A new medication which can be applied to the skin could help prevent organ transplant recipients from developing harmful skin cancers. The world-first treatment being developed at The University of Queensland is the only drug of its … [Read more...]

Locally made coronavirus proteins produced in a state-of-the-art laboratory in Brisbane are proving highly useful in a sophisticated blood test for COVID-19. The University of Queensland’s Protein Expression Facility (PEF) partnered with the … [Read more...]

Mega-droughts – droughts that last two decades or longer – are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research. UQ’s Professor Hamish McGowan said the findings suggested climate change would lead to … [Read more...]

Two international studies have shed light on why the virus that causes COVID-19  is so infectious compared to other SARS viruses. University of Queensland researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom and Europe on the studies, … [Read more...]

Federal funding will help a team of researchers determine how long immunity lasts in people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, critical information as the world waits for a vaccine. The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) … [Read more...]