A gloved hand holds a pipette containing blood, with a label that reads Sepsis.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a method to predict if a child is likely to develop sepsis and go into organ failure.

26 March 2024
New method will help identify serious bacterial infections, and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use

Researchers from The University of Queensland and Imperial College London have developed a method to distinguish viral and bacterial infections in children, which will save lives and reduce antibiotic use.

26 August 2016
Professor Alpha Yap (left) has received $200,000 in funding from the Cancer Council Queensland for breast cancer research

University of Queensland research to prevent, treat and diagnose a range of cancers has been boosted by the injection of $1.78 million in Cancer Council Queensland funding.

4 February 2015
Dr Lachlan Coin from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB).

A distinctive genetic “signature” offers new hope for developing a rapid, affordable diagnostic test for the hundreds of thousands of children infected with tuberculosis each year.

1 May 2014