effect of inherited genetic variations.

Professor Rob Capon's UQ Cane Toad Challenge has been boosted by a Queensland Citizen Science grant.

A grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation will help Dr Laura Genovesi juggle family and tackle childhood brain cancer treatments.

New research has opened a pathway to improved antibiotics after revealing a crucial step in the way bacteria construct their defences.

A compound from cannabis has been found to be active against the bacteria responsible for many serious infections such as golden staph and pneumonia. 

IMB researchers have helped identify a possible drug target for chronic liver disease.

Professor Jennifer Stow has been elected to the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization.

IMB researcher Dr Sam Lukowski has helped reveal the difference between a stem cell and other blood vessels.

IMB researchers have identified a small molecule that could 'turn off' inflammation and stop it in its tracks.

IMB scientists are using genomics to unravel the secrets behind the forces between algae and coral, which cause coral bleaching.

A bacteria toxin system could be the key to overcoming pesticide resistance in insects and may lead to new cancer treatments.

In an Australian-first, UQ researchers will join forces with the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) to tackle the growing problem of drug-resistant infections.

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.