University of Queensland researchers have pioneered a drug development technique that could pave the way for a new class of low-cost medicines.

5 December 2013
3D structure of the protein responsible for zinc starvation of lethal bacteria.

Australian researchers have found that zinc can ‘starve’ one of the world’s most deadly microbes by preventing its uptake of an essential metal.

13 November 2013

Research projects understanding how cells migrate and developing improved treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis have been recognised as some of the best in the country by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

1 November 2013
IMB researchers find centipede venom molecule that could treat pain

Australian and Chinese researchers have identified a molecule in centipede venom with the potential to be developed into a painkiller as effective as morphine.

1 October 2013

University of Queensland researchers have reprogrammed adult kidney cells to act as stem cells to repair damaged kidneys.

14 June 2013