IMB Centre for Superbug Solutions

Sepsis study to power new antibiotic discoveries

Published on: 28 March 2023

IMB researchers have studied all four types of bacteria that cause sepsis to identify new targets for antibiotics.

Genomic research reveals new Strep A variant in Australia

Published on: 27 February 2023

Genomic surveillance has detected a new strain of Strep A called M1uk in Australia

Funding injection for Strep A vaccine research

Published on: 9 February 2023

A research collaboration with Moderna to develop a Strep A vaccine has secured $8 million in philanthropic funding.

Boosting IMB's ability to combat superbugs

Published on: 7 October 2022

IMB has appointed Professor Waldemar Vollmer to join the Centre for Superbug Solutions.

Metal shows its steel against fungal infections

Published on: 26 September 2022

Metal compounds could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungal infections.

UQ researchers shortlisted for Eureka Prizes

Published on: 2 August 2022

Where are all the new antibiotics?

We need effective antibiotics more than ever, but a broken market has slowed down discovery.

Bugs in floods - the microbes lurking in mud

While rising floodwaters pose an immediate danger to human life, disease-causing microbes lurking in those same waters can cause infection and illness well after the waters have peaked and clean-up begins.

A diverse diet promotes healthy bacteria in our gut

Dietary diversity to promote ‘‘good bugs’’ in the gut

What food can you eat to increase good bacteria in the gut?

Disarming superbugs that can cause deadly infections is the focus of the powerful database - SPARK.

SPARKing the fight against deadly superbugs

Published on: 22 November 2021

Disarming superbugs that can cause deadly infections is the focus of a powerful database now housed at The University of Queensland.