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ACRF provides $4m for promising cancer research at UQ

Published on: 19 November 2012

Targeted cancer detection and treatment programs at The University of Queensland will be advanced following $4 million funding announced by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).
Solving the paradox of the missing heritability

Published on: 15 November 2012

A University of Queensland researcher has won the $25,000 Centenary Institute, Lawrence Creative Prize (CILC Prize) at a function in Sydney.
UQDI researchers celebrate success following NHMRC grant announcement

Published on: 25 October 2012

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researchers have enjoyed deserved success following the recent announcement of NHMRC grant funding.
UQDI researchers lead the way in a US$4m project to unravel the genetics of a debilitating form of arthritis

Published on: 3 October 2012

Researchers at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) and their international collaborators will continue unravelling the mechanisms underlying a particular type of early-onset arthritis, thanks to a multi-million dollar grant.
Small genetic change has heavy consequences

Published on: 17 September 2012

One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new study released today.
Winning research-based ideas blaze a bright trail for the future

Published on: 10 September 2012

New approaches to cancer treatment was the winning idea from the Grand Final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition held at The University of Queensland (UQ) on 4 September 2012.
Adrian Cortes wins at GeneMappers Conference

Published on: 3 September 2012

Adrian Cortes’ presentation on the genetics of ankylosing spondylitis has won him the Best Oral Presentation in the Student category at the GeneMappers 2012 conference in Port Douglas.
Jana McCaskill en route to Paris after win in Hong Kong

Published on: 7 August 2012

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute PhD Student Jana McCaskill has been announced as the recipient of the Best Student Award at the 9th HKU-Pasteur Virology course.
Visscher eyes Eureka science prize

Published on: 1 August 2012

Professor Visscher and his team from The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI), the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and the University of Melbourne, have been named finalists in the 2012 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
Dr Michelle Hill awarded prestigious ARC Future Fellowship

Published on: 30 July 2012

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute's Dr Michelle hill has been announced a winner of a Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship to study the total cellular effect of cancer-associated changes in cellular membranes.
Professor Ranjeny Thomas a finalist in the GSK Awards for Research Excellence

Published on: 30 July 2012

Professor Ranjeny Thomas has been named a finalist in one of Australia’s longest running and most prestigious medical research awards: the GlaxoSmithKline Awards for Research Excellence.
The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute to collaborate on $14m sports science project

Published on: 30 July 2012

Bond University will lead a national $14 million sports science research project in collaboration with The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute.
Gardasil vaccine to be available for boys in 2013

Published on: 12 July 2012

In a world first, Australian schoolboys will be able to receive the Gardasil vaccine, protecting them against developing a range of cancers - a move which will improve the effectiveness of the vaccine in women.
Grant awarded for further investigation into melanoma research

Published on: 12 June 2012

Associate Professor Brian Gabrielli of The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) has recently won a grant from the Scottish-based charity, the Worldwide Cancer Research.
Queen bestows award on Australian science great

Published on: 12 June 2012
Mock court trial examines chronic disease research

Published on: 4 June 2012

Each year thousands of Australians are affected by chronic disease. Diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, infection and cancers are often life threatening and debilitating, and ongoing research holds the key to preventing and managing them.
Associate Professor Emma Duncan named Clinical Researcher of the Year

Published on: 4 June 2012

A University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researcher has been awarded one of the State’s top science accolades at the Australian Society of Medical Research Queensland Health and Medical Research Awards.
Young Science Ambassadors awarded

Published on: 4 June 2012

Three UQDI researchers have recently received an Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Young Science Ambassador (ATSE) award.
Professor Ian Frazer secures Bupa Health Foundation award for skin cancer research

Published on: 8 May 2012

UQDI's Professor Ian Frazer, inventor of the cervical cancer vaccine and 2006 Australian of the Year, has been awarded a 2012 Bupa Health Foundation Award.
Researchers discover genes responsible for fracture susceptibility and the risk of osteoporosis

Published on: 27 April 2012

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute’s researchers have played a leading role in a recent study into osteoporosis, more than doubling the number of currently known genes in the disease.