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A plant-based fibre supplement could strengthen and regulate the immune system in those with type 1 diabetes or those at risk of developing it, according to researchers from Monash University, The University of Queensland and University of Sydney. UQ Fac

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Potent dietary fibre may help halt immune attack in people with diabetes A plant-based fibre supplement could strengthen and regulate the immune system in those with type 1 diabetes or those at risk...Read more

Bridge Program - Now Open!

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BRIDGE PROGRAM - NOW OPEN The Bridge Program equips researchers and entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills and networks to successfully commercialise new pharmaceuticals. Delivered by QUT, the...Read more

$2.8m MRFF boost for vital cancer immunotherapy research

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$2.8m MRFF boost for vital cancer immunotherapy research Mater Research Executive Director Professor Maher Gandhi says a $2.8 million grant awarded to his team at TRI by the Medical Research Future...Read more

TRI Joins Biomedical Manufacturing Alliance (BMA)

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TRI Joins Biomedical manufacturing alliance (bma) TRI has joined a Biomedical Manufacturing Alliance (BMA) along with two of Queensland's other leading research institutes – UQ’s...Read more

A/Prof Jyotsna Batra Awarded REDI Fellowship

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A/Prof Jyotsna Batra awarded REDI fellowship A/Prof Jyotsna Batra (pictured below right) from the QUT Centre for Genomics and Personalised Medicine will work with TissueGnostics on developing...Read more

OneTRI Award Recipients Announced

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2021 TRI AWARDS TRI has announced the recipients of the inaugural OneTRI Awards . The awards were established by the TRI Shared Leadership Committee to celebrate those members of our community who...Read more

2021 MTP Industry Career Symposium Wrap Up

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2021 MTP Industry Career Symposium Wrap Up Hosted by the TRI Student Committee, the 2021 MTP Career Symposium provided a real chance for students and early career researchers to gain insights into...Read more

Liver disease treatment gets $1.3 million international boost

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Liver disease treatment gets $1.3 million international boost A potential new treatment for obesity-related liver disease developed by TRI-based scientists has received a boost with $1.3 million in...Read more

Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID patients

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Cell fitness used to determine outcomes in COVID patients A cell 'fitness' biomarker could be used to help predict health outcomes in COVID-19 patients. The biomarker's link to COVID-19...Read more

CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference Wrap Up

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CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference Wrap Up Hosted by TRI, the inaugural CORES 2021 Professional Development Conference (CORES 2021), conference provided a one day opportunity for...Read more

Biotech Microbio moves into TRI

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TRI Welcomes new Biotech tenant Microbio The Queensland scale-up company, Microbio, has moved into laboratories at TRI, with the aim of eventually setting up domestic manufacturing capability. The...Read more

BridgeTech Program - Now Open

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BRIDGETECH PROGRAM - NOW OPEN The BridgeTech Program is an award-winning professional development program for effectively navigating the medtech commercialisation pathway. It offers specific training...Read more

New treatments for advanced prostate cancer

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New treatments for advanced prostate cancer QUT’s Dr Lisa Philp is combining her knowledge of hormones and metabolism to develop a new treatment for late stage prostate cancer . Based at TRI...Read more

$10 Million Investment for Melanoma Screening Program

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$10 Million Investment for Melanoma Screening Program Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Centre of...Read more

Jian Zhou Medal Awarded to TRI Scientist

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Jian Zhou medal awarded to Prof Di Yu The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences’ has awarded the 2021 Jian Zhou Medal to TRI-based Professor Di Yu. The Medal is awarded annually to...Read more

Selenium supplementation may boost vaccine efficacy

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Selenium supplementation may boost vaccine efficacy Supplementation with the antioxidant, selenium, has been shown to enhance the response to vaccinations in a study by University of Queensland...Read more

Conquering Cancer Documentary

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Conquering Cancer Documentary For the first time in history, we have the ability to eliminate a cancer. In large part, this is due to the work of cervical cancer pioneer and founding CEO of TRI,...Read more

Mater scientists show pre-diabetes worsens lung infections

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Mater scientists show pre-diabe tes worsens lung infections In a new study, Mater Research scientists have shown pre-diabetes increases the severity of tuberculosis (TB) – suggesting it may...Read more

Scientists prepare to trial new nano-drug for eye diseases

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Scientists prepare to trial new nano-drug for eye diseases Scientists have developed a potential, new and improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness: age-related macular...Read more

COVID-19 does not integrate into our DNA

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COVID-19 does not integrate into our DNA TRI-based scientists from Mater Research Institute-UQ, in collaboration with The University of Queenland’s Queensland Brain Institute , have shown that...Read more

Researchers point way in analysing patient samples

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Researchers point way in analysing patient samples Immunology and bioinformatics researchers from The University of Queensland have identified a powerful tool for analysing large patient datasets...Read more

World first research a game changer for spinal cord injuries

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World first research a game changer for spinal cord injuries TRI-based Mater Research Principal Fellow, Professor Jean-Pierre Levesque , is le ading an international collaboration to develop new...Read more

New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours

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New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new...Read more

Anti-androgen therapy may fuel spread of bone tumours in advanced prostate cancer

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Anti-androgen therapy may fuel spread of bone tumours in advanced prostate cancer Anti-androgen therapy is commonly used to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer which has spread to the bones...Read more

Sugar overload may be a recipe for long-term problems

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Childhood sugar overload may be a recipe for long-term problems Children who consume too much sugar could be at greater risk of becoming obese, hyperactive, and cognitively impaired, as adults,...Read more

Immune cells found to attack melanoma

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Immune cells Found to attack melanoma Researchers investigating a recently discovered type of immune cells have discovered they can halt the rapid development of melanoma lesions. A TRI-based team...Read more

3D-printed kidney model proves effective as hands-on education tool

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ACCISS develops 3D-printed kidney model education tool The TRI-based Australian Centre for Complex Integrated Surgical Solutions (ACCISS) has developed a 3D-printed kidney model, which Is an...Read more

Funding for Translational Manufacturing Institute

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Funding for the Translational Manufacturing Institute The Queensland State Government has announced its funding support for the Translational Manufacturing Institute (TMI@TRI) at the Translational...Read more

Vaccine response linked to hormone

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Vaccine response linked to metabolic hormone TRI-based researchers from The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute have discovered that reduced levels of the metabolic hormone, leptin, is...Read more

AI opening new fields for cancer researchers

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Artificial intelligence opening new fields for cancer researchers Genomic researchers at the Translational Research Institute are using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover potential new...Read more

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