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Eminent cancer researcher and clinician Professor Maher Gandhi has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of TRI.

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Team finds certain cancer cells release a protein that blunts the effectiveness of immune cell, giving them a potential target for new treatments.

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TRI-based researchers from QUT are progressing our understanding of the human microbiome and its role in human health and disease.

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TRI CEO Professor Scott Bell has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to cystic fibrosis with a prestigious international award.

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Researchers based at TRI are developing Parkinson’s disease treatments by targeting the gut microbiome.

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Vaxxas has produced its 100th batch of needle‐free vaccine patches at TRI – technology that may soon help protect Australians against infectious diseases.

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TRI-based researchers, industry tenants, collaborators and affiliates are sharing in more than $17million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding.

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The Translational Research Institute (TRI) has awarded four Translation Fellowships to mid-career researchers.

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A radiopharmaceutical company based at TRI is part of a world-first trial of a treatment for difficult-to-treat cancers that have spread in the body.

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Respected respiratory physician Professor Scott Bell has announced he will not seek an extension of his five-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer of TRI.

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TRI-based researcher Dr Arutha Kulasinghe is combining cancer biology, high-speed imaging, advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence processing power to better understand cancer at a cellular level.

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Professor Kum Kum Khanna has joined Mater Research, with the aim of developing new treatments, or repurposing FDA-approved medicines, for treatment of aggressive forms of breast and ovarian cancer.

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Mater Research is set to spearhead the development of a ground-breaking vaccine to treat ovarian cancer thanks to a $670,000 OCRF (Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation) grant announced today.

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Queensland researchers have become the first in Australia to use human stem cells to generate fully functioning skin tissue in a laboratory, a significant step towards better treatments for severe burns and wounds.

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DNA changes consistent with life-threatening pregnancy complications have been found in the placentas of pregnant women infected by COVID-19, according to researchers from The University of Queensland.

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Professor Carmel Hawley joins the highest ranks in the country with an appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

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Seven projects have secured funding from TRI through the latest LINC grants, to progress research in the areas of cancer, children’s immunity and blood infection.

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital and The University of Queensland Frailty Network have secured funding to support a new study.

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Immunologist Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz is leading a pioneering research program to identify and design personalised cancer treatments.

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TRI-based researchers from The University of Queensland, Mater Research and Queensland University of Technology are sharing in more than $12million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding.

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Mater Researcher Professor John Hooper will share in $1.8 million of funding from PanKind, the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, to investigate early detection and new treatments for pancreatic cancer.

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TRI is home to the new Mater Research Musculoskeletal Genomics Group, with its focus firmly on discovering new therapeutic targets for musculoskeletal disorders.

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Paying tribute to philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, who was instrumental in supporting the establishment of major research institutes around South East Queensland – including TRI.

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QUT Professor in Breast Cancer Research Rik Thompson leads a TRI-based group aiming to understand the molecular and cellular processes driving breast cancer risk, progression and therapy resistance.

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Researchers from The University of Queensland and The Alfred hospital in Melbourne have identified gene variants which may contribute to people being at higher risk for nodular melanoma.

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TRI-based Mater Researchers have discovered that an immune factor released by white blood cells during infection or inflammation works to suppress the body’s immune response instead of enhancing it.

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The University of Queensland researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumour regrowth in cancer patients.

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Patient recruitment is underway for a University of Queensland-led clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a diabetes drug to slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease.

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Researchers at TRI are helping scientists and industry develop the most effective formulations and methods for delivering therapeutics via the skin.

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TRI-based researcher Dr Joshua Tobin, a member of Mater Research’s Blood Cancer Group led by Professor Maher Gandhi, has recently been awarded $150,000 in funding to further his research into lymphoma.

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TRI-based scientists from Mater Research and The University of Queensland have recently identified a potential treatment to enhance the healing of fractures among osteoporosis sufferers.

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A joint research collaboration between the TRI and Princess Alexandra Hospital is investigating factors at play with inflammatory bowel diseases.

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Researchers from The University of Queensland have supported a study to improve the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) model in skin cancer diagnosis and management.

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Professor Jo Forbes from Mater Research says Type 1 diabetes in children is twice as common now than it was 20 years ago.

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TRI has awarded four Translation Fellowships to early and mid-career researchers. The 12-month Fellowships, valued at $20,000 each, were launched in 2023 as part of TRI’s flagship Translation Pathways program.

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TRI and its hospital partners have jointly awarded new research grants to drive new collaborations between clinicians and scientists.

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TRI and the Australia e-Health Research Centre at CSIRO have jointly awarded $300,000 to innovative projects aimed at solving a healthcare challenge.

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The first patient of an ongoing clinical trial has recovered well following world-first sutureless nerve repair surgery.

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A new study has identified that fat molecules contribute to sleep disturbances in children diagnosed with autism, with results now published in Nature Medicine.

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Liver damage could be a major outcome of severe COVID-19 infection in a landmark study involving TRI-based researchers.

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Professor Ruth Hubbard is celebrating, after being awarded a Metro South Health Research Project Grant.

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Scientists are harnessing a new class of pharmaceutical compounds to develop a drug to boost the immune system’s ability to fight cancer.

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Findings from COVID-19 variant study may help in developing strategies for improved vaccinations.

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Potential tablet treatment could be more effective and have fewer side effects than current chemotherapy.

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A Mater Research study’s findings have been published in international journal Cell Genomics.

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Scientists and clinicians have identified biological markers which could be used in a simple blood test to help improve survival rates for cancer patients.

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A microorganism that helps reduce the release of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere has been found to be a ‘shape shifter’.

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Mater Research is aiming to unlock the cause of severe tuberculosis, which is once again the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

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Australian women could better gauge their breast cancer risk through new imaging technology, without radiation that comes with mammography.

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TRI has marked 10 years since the first staff from research partners The University of Queensland, QUT, Mater Research and Metro South Health began to move into the building.

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A new study has identified a key cause of severe COVID-19 infections and paves the way for a new treatment of the disease.

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Research and pilot study results show three-to-four-fold reduction in skin cancers in patients using the cream.

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The University of Queensland has recognised the contribution of Emeritus Professor Ian Frazer by renaming the UQ Diamantina Institute in his honour.

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Study focus on changes in tumour cells that cause resistance to breast cancer treatment.

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TRI-based researchers from The University of Queensland have found COVID-19 can damage the DNA in cardiac tissue.

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The possibility of a mouthwash or nasal spray to prevent or reduce the spread of the COVID-19 infections is being investigated by TRI-based QUT scientists.

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QUT researchers based at TRI are developing new drugs to shut down the energy pathways essential to prostate cancer cells’ survival.

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Brisbane resident is sharing her story to raise awareness that melanoma can affect all ages.

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TRI CEO Professor Scott Bell has contributed to a CSIRO report that sets out how Australia can improve its resilience to future pandemics.

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Moderate exercise, as opposed to vigorous levels, has been found to reduce airway inflammation in people with asthma.

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Two TRI-based research groups have secured funding to develop new treatments for type 1 diabetes and cancer.

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A medical manufacturing facility, equipped to produce promising drugs and vaccines for clinical trials, will be built with $60 million from the Queensland Government.

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Researchers identify key signalling processes leading to neurogenic heterotopic ossification.

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TRI, Metro South Health and Mater Research have announced the recipients of almost $400,000 in research grant funding through their jointly funded LINC scheme.

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Dietary supplement found to promote gut health and a strong immune system.

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Researchers have unlocked a way of fighting listeria infections, which can cause severe illness in pregnancy and people with compromised immune systems.

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New study investigates early-stage liver inflammation, which is difficult to diagnose and typically asymptomatic.

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Study finds pre-diabetes increases the risk of more severe inflammation in the lungs after infection.

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Research focusing on better options for age-related macular degeneration and retinal neovascularisation linked to diabetes.

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Anti-androgen therapy used to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer may be fuelling bone cancer spread.

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Children who consume too much sugar could be at greater risk of becoming obese, hyperactive and cognitively impaired as adults, a study has found.

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Researchers find cells can halt the rapid development of melanoma lesions and can potentially be used as protection in immunotherapy.

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TRI-based researchers say they can now identify people at risk of not generating an antibody response after vaccination.

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Research has the potential to benefit people who’ve had knee or hip surgeries, melanomas removed or suffered burns.

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Research has the potential to impact those patients who have failed conventional therapies and have a worse overall prognosis.

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New research opportunities open up to better understand the disease.

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The world-first treatment being developed by TRI-based researchers from The University of Queensland is the only drug of its type that could prevent the incidence of skin cancers for transplant patients.

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TRI-based researchers have developed a new cancer vaccine that aims to minimise potential side effects.

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TRI-based researchers from The University of Queensland have unlocked a way of fighting Listeria infections, which can cause severe illness in pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems.

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TRI-based researchers have received almost $1.9 million in vital funding from the Australian Government for a trial of a new diagnostic.

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Scientists have discovered they can overcome chemotherapy resistance in an ovarian cancer subtype by using low doses of a drug which slows cell growth.

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Scientists from Mater Research have discovered they can overcome chemotherapy resistance in an ovarian cancer subtype by using low doses of a drug which slows cell growth.

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A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and also halt the damage such drinking can cause to the brain’s ability to grow new cells, QUT researchers based at TRI have found.

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A new spin-out from The University of Queensland will develop a novel therapy for the growing problem of obesity-related liver disease.

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As part of TRI’s unique precinct, our highly specialised Core Facility equipment, staff, and emerging technologies are designed to support and create opportunities for advancing medical research.

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TRI-based researchers from QUT are progressing our understanding of the human microbiome and its role in human health and disease.

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Mater Research is set to spearhead the development of a ground-breaking vaccine to treat ovarian cancer thanks to a $670,000 OCRF (Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation) grant announced today.

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Researchers from The University of Queensland have supported a study to improve the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) model in skin cancer diagnosis and management.

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Researchers are determining the feasibility of a clinical trial for a new therapy to help improve the lifespan of people with cystic fibrosis.

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QUT Professor in Breast Cancer Research Rik Thompson leads a TRI-based group aiming to understand the molecular and cellular processes driving breast cancer risk, progression and therapy resistance.

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Professor Jo Forbes from Mater Research says Type 1 diabetes in children is twice as common now than it was 20 years ago.

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