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Fear and Fascination - Brisbane has its say!

Published on: 4 September 2023

Find out the results of our weekly poll to find out what scares and fascinates us most!

The deadly allure of venomous species spikes discovery

Published on: 28 August 2023

IMB researchers have transformed fear into something more positive with their venom research.

The furry puss caterpillar’s venom packs a painful punch.

Published on: 11 July 2023

Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times?

white caterpillar of the black-waved flannel moth

Caterpillar venom reveals toxins borrowed from bacteria

Published on: 11 July 2023

This very fluffy (yet spiky) caterpillar has toxins from a surprising origin - and could be key to delivery of life-saving drugs.

Tarantula venom and PET scans bring hope to MND

Published on: 21 June 2023

Research using venom from a rare tarantula, and revolutionary PET scanning are two ways IMB researchers are fighting back against MND

Ants inflict pain with neurotoxins

Published on: 6 June 2023

IMB researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS) was launched this week at its UQ headquarters.

Research centre to unlock nature’s hidden powers

Published on: 25 August 2022

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS) has launched its headquarters at IMB.

K'gari (Fraser Island) funnel web spider

The fantastic ‘long-toothed’ K'gari funnel-web spider

Known by the First Peoples of K’gari (Fraser Island) as the ‘long-toothed spider’, the Fraser Island funnel-web may hold the key to some astounding medical breakthroughs.

Deadly spider venom treatment for heart attacks reaches next milestone

Published on: 4 July 2022

A potentially life-saving treatment containing venom from one of the world’s deadliest spiders is one step closer to human trials, thanks to a $23 million investment in a Brisbane start-up.

IMB Fulbright scholar forging connections to develop new medicines

Published on: 24 March 2022

An IMB PhD student will use a prestigious foreign exchange scholarship to progress his work on developing medicines from nature. Isaac Tucker is harnessing molecules found in the venom of Australian spiders to develop treatments for neurological and gastrointestinal diseases.