Biology textbooks may need to be re-written, with scientists finding a new piece of DNA essential to forming male sex organs in mice.
2 October 2020
Antibiotics discovered at The University of Queensland will be fast-tracked under a $A16 million international research deal.
23 June 2020
A University of Queensland geneticist has joined the ranks of eminent scientists around the world with his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.
15 May 2018
Global leaders in the fight against antibiotic resistance will gather in Brisbane next week (3-5 April) for the University of Queensland-hosted Solutions for Drug-Resistant Infections (SDRI) conference.
31 March 2017
Tarantula spider venom could become an unlikely ally in the war against sheep infections caused by nematode worms - a major cost for the international sheep industry.
19 July 2016
The Australian Research Council has awarded five new Future Fellows at The University of Queensland, from a total of only 50 awarded across the nation.
16 December 2015
University of Queensland scientists have brought a retired sex gene in mammals back to life, proving it can still switch on male development in mice despite not having done so for millions of years.
16 March 2015
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
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a way of predicting cancer-free survival in breast cancer patients and identified a new treatment target.
11 August 2014-1.jpg?itok=QN9FTh6S "UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience Director Brandon Wainwright, left, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Ian Walker, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and lead researcher Professor Sean Grimmond.")
University of Queensland scientists have succeeded in identifying the major underlying mutations in pancreatic and ovarian cancers, two of Australia’s most ruthless cancers.
8 July 2014
A vaccine against cervical cancer, a global parenting program, new forms of pain relief, better yielding crops and improved medical imaging are some of many high-impact outcomes of University of Queensland research.
19 September 2013A University of Queensland scientist has been awarded the prestigious Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology President’s Medal.
11 September 2013New research has identified the key to becoming male is an enzyme that “unravels” DNA to trigger male development of the embryo, a discovery that may give greater insight into intersex disorders.
5 September 2013
Premier Campbell Newman will progress Queensland research into renewable energy when he today (Tuesday 9 April) opens an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel.
9 April 2013
Professor David Craik from the IMB was today named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), an honour reserved for researchers whose achievements are of international significance.
27 March 2013
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 2012The 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 2012Three figures associated with The University of Queensland have received the highest award in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.
11 June 2012Fifty two leading researchers from The University of Queensland were honoured on Sunday as leaders in their diverse fields of discovery at the inaugural Q-Index Awards.
17 May 2011Australian scientists have discovered the chemical signals that ensure men produce sperm instead of eggs.
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