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- UQ IMB researcher Dr Joseph Powell has won the prestigious Commonwealth Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Health and Medical Research and the top-ranked RD Wright Career Development Fellowship.
- The quality of research performed at The University of Queensland was recognised at last night’s (13 July) National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards in Canberra.
- IMB researchers are developing new drugs that target the underlying cause of diabetes and could be taken as tablets rather than injections.
- A $10 million biopharmaceutical initiative with strong industry support will be established at The University of Queensland to train the next generation of scientists and enhance Australia’s capabilities in the pharmaceutical sector.
- We can make biofuels with algae, but can we make them commercially viable? IMB is working towards it – and Siemens, Neste Oil Corp, the Queensland Government and others have joined their quest.
- Toxins from snakes, spiders, jellyfish and scorpions are helping scientists to better understand how pain works, with the hope of managing chronic pain more effectively.
- Prototypes of a portable test for Zika virus and a range of other diseases, using just a microchip plugged into a smartphone, may be available soon. The new test could be performed from the comfort of the patient’s own home according to IMB's Professor Kirill Alexandrov.
- UQ scientists are honing in on drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in a project which could lead to new antibiotics.
- IMB researchers are seeking public input as they develop a mobile app to help chronic pain sufferers and healthcare providers manage and treat pain.
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