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#UQ has been named the #1 university in Australia for the 2nd consecutive year in the Financial Review's 2024 Best Universities Ranking, reflecting our impact across education, research and communities. ➡️ brnw.ch/21wOC3g

Congrats to #UQ Professors Andrew Whittaker, Xiwang Zhang, The Craik Group, Jianhua Guo, Mark Schembri & Dr Conan Wang, who were awarded more than $3.8M through the Australian Research Council to enhance Australia’s research capabilities & facilities🏆 🔗 tinyurl.com/22hfsrro

A new class of oral painkillers to supress chronic abdominal pain has been developed by Institute for Molecular Bioscience. And they've based it on the hormone that induces childbirth contractions. brnw.ch/21wOJ8P

If you have a spare 15 min, in honour of World AMR Awareness Week (#WAAW) here's a great documentary on how antibiotic misuse in food production is helping to drive antimicrobial resistance (with a few quotes in my messy office). Institute for Molecular Bioscience CO-ADD Antibiotics UQ News AAMRNet

Researchers have developed a new class of painkillers based on the 'love molecule' oxytocin to treat pain caused by IBS & IBD. Abdominal pain affects 15% of adults & and this new drug promises few side effects unlike anti-inflammatories & opioids. 🔗 bit.ly/48QTmnX

Thanks for joining us at Cheese and Chats 🧀 We had an inspiring evening exploring the latest advances in precision medicine & efforts to make its benefits accessible to everyone. Critical Care Research Group, Nchafatso Obonyo, @ScientistShah, Loïc Yengo, Dr Samarra Toby, @HendersonLab

Could abalone and mussels hold the answer to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? Prof Robert Capon and Mater Research's A/Prof Jakob Begun have commenced a 2-year study to detect and develop the anti-inflammatory properties of molluscs. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/48XqV7P

🐜 Summer’s nearly here, and so are the ants! Dr Sam Robinson (Samuel Robinson) shares expert tips on the different types of ant stings you might experience this summer in Australia and how to respond! 🦟 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3ZbGyUO #AntStings #UQ #Research

Are you our first Science Journalist-in-Residence? 🔬 IMB & Science Journalists Association of Australia is offering a paid stay for a practising journalist with at least 3 years' experience who focuses on science, health, technology, & enviro reporting. 🔗 For more: bit.ly/41p0xCb ❣️Closes 1 Dec

Each person’s body is unique & many factors—like genetics, environment, and lifestyle—can impact how we respond to medications. Learn more about the science behind personalised medicine & the global push to make treatments more effective for everyone: bit.ly/3ZD0cKR

🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 Our latest study on the sex-specific association between depression and cardiovascular diseases is now published in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine! 📄 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGE… Institute for Molecular Bioscience UQ Science

💔 Did you know? Women's genetic risk for depression is linked to heart problems more strongly than in men. 🧠❤️ Find out more in our latest research: theconversation.com/the-genetic-ri… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Dr @ScientistShah and Dr Clara Jiang found women with a high genetic risk of developing depression are more likely to develop heart disease, by analysing genetic & health data from more than 300,000 people. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3OFZ7ve

Who ever thought that we could find peptides in spiders 🕷️ to treat epilepsy 🧠⚡️?! In this week’s Epilepsy Sparks Insights podcast 📹🎧, biochemist Glenn King - from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience 🇦🇺 - tells us more! Watch/listen/read the episode on YouTube/podcast/our website 👇! 📹 YouTube

Psoriasis drug, icotrokinra, taken once daily achieved significant skin clearance versus a placebo in adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3VBKhKk Protagonist Therapeutics #Psoriasis #PsoriasisDrug

Dr Melanie Oey is exploring the oxygenating potential of #microalgae. Her work includes developing a microalgae bandage to promote faster wound healing & using microalgae to produce cultivated meats. Discover more about her research & how microalgae is shaping the future.

Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! 🎓 We are proud of each and everyone of you and wish you every success in your futures 💜

Now online - research briefing from Inflammasome Lab Mercedes Monteleone on our recent Nature Immunology publication on how pyroptotic cell corpses signal to dendritic cells from beyond the grave! #inflammasomes #pyroptosis Institute for Molecular Bioscience UQ News Australian Research Council Link: rdcu.be/d30EL

Join us as we reflect on another amazing year of research and discovery, and bid farewell to 2024. Thank you for being a part of our journey 💜 #UQ #Research #Science