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Griffith on the cusp of a new vaccine modality breakthrough
Griffith University researchers are on the brink of a technological breakthrough in vaccine development with a possible new vaccine modality.
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Inspiring girls to pursue STEM this Book Week? That’s RAD!
Children's book aims to break down gender stereotypes and encourages kids to engage in STEM.
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
New Future Fellow aims to stabilise RNA cargo in protein ‘cages’
Novel method could help control agricultural pests via RNA delivery.
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
Researchers craft ‘origami DNA’ to control virus assembly
Controlling the size and shape of virus proteins can support development of new vaccines and delivery systems.
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
Rainforest plant could hold key to lung fibrosis treatment
Initial results show promise for rainforest compound to treat lung fibrosis patients.
Coastal and Marine Research Centre
Whales stop by GC for day spa fix with full body scrubs
Whales observed rolling in up to 49m water depth on the sea floor lined with fine sand or rubble.
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Funding boost for world-first cell transplantation research for nervous system repair
Griffith University’s world-first study into cell transplantation to repair injuries to the nervous system has received a major boost thanks to a $5.4 million funding extension from the MAIC.
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$2.8 million in grants for medical research
Three Griffith University research projects have been successful in gaining grants from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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Surprise Discovery in Breast Cancer Treatment
Griffith research has been funded nearly $900,000 by the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) of Australia following discovery of a surprising new strategy for the treatment of one of the most common types of breast cancer.
Biospine
Vale: Griffith farewells Alan Mackay-Sim, a titan of science
Griffith University is paying tribute to one of its finest in Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM known to many as a pioneering stem-cell research scientist and former recipient of the Australian of the Year award. Professor Mackay-Sim passed away early in the new year at the age of 71. In 1987, Professor Mackay-Sim came to […]
Griffith Health
Griffith researchers reveal big Ideas in latest funding win
Researchers awarded four NHMRC Ideas Grants worth more than $3.6 million.
Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research
Griffith joins $280 million partnership to deliver mRNA vaccine outcomes
Queensland will become a global mRNA vaccine hub with global healthcare company Sanofi partnering with Griffith University and other leading research institutions to establish a world-first research centre in south east Queensland.
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Griffith awarded more than $4 million in NHMRC Investigator Fellowships
We are delighted to share some successful outcomes for NHMRC Investigator Fellowships announced on 12 October 2022 by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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GRIDD receives funding to develop drugs to treat schizophrenia
Paving the way for personalised medicine, Griffith University researchers will use stem cells from nasal biopsies of people with schizophrenia to discover potential new therapies for this debilitating disease. Schizophrenia is a life-long condition first diagnosed in early adulthood, costing the Australian government about $1.44 billion and the general community $2.25 billion annually. The few […]
Alumni
Griffith launches two cancer research centres with $4.6m ACRF funding
Griffith University has launched two cancer research centres backed by $4.6 million in funding from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation this month.
Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers
Intranasal vaccine may deter antibiotic-resistant bacterium
Griffith University researchers have developed a potential vaccine for a pathogen causing severe infection in immunocompromised people.
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
Bacteria in the nose may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A bacterium commonly present in the nose can sneak into the brain and may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD)
Put that on the CV: the impact of research
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