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Professor Ian Frazer named in Top 50 vaccine personalities

Published on: 27 February 2013

Professor Ian Frazer has been identified in the Top 50 vaccine personalities internationally through an online poll by Terrapinn.
Unravelling the mysteries of type 1 diabetes

Published on: 27 February 2013

Research toward understanding the developmental risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a step closer after a major funding announcement by JDRF, the world’s largest charitable funder of T1D research.
Volunteers needed for a study of the incidence of asymptomatic herpes in young people

Published on: 4 February 2013

Coridon is recruiting volunteers for a study of the incidence of herpes antibodies in young people with no current, or previous, symptoms of infection.
NHMRC announces grant success for best research projects

Published on: 18 December 2012

Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has announced $127.9 million for 151 grants for ground-breaking health and medical research across Australia.
Funding approved for tuberculosis and HPV research projects

Published on: 18 December 2012

Papilloma virus infections and superbug tuberculosis strains will come under renewed attack, after the federal government today agreed to support two University of Queensland research projects.
We're moving!

Published on: 30 November 2012

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute is in the process of moving buildings.
The Science of Immunisation: Questions and Answers

Published on: 26 November 2012

Common myths about immunisation have been laid to rest in a comprehensive new booklet written by the nation’s top immunologists and published by the Australian Academy of Science.
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.