News

UQ cell researcher secures Future Fellowship

Published on: 16 August 2018

School of Biomedical Sciences lecturer Dr Julia Pagan received the four year grant as part of the Australian government scheme to attract and retain outstanding mid-career researchers in Australia.

Re-activating the immune system to fight ovarian cancer

Published on: 1 August 2018

UQ School of Biomedical Sciences’ Dr Sherry Wu and UQCCR researcher Dr Carlos Salomon are among seven Australian researchers awarded a share of $2.8 million in grants.

Test to save patients from invasive open biopsies

Published on: 24 July 2018

University of Queensland researchers are developing diagnostic tests for a genetic condition which can cause the body to fatally overheat while under a general anaesthetic.

Artist's impression of a zebrafish larvae moving towards threatening stimulus

Study finds new brain pathway for escaping predators

Published on: 19 July 2018

The secret life of manta rays

Published on: 5 July 2018

Have you ever wondered what manta rays on the Great Barrier Reef do when we're not watching? World first research might have answered that question and many more - but not without a major team effort. Project Manta's Christine Dudgeon explains.

Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg, Perry Cross Foundation Scientific Director Dr Brent McMonagle, Perry Cross Foundation founder Perry Cross and Professor Ernst Wolvetang

Funding to find a cure hits the mark

Published on: 26 June 2018

A donation of almost $400,000 will fund University of Queensland research looking at the potential of stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries.

Researchers score Lord Mayor’s grant

Published on: 13 April 2018

Two researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine are among the recipients of the inaugural Lord Mayor’s Convention Trailblazer Grant.

Potential insecticide discovered in Earth’s longest animal

Published on: 23 March 2018

A family of potent protein neurotoxins have been discovered in bootlace worms, a University of Queensland researcher has found.

Treating sleep apnoea could reduce dementia risk

Published on: 1 February 2018

Treating sleep apnoea could reduce dementia risk

Tiger shark sex life fuels sustainability risk

Published on: 17 January 2018

Tiger shark sex life fuels sustainability risk

Giant manta ray muscles reveal feeding behaviours

Published on: 10 January 2018

Giant manta ray muscles reveal feeding behaviours

$20 million in NHMRC grants for medical research

Published on: 11 December 2017

$20 million in NHMRC grants for medical research

ARC grants boost Faculty research

Published on: 14 November 2017

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine have been awarded $2.47 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to tackle important health challenges including obesity and infertility.

Women urged to give up alcohol before conceiving

Published on: 14 November 2017

Women who consume alcohol around the time of conception could be putting their male offspring at greater risk of obesity in later life.

It’s not just mums who need to avoid alcohol when trying for a baby

Published on: 7 November 2017

Abstaining from alcohol during preconception and pregnancy is usually considered to be the woman’s responsibility. But recent research is also pointing to a link between alcohol and poor sperm development, meaning the onus is on expectant fathers too.