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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.

The cell surface in health and disease

Visualisation of the internal cytoskeleton of the cells of the early mammalian embryo. Image courtesy of the lab of Dr Nicolas Plachta, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR.

Decoding cells a step forward in reproductive technology

Published on: 1 September 2017

Researchers have advanced their understanding of how a healthy embryo forms in its very earliest days, a discovery that could be used to improve IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).