Some year 5 girls at my old school, St Margaret’s, wrote to the #covid19 research team at UQ News and asked to donate $100 from a school movie night. The response is just delightful. ❤️

UQ is recruiting a manager for our Integrated Physiology Facility. Please find the position description in the link. It's a continuing position which would be a great get in the current environment. search.jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/509…

We are looking for a part time research assistant! The position will develop new zebrafish transgenic models, mutants and disease models with a focus on lymphatic development. petermac.mercury.com.au/ViewPosition.a…

#UQ is now recruiting up to eight Level B or C research-focused academics to join UQ Medicine on prestigious five year research fellowships Apply now at: bit.ly/3sji761 #Research #Fellowships #Retweet Geoff McColl UQ News

A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders. Inspiring #UQResearch from Institute for Molecular Bioscience Nathan Palpant Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Glenn King Heart Foundation tinyurl.com/ydoa4b2s Image Dr Samantha Nixon nel

Ageing causes blood vessels to lose elasticity & become stiff, impacting their structure & function. This damage also increases mechanical stress on the heart valves. But #HeartValveDisease can be identified by a simple GP check. Over 65s – ask your doctor to #ListenToYourHeart

Check out this great PhD position with Stefan Thor and Mike Piper at SBMS, UQ, Queensland, Australia - looking at hypothalamus development and sleep - 'sleep neurons', iPS cells and more! ARC-funded. dropbox.com/s/1eoi9c2fpdpm…

"From soon after we are conceived until the time we die, our heart pumps blood continuously, rain hail or shine" There's no doubt Dr Melissa Reichelt is passionate about her work with UQ’s #SBMS, but it’s innovation that really keeps her heart pumping rb.gy/v8gjzz

Kicking off our #WomeninScience week is Carolyn Lam! She is a cardiologist at the 🇸🇬National Heart Centre & clinician scientist Duke-NUS Medical School. She serves on multiple scientific advisory & editorial boards, co-founder of MedTech start-up Us2 and Circulation podcast host. #IDWGS

Melissa Reichelt leads the Cardiac Disease & Therapy lab & also a senior lecturer UQ Medicine. She has held /currently holds a diverse range of funding from NHMRC & Australian Research Council. Melissa is also active in ISHR Australasian Section, serving within the executive council. #WomenInScience #IDWGS

The junior post-doc opportunity in the rtclab.org UQ Medicine is now on the UQ website tinyurl.com/yhdwjbzr come join us if you're interested in novel aspects of biophysics of GPCR signalling. Applications close March 8th. Please retweet.

A molecule found in Australian bull ant venom could help people with long-term pain, according to UQ researchers. fal.cn/3mImk Gizmodo Australia Samuel Robinson Institute for Molecular Bioscience UQ Science UQ Health Zachariah Kelly #UQ #UniOfQLD #UQResearch #PainManagement #Health

Associate Prof Colleen Thomas is a research division head for Cardiovascular Physiology. Her research focuses on diets that can reverse/prevent chronic disease, especially diabetes cardiovascular disease. #IWD2022 #womeninSTEM

Thanks Liam Mannix - fundamental science is incredibly important. It’s good to see this issue highlighted by our media. ‘Desperate, despondent, ignored’: Australian science at crisis point theage.com.au/national/despe…

MEDIA RELEASE: Diabetes Australia announces $350,000 to support diabetes research in Queensland diabetesaustralia.com.au/news/diabetes-…

Very honoured to be awarded a grant from Diabetes Australia to work on a disease that impacts so many people. Committed to making the most out of every dollar.

The ISHR #ECI committee is proud to announce their support for the ASCEPT Joint Cardiovascular Symposium! For the 1st time w/ @HBPRCA MIPS DDB, we're calling for ECIs & #PhD student abstracts (due 30/9) for this awesome hybrid meeting (Nov 4th) with multiple in-person hubs

#UQ's Professor Elizabeth Coulson has found a link between obstructive sleep apnoea and dementia in mice, with human trials now underway 🥼🔬 Read more here: bit.ly/3UG9D6W Queensland Brain Institute, UQ UQ Medicine #Coulsongroup

A new #QBI study has discovered a link between obstructive #sleep apnoea and an increased risk of developing #dementia, finding sleep-disrupted breathing exhibits the same degeneration of neurons which die in the disease. bit.ly/3DOPqox #CJCADR #CoulsonLab #UQResearch

2023 resolution; motivation restored! Thanks Gordon Lynch for the excellent pep-talk about overcoming mental barriers to exercise.