School Profile

The School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) at The University of Queensland (UQ) is an acknowledged leader in biomedical sciences in Australia. Our University is typically ranked around 30 in the world's top 100 for biomedicine according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
 
Our School's research strengths include Molecular Pathways in Human Disease, Genes in Development and Behaviour, Cell Injury and Repair, Cell Membranes in Health and Disease, Drug Design and Development and Biomechanics and Functional Morphology. Our interests encompass animal behaviour, the biology of disease, drug development, marine science, neural regeneration, neuropathology, and pedagogical studies.
 
Our School comprises 40 teaching and learning academic staff including seven Professors, seven Associate Professors, nine Senior Lecturers, 10 Lecturers and nine Associate Lecturers. There are 10 Research Only staff appointments and the School is home to a number of prestigious Research Fellows funded by UQ, and externally by the NHMRC, the ARC, and various other bodies. Academic staff members' excellent performance in research and teaching is reflected in the continuous growth in external competitive research funding and awards for teaching excellence.
 
In recent years the School has strengthened its research base with professorial appointments in a diversity of fields including Biophysics, Cell Physiology, Comparative Physiology, Developmental Biology, Endocrinology, and Pharmacology.
 
The School's 39 professional staff members provide managerial, administrative and technical support in the areas of academic services, buildings and facilities, business development, finance and performance reporting, human resources, marketing and communications, and teaching and laboratory services.
 
We support more than 200 honours and postgraduate students and teach in excess of 14,000 students annually across 14 degree programs.
 
Our vision is to attract the best and brightest academics in biomedical sciences to UQ and educate the next generation of science leaders in Australia.

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