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A colourful blue and purple image of a tardigrade or 'water bear'

‘Just add water’ – the magic of tardigrades

Find out why researchers are interested in 'water bears' and how they found them at IMB.

IMB scientist joins global research community

Published on: 5 July 2023

Professor Rob Parton is the only Australian who will this year join the European Molecular Biology Organization.

Breast Cancer Awareness - hand holding pink ribbon

Researchers identify new pathways to target breast cancer

Published on: 21 October 2021

A pathway discovered in cancer cells will inform future targeted therapies.

Targeting cells for precision nanotherapy

Published on: 8 July 2021

IMB researchers are aiming to better understand how therapeutics can be delivered to target cells in the body.

Role of the cell surface in health and disease

The cavin interactome

The structure and function of the cavin proteins

Mechanoprotection by caveolae; zebrafish as a model system

Electron micrograph of macrophage with green bacteria surrounded by pink lipid droplets

Fats fighting back against bacteria

Published on: 16 October 2020

Droplets of fat inside our cells are helping us fight back against infection.

Robert Parton and Kristofer Thurecht in front of VR image

Cell explorers reach the peak of virtual reality

Published on: 29 September 2020

IMB's Professor Robert Parton and AIBN's Professor Kristofer Thurecht are Eureka Prize finalists for their project using VR to solve the problem of visualising complex data.