If you have a passion for research and an enquiring mind, you will enjoy the freedom and intellectual challenge of immersing yourself in a research environment surrounded by world-leading scientists with access to the best facilities.
Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich
Synthesis of antibiotic-derived conjugates
Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich
m.blaskovich@uq.du.au
Synthesis of antibiotic-derived fluorescent probes
Associate Professor Mark Blaskovich
m.blaskovich@uq.du.au
Professor Brett Collins
Studies of membrane trafficking protein complexes involved in neurodegenerative disease using X-ray crystallography and cryoelectron microscopy
Professor Brett Collins & Michael Healy
b.collins@imb.uq.edu.au
Biochemical and structural studies of membrane trafficking protein complexes involved in neurodegeneration
Professor Brett Collins
b.collins@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor David Craik
15. Structure-activity relationships of cyclic dynorphin A analogues targeting kappa opioid receptors
Professor David Craik & Dr Johannes Koehbach
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis and oxidative folding pathway of disulfide-rich cyclic peptides
Professor David Craik & Dr Yen-Hua (Crystal) Huang
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
AEP-mediated biosynthesis of orally active cyclotide-based antagonists for bradykinin B1 receptor
Professor David Craik & Dr Yen-Hua (Crystal) Huang
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Upgrading the potency of an immune checkpoint inhibitor
Professor David Craik & Dr Conan Wang
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Expression and structural characterisation of a recombinant cyclic bateriocin
Professor David Craik & Dr Conan Wang
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Defining cylclotide membrane interactions using nanodisc
Professor David Craik & Dr Conan Wang
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Using conjugation strategies to improve the drug-like properties of peptide leads
Professor David Craik & Dr Nicole Lawrence
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Protein Engineering using a new class of ligase enzymes
Professor David Craik & Dr Thomas Durek
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Pharmacology of Stinging Nettle venom
Professor David Craik & Dr Thomas Durek
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Design and characterisation of a new generation of anti-obesity peptides
Professor David Craik & Angeline Chan
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Reengineering of wasp venom peptides for antimicrobial applications
Professor David Craik & Angeline Chan
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Boosting accumulation of cyclisation-stabilised peptide-based pharmaceuticals in plant seeds
Professor David Craik, Dr Edward Gilding & Dr Mark Jackson
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Genetic exploration of Petunia as a novel platform for producing cyclisation-stabilised peptide-based pharmaceuticals
Professor David Craik, Dr Edward Gilding & Dr Mark Jackson
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Benchmarking deep learning methods for designing active peptides
Professor David Craik & Dr Quentin Kaas
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Reassessing the classification of conotoxin genes into superfamilies
Professor David Craik & Dr Quentin Kaas
d.craik@imb.uq.edu.au; a.kan@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor David Evans
Maternal-fetal incompatibility at HLA loci and its consequences for offspring and maternal health
Professor David Evans
d.evans1@uq.edu.au
Imputing summary results statistics in Genome-wide Association Studies
Professor David Evans
d.evans1@uq.edu.au
Investigate novel genetic factors contributing to coffee consumption using GWAS-by-subtraction
Dr Daniel Hwang
d.hwang@uq.edu.au
Professor David Farlie
NMR structures and computational studies to design bioavailable peptides
Dr Huy Hoang
h.hoang@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis of DNA-binding peptides for anti-cancer therapy
Dr Aline Dantes de Araujo
a.dantasdearaujo@imb.uq.edu.au
Chemical strategies to deliver peptide drugs into cells
Dr Aline Dantes de Araujo
a.dantasdearaujo@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis of long-acting anti diabetic agents
Dr Tim Hill
t.hill@imb.uq.edu.au
Targeted delivery of anticancer drugs
Dr Tim Hill
t.hill@imb.uq.edu.au
Stapled peptides as anticancer drugs
Dr Tim Hill
t.hill@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis of bacterial metabolite analogues as anti-inflammatory drugs
Dr Jeff Mak
j.mak@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis of novel 8-membered heterocycles towards new cancer drugs
Dr Jeff Mak
j.mak@imb.uq.edu.au
Synthesis of fluorescent probes for visualising an inflammatory protein in cells
Dr Jeff Mak
j.mak@imb.uq.edu.au
Associate Professor Frederic Gachon
Regulation of liver protein secretion and its regulation by circadian and feeding rhythms
Associate Professor Frederic Gachon
f.gachon@uq.edu.au
Circadian regulation of protein glycosylation
Associate Professor Frederic Gachon
f.gachon@uq.edu.au
Specific role of the circadian clocks in the different liver cell types and how they interact
Associate Professor Frederic Gachon
f.gachon@uq.edu.au
Dr Emma Gordon
Investigating the role of the vasculature in COVID-19
Dr Emma Gordon & Dr Larisa Labzin
e.gordon@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor Ben Hankamer
High resolution cryo using single particle analysis
Professor Ben Hankamer
b.hankamer@uq.edu.au
Self-lysing microalgae: inducible cell wall mutants via CRISPR/Cas9
Dr Ian Ross
i.ross@uq.edu.au
CRISPR-tagging of microalgal proteins for therapeutic peptide production
Dr Ian Ross
i.ross@uq.edu.au
Gene control systems for transgenic microalgae
Dr Ian Ross
i.ross@uq.edu.au
Advanced materials from microalgae
Dr Ian Ross
i.ross@uq.edu.au
Biosecurity for algal GMOs
Dr Ian Ross
i.ross@uq.edu.au
Professor Ian Henderson
Glycine receptor variants in autism spectrum disorder
Dr Karthik Pullela
k.pullela@imb.uq.edu.au
Investigating the role of host lipids in Salmonella infections
Dr Jessica Rooke
J.rooke@imb.uq.use.au
Dr Angelo Keramidas
Glycine receptor variants in autism spectrum disorder
Dr Angelo Keramidas
a.keramidas@uq.edu.au
GABA-A receptor variants in epilepsy
Dr Angelo Keramidas
a.keramidas@uq.edu.au
Pesticides targeting invertebrate synaptic receptors
Dr Angelo Keramidas
a.keramidas@uq.edu.au
Single-channel analysis of voltage-gated sodium channels
Dr Angelo Keramidas
a.keramidas@uq.edu.au
NMDA receptor variants in neurological disorders
Dr Angelo Keramidas
a.keramidas@uq.edu.au
Dr Christian Nefzger
Deciphering the DNA-protein interactions that reset the ageing clock during reprogramming
Dr Christian Nefzger
c.nefzger@imb.uq.edu.au
Controlling cell fate through transcription factor-based reprogramming
Dr Christian Nefzger
c.nefzger@imb.uq.edu.au
Leveraging single cell multiome data to identity drivers of organ ageing (dry lab/computational project)
Dr Christian Nefzger
c.nefzger@imb.uq.edu.au
Dr Melanie Oey
Recombinant protein production in microalgal chloroplasts
Dr Melanie Oey
m.oey@uq.edu.au
Dr Nathan Palpant
Identifying how gene programs control mesendoderm cell differentiation at single cell resolutions
Dr Nathan Palpant
n.palpant@uq.edu.au
Studying the role of heart cell stress responses to discover new therapeutic strategies for ischemic heart disease
Dr Nathan Palpant
n.palpant@uq.edu.au
Dr Hana Starobova
C-fos: a measure of pain in chemotherapy induced neuropathy
Dr Hana Starobova
h.starobova@imb.uq.edu.au
Role of adhesion molecules in chemotherapy induced side effects
Dr Hana Starobova
h.starobova@imb.uq.edu.au
NLRP3 inflammasome activation by chemotherapies and the therapeutic application
Dr Hana Starobova
h.starobova@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor Jennifer Stow
Immune navigation: changing signals to control inflammation in disease
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
Fighting infection: Enhancing phagocytosis and pathogen killing
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
Blocking nutrient uptake to limit cancer cell survival
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
Screening for metastasis inhibitory markers in cancer
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
Advancing 3D imaging and visualisation of cell surfaces
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
How immune cells eat and digest pathogens; phagocytosis
Professor Jennifer Stow
j.stow@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor Matt Sweet
Role of macrophage metabolism in driving inflammation
Professor Matt Sweet
m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au
Role of macrophage metabolism in host defence against bacterial infections
Professor Matt Sweet
m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au
Zinc toxicity as an antimicrobial weapon of macrophages
Professor Matt Sweet
m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor Irina Vetter
Using venom peptides to understand the function of sensory neurons
Professor Irina Vetter
i.vetter@uq.edu.au
Neuro-immune interactions involved in painful neuropathies
Professor Irina Vetter
i.vetter@uq.edu.au
Discovery of novel sodium channel modulators from venoms
Professor Irina Vetter
i.vetter@uq.edu.au
Dr Melanie White
Modelling human neural tube defects with organoids
Dr Mel White
melanie.white@imb.uq.edu.au
Investigating how cancer cells interact with blood vessels using the Chorioallantoic Membrane Assay in quail embryos
Dr Mel White
melanie.white@imb.uq.edu.au
Understanding how the extracellular matrix and the actin cytoskeleton form the embryonic neural tube
Dr Mel White
melanie.white@imb.uq.edu.au
Professor Alpha Yap
How (ab)normal mechanics controls the health (or not) of the eye epithelium
Professor Alpha Yap & Dr Ivar Noordstra
a.yap@uq.edu.au
How cytokines increase sensitivity to inflammation triggered by apoptosis in epithelia
Professor Alpha Yap & Dr Kinga Duszyc
a.yap@uq.edu.au
Dr Johannes Zuegg
Machine learning in drug discovery - Data mining and validation
Dr Johannes Zuegg & Dr Davy Guan
j.zuegg@uq.edu.au
Machine learning in drug discovery - Data modelling and prediction
Dr Johannes Zuegg & Dr Davy Guan
j.zuegg@uq.edu.au