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The development of an anti-infective agent and also an analgesic pain relief from an Aboriginal plant remedy are just two of the potential drugs that Professor Quinn has discovered by extracting compounds from native species such as sponges and plants. Professor Quinn, director of Griffith’s Eskitis Institute, began his program of biodiscovery work at Griffith […]

A human dietary intervention trial conducted by Medical Laboratory Science Program researcher Abishek Santha Kumar is expected to show that natural antioxidant compounds found in the Queen Garnet Plum may have the potential to complement anti-clotting drugs such as aspirin. “We already know that increased platelet activity in the blood increases the risk of cardiovascular […]

The Gold Coast is moving up the ladder of Asian golf’s major centres after Griffith snares the right to host the 2014 World Scientific Conference on Golf (WSCG). The event, set to be held at the Gold Coast’s Royal Pines Resort has previously been held every four years at either St Andrews in Scotland or […]

A tripling in BeachCare volunteers, a new partnership with the Gold Coast TAFE and litter pick-ups to help keep the beach clean. These are just some of the many success stories that have developed since the Gold Coast’s Tallebudgera Beach was named the winner of the Keep Australia Clean Beaches Award in May last year. […]

A blind person empowered to catch the correct bus. A non-English speaking Chinese tourist navigating their way around Australian place names with ease. Getting rid of the office scanner in favour of a simple function on the Smartphone. All of these possibilities of the near future are the focus of current Griffith research to be […]

After the big wet, spare a thought for the health of our waterways and the substances that wash into them. This is the call from Professor Peter Pollard from Griffith University’s Australian Rivers Institute, who has been researching the health of our urban creeks and rivers and the role that microbes, such as bacteria, play […]

Hosted by the National Water Commission which has funded the four year research through its Raising National Water Standards Program, the event “Highs and lows of river and wetland health” coincides with International World Water Day on Thursday March 22. The Canberra seminar will feature a research study by ARI’s Professor Angela Arthington which aims […]