Dr Ryan Taft from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has been appointed Director of Scientific Research at Illumina, the world’s largest genomics company.

The world’s largest genomics company, Illumina, has chosen a researcher from The University of Queensland to join as Director of Scientific Research.

22 April 2014
Dr Ryan Taft with an Illumina sequencer, on which the gene sequencing was performed.

A global team of researchers has identified the gene behind an Australian toddler’s paediatric brain disorder in a discovery that is paving the way for the diagnosis and treatment of other children with genetic diseases.

3 May 2013
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

The Australian Research Council has offered more than $2.7 million in fellowships to support Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) researchers to investigate heart development, the reproductive system and tiny molecules that could be the key to...

16 November 2011
Dr Ryan Taft

A University of Queensland researcher who sees treasure in ‘junk’ DNA has been nominated for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize People’s Choice Award.

28 July 2010