Researchers have discovered a fault in the bacteria-killing zinc pathway in immune cells in people with cystic fibrosis, and a potential way to get around it to reduce infections.
IMB researchers have identified a pathway in cells that could be used to reprogram the body’s immune system to fight back against both chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases.
Dr Caroline Holley is on a killing spree. She meticulously plans and oversees an untold number of “spectacular deaths” as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at IMB.
Drug discovery research at IMB has been given a $12.9 million boost of Australian Government funding, to push the boundaries for more targeted, efficient new medicines.
Handling lethal cone snails and tackling deadly viruses and bacteria is all in a day’s work for four fearless IMB researchers working tirelessly to fast-track healthcare and medicines.
A future making breakthroughs in inflammation research and sharing knowledge with the next generation of scientists at UQ are the targets for newly minted PhD Amy Chan.
