How does a cell move through crowded areas in the body and survive?
Research by Dr Samantha Stehbens, Dr Robert Ju and team.
π Read more: https://rdcu.be/dSdSV
Why is it always the cute ones? π Meet the electric caterpillar - with a painful sting that can last for days. "This caterpillar has caused us to revise our theories of how venom evolved" - Dr Andrew Walker π Read more: https://bit.ly/3L3diJ1
Why is it always the cute ones? π
Meet the electric caterpillar - with a painful sting that can last for days.
"This caterpillar has caused us to revise our theories of how venom evolved" - Dr Andrew Walker
π Read more: https://bit.ly/45Pm9aU
Researchers have imaged key developmental stages for the first time, deepening our understanding of birth defects. π Read more: https://bit.ly/4ciDR8V
Researchers have imaged key developmental stages for the first time, deepening our understanding of birth defects.
π¬Dr Melanie White, Dr Yanina Alvarez
π Read more: https://bit.ly/3RPVDIC
Researchers have discovered that a protein called FLVCR2 transports the essential nutrient, choline, across the blood-brain barrier paving the way for new drug design. π Read more: https://bit.ly/3UD9jsd
Researchers have discovered that a protein called FLVCR2 transports the essential nutrient, choline, across the blood-brain barrier paving the way for new drug design.
π Read more: https://bit.ly/4bf0Lgw
Two types of E. coli bacteria are responsible for the majority of meningitis infections in pre-term babies. This new information means we can treat infections more rapidly and potentially avoid reinfection.
π https://bit.ly/3xO9qbj
Congratulations A/Prof Loic Yengo on receiving a prestigious $8M Snow Medical Snow Fellowship grant to significantly advance the field of genomics in predicting diseases. π Read more: https://bit.ly/439Zsg2
Congratulations A/Prof Loic Yengo on receiving a prestigious $8M Snow Medical Snow Fellowship grant to significantly advance the field of genomics in predicting diseases.
π Read more: https://bit.ly/3T5KAe0
What you see here is one of the most important steps in a baby's development - the formation of the neural tube which gives rise to the brain and spinal cord. This one shows that process in a baby quail. Since it's difficult to examine human babies alrea
What you see here is one of the most important steps in a baby's development - the formation of the neural tube which gives rise to the brain and spinal cord. This one shows that process in a baby quail.
Since it's difficult to examine human babies already implanted in their mother's womb, IMB researchers at the White Lab use an unusual but innovative quail model to study development and rare birth defects. Quails develop in a very similar way to humans and because they grow inside an egg, we can use live imaging to analyse them.
Dr Melanie White and colleagues look at quails with rare heart and neural tube defects to better understand what leads to birth defects and what we can do to prevent them.
Birth defects happen when something goes wrong in a baby's development in the womb and could be due to genes, exposure to a harmful substance or even certain health conditions of the mother. They can have a profound impact on the individual leading to lifelong disabilities and increased mortality. By understanding more about development and how birth defects form, we can find ways to prevent them.
πΉ Neural tube forming in a quail embryo. Credit: Dr Melanie White
#RareDiseaseDay
A new discovery reveals why some bacteria are life-threatening while others are harmless. π Find out more: https://bit.ly/3OOfMNK
A new discovery reveals why some bacteria are life-threatening while others are harmless.
π Find out more: https://bit.ly/3uxFFut
See Gentle Petal (2024) by artist Hiromi Tango at Museum of Brisbane from March onwards πΈ
Wishing our UQ community a happy Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Dragon be filled with knowledge, growth and exciting adventures. π #LunarNewYear2024 #YearOfTheDragon
Wishing our UQ community a happy Lunar New Year!
May the Year of the Dragon be filled with knowledge, growth and exciting adventures. π
#LunarNewYear2024 #YearOfTheDragon
A/Prof Nathan Palpant and Prof Glenn King outline the significance of a recent preclinical trial of spider venom molecule Hi1a and how we are getting closer to developing the only drug to prevent the damage caused by heart attack. π https://bit.ly/48Rg
A/Prof Nathan Palpant and Prof Glenn King outline the significance of a recent preclinical trial of spider venom molecule Hi1a and how we are getting closer to developing the only drug to prevent the damage caused by heart attack.
π https://bit.ly/3vLKP5Y
Join us as we reflect on another amazing year of research and discovery, and bid farewell to 2023. Thank you for being a part of our journey π #ResearchMilestones #Research #Science
Join us as we reflect on another amazing year of research and discovery, and bid farewell to 2023.
Thank you for being a part of our journey π
#ResearchMilestones #Research #Science
Congratulations Dr Chloe Yap who has been named winner of the 2023 Graduate of the Year, UQ Alumni Award. Dr Yap is being recognised for her exceptional academic achievement and contributions to the community. She is a former IMB PhD student whose resear
Congratulations Dr Chloe Yap who has been named winner of the 2023 Graduate of the Year, UQ Alumni Award.
Dr Yap is being recognised for her exceptional academic achievement and contributions to the community.
She is a former IMB PhD student whose research analysed genetic data to improve early autism diagnosis. Notably, she debunked the myth that the gut microbiome causes autism in children.
Dr Yap is currently pursuing a career as a clinician-scientist where she hopes to enable rapid translation of research into new treatments.