Papilloma virus infections and superbug tuberculosis strains will come under renewed attack, after the federal government today agreed to support two University of Queensland research projects.

18 December 2012

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) have identified the nerves involved in the painful tropical disease called ciguatera.

11 December 2012

A successful Brisbane biotechnology company formed by The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) is expanding its collaboration with a publicly traded pharmaceutical company based on the east coast of the United States.

10 December 2012

Australian researchers have discovered that vitamin B metabolites produced by Salmonella bacteria can activate the immune system, a finding that could lead to new treatments for gut and lung diseases.

29 November 2012
Massimo Damiani, 3, with his dad Stephen ... Massimo's genome has been analysed to help better understand leukodystrophy

A University of Queensland researcher has been awarded an $85,000 grant to identify the genes that underlie rare paediatric brain disorders.

23 November 2012
Professor Peter Koopman from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has been elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Science.

Professor Peter Koopman from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has been elected to the Council of the premier national science body.

22 November 2012
Professor Matt Cooper

A University of Queensland researcher is calling on all Australians to do their part to reduce the spread of superbugs as we mark Antibiotic Awareness Week this week, November 12-18.

15 November 2012
UQ Professor Glenn King gets up close to spiders for a project exploring the use of spider venom as an environmentally-friendly insecticide.

The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has been awarded $4 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), including $325,000 for a project that will use spider venom and fungi to stop insects from...

9 November 2012
Joannah Underhill and Dr Nick Hamilton. Photo: Clare Smith, Lucid Photography

A year-long collaboration between an artist who survived cancer and a scientific imaging expert has resulted in a series of stunning artworks that will be on show on Friday, November 2 at The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular...

29 October 2012

A large-scale study that defines the complexity of underlying mutations responsible for pancreatic cancers in more than 100 patients was published in Nature today.

24 October 2012

The University of Queensland was today awarded more than $51 million in National Health and Medical Research Council grants that will fund research projects investigating health issues such as cystic fibrosis, respiratory illness in Indigenous...

19 October 2012

Two University of Queensland researchers have been awarded a $75,000 Ramaciotti Foundations’ grant at a gala dinner last night in Brisbane

17 October 2012

The eight finalists who will compete in The University of Queensland’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Final are set after Wilko Duprez from the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience won the last-chance Wildcard round on Thursday.

7 September 2012

Skin cancer research by a University of Queensland team features in a new National Health and Medical Research Council publication launched this month.

24 August 2012

A young artist recovering from cancer has teamed up with researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) to understand the molecular changes in her body that occurred during the disease.

24 August 2012
Part of UQ's Concentrating Pholtovotaic Array

The University of Queensland is offering a range of hands-on activities for National Science Week, including solar array tours and coral conservation workshops.

10 August 2012

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience have discovered a potential new approach to treating chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.

30 July 2012

Queensland scientists are unlocking the benefits of a protein found in seeds of a spiky red fruit that could lead to the development of more affordable medicines made from plants.

26 July 2012

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an important step in how proteins glue cells together to form healthy tissues, a process that is often disturbed in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.

17 July 2012

University of Queensland researchers have discovered an important step in how proteins glue cells together to form healthy tissues, a process that is often disturbed in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.

17 July 2012