Institute for Molecular Bioscience

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  • A sample of estuarine mud taken 16 years ago has yielded a potential new class of painkiller.

    New class of painkiller found in the mud

    Published on: 15 October 2019
    Mud taken from an estuarine nearly 20 years ago could hold the secret to a new painkiller.
  • Cells called sensory neurons transmit pain signals and can be studied to help us develop treatments and learn more about chronic pain.

    Video: What is chronic pain and how can animal venom help?

    One in five people worldwide suffer from chronic pain. But what is it, and how can the venom from creatures such as spiders and cone snails help us treat this debilitating condition?

  • Venom peptides that target chronic pain

  • Dr Markus Muttenthaler

    Scientists create molecule of love with fewer complications

    Published on: 12 December 2017
    A new and improved version of the 'love hormone' oxytocin has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.

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  • Dr Kelly Smith

    $4.5 million for IMB-led discovery research

    Published on: 1 November 2016
    IMB researchers have been awarded $4.5 million by the Australian Research Council to lead a range of groundbreaking discovery research projects. The ARC announced funding of more than $37 million today for UQ projects spanning fields as diverse as humanities, behavioural science, biomedicine and frontier technologies.
  • Dr Markus Muttenthaler

    IMB researcher wins European Peptide Society award

    Published on: 27 September 2016
    Congratulations to IMB’s Dr Markus Muttenthaler who received the Miklós Bodanszky Award for his outstanding contributions to peptide science. 

  • ARC invests $7M in IMB research

    Published on: 30 October 2015
    Researchers at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have received $7 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to pursue discoveries in a range of health and agriculture areas. The grants will fund projects to develop biosensors that can talk to smartphones, more efficient algal biofactories, and pain treatments from venom.
  • Killer sea snail a target for new drugs

    Killer sea snail a target for new drugs

    Published on: 7 July 2015
    University of Queensland pain treatment researchers have discovered thousands of new peptide toxins hidden deep within the venom of just one type of Queensland cone snail.

  • ARC invests more than $7M in IMB research

    Published on: 18 November 2014
    Researchers at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have received more than $7 million from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) November funding round to pursue discoveries in a range of health and agriculture areas.

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