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Spiders put the bite on irritable bowel syndrome pain

Published on: 7 June 2016

Spiders have helped researchers from Australia and the US discover a new target for irritable bowel syndrome pain.

Growing medicines in plants

Published on: 19 May 2016

Taking medicine in the future could be as simple as eating a sunflower seed or drinking a cup of tea made from herbs grown in your own garden.

Genome study offers new hope for children with rare diseases

Published on: 10 May 2016

An international team involving University of Queensland researchers has used advanced genome sequencing to diagnose 30 patients with unresolved rare diseases.

Pain: Making it Personal, free community event, 18 July

Published on: 5 May 2016

Join leading clinical pain scientist, Professor Lorimer Moseley, and IMB researchers as they discuss how the challenging and personal nature of pain is inspiring a new generation of patient-focused treatments for one of the most poorly understood and undertreated conditions in modern medicine.

UQ and African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation sign MOU to facilitate drug discovery in Africa

Published on: 11 April 2016

UQ’s Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) which is hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

Australian and French researchers team up to discover new antibiotics

Published on: 8 April 2016

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) are advancing their mission to discover new antibiotics capable of combating multi-drug resistant bacterial infections after signing an agreement to screen the entire French National Chemical Library.

New research facility at the forefront of genomic engineering revolution

Published on: 31 March 2016

IMB recently launched its new Queensland Facility for Advanced Genome Editing (QFAGE), based at UQ's St Lucia campus, which provides expert genetic modification services using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology in mice.

Membrane Trafficking and Dynamics Symposium

Published on: 30 March 2016

You are invited to join us for a free half-day Membrane Trafficking and Dynamics Symposium on 18 April 2016 at IMB.

Breast cancer gene a key to unlocking new treatments

Published on: 23 March 2016

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified a treatment target for aggressive forms of breast cancer.

World carbon dioxide emissions could rise more rapidly than expected

Published on: 10 March 2016

CO2 emissions and thus global warming could rise more quickly than expected, according to a new model by University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers.

UQ researchers unlocking mysteries of rare diseases

Published on: 29 February 2016

UQ researchers, including those at the IMB Centre for Rare Diseases Research, are working to find causes and treatments for some of the world’s rarest diseases – which collectively affect more than 1.2 million Australians.

What are rare diseases?

Published on: 29 February 2016

This year on Rare Disease Day, Associate Professor Carol Wicking, Director of the IMB Centre for Rare Diseases Research, explains what rare diseases are and why a co-ordinated approach to tackling rare diseases is needed.

Tarantula toxins show promise as future painkillers

Published on: 28 February 2016

Peptide toxins isolated from the venom of some animals -- such as the Peruvian green velvet tarantula -- can be beneficial when used to target neural receptors to reduce the sensation of pain.

Pancreatic cancer is four diseases, each with new treatment possibilities

Published on: 25 February 2016

An international team led by Australian researchers has studied the genetics of pancreatic cancer, revealing it is actually four separate diseases, each with different genetic triggers and survival rates, paving the way for more accurate diagnoses and treatments.

Virtual 'toolset' frees researchers from IT stress

Published on: 23 February 2016

The director of The University of Queensland’s Research Computing Centre has been named the iTnews Education Chief Information Officer of the Year.

Global influencers at IMB

Published on: 22 February 2016

IMB is home to some of the world’s most influential scientific minds, measured by Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers index. New group leader Professor Grant Montgomery was named in this prestigious index.

Australian-European alignment for new antibiotics

Published on: 9 February 2016

The Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (CO-ADD) at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) ENABLE project have aligned to develop potential new antibiotics against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.

Protagonist Therapeutics initiates Phase 1 study with oral peptide PTG-100

Published on: 11 January 2016

Protagonist Therapeutics, a spin-out company from IMB, has begun clinical trials with a novel drug candidate being investigated as a potential 'oral targeted therapy' for inflammatory bowel diseases.

ARC Fellow shows the way of the future

Published on: 16 December 2015

The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, including IMB's Dr Sonia Henriques whose research has huge potential in reducing global carbon emissions.

Enter the CO-ADD Chemistry Prize on Thinkable

Published on: 17 November 2015

The CO-ADD Chemistry Prize is an online competition open to all academic researchers and students worldwide, who can submit an abstract and an optional video on how chemistry can fight the war on superbugs and help find the next antibiotic. Entries close 15 January 2016.