
Dr. Sebastian Furness
@sebfurness
Biochemist leading the RTC lab at SBMS @UQMedicine studying #biochemistry of receptor:effector coupling. #GPCR in #metabolism
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Are you looking to complete a #PhD in biochemistry, molecular biology and/or plant science? We have 2 fully funded scholarships available Uni of Adelaide as part of my Australian Research Council Future Fellowship! Info on how to apply 👇🏻 Please RT 🙏🏻 #PhDposition scholarships.adelaide.edu.au/Scholarships/p…


Ever wondered how the brain protects itself from bugs and toxins that can cause infection? #UQ School of Biomedical Science’s Dr Dr. Sebastian Furness discusses the blood-brain barrier via the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/our-blood-brai…

New explainer in the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on the blood-brain barrier UQ Medicine . Our blood-brain barrier stops bugs and toxins getting to our brain. Here’s how it works theconversation.com/our-blood-brai…

Our blood-brain barrier stops bugs and toxins getting to our brain. Here’s how it works theconversation.com/our-blood-brai… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand






Congratulations Rodrigo Suárez, PhD really fantastic news, well deserved & I'm super pleased for you. Woo hoo!

Join our 'Molecular and Systems Medicine' group (UQ Medicine, Queensland Brain Institute, UQ, UQ News )! There is still time to apply for the 1st postdoc position. Link: seek.com.au/job/77802009


Ozempic’s cousin drug liraglutide is about to get cheaper. But how does it stack up? theconversation.com/ozempics-cousi… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand


Patents for a drug similar to Ozempic have expired, prompting pharmaceutical companies to create cheaper generic versions. But how do they stack up against Ozempic? Dr Dr. Sebastian Furness discusses via the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/ozempics-cousi…


Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed theconversation.com/reliable-scien… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Great article by Sean Coakley Laboratory ‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat theconversation.com/curiosity-driv… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Very excited that our recent DRD2/ghrelin work is out Molecular Cell , huge thanks to the team Farhad, Mitchell Ringuet, Emily Whitfield, Keith Mutunduwe, @fionawhelan, Cameron Nowell, Desye, Emma Zheng Xu, Noah Piper, Richard, Akhter Hossain, Linda, Stewart, Furness Lab, cell.com/molecular-cell…

Excellent Spotlight in Cell Chemical Biology by Nil, Eli, & M. Madan Babu highlighting our recent publication in Mol Cell (sciencedirect.com/science/articl…) Flush with insight: Decoding GPCR crosstalk in the spinal defecation center: Cell Chemical Biology cell.com/cell-chemical-…