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21-December-2011
Putting the spotlight on tropical disease and mental health
QIMR researchers are sharing in over $24 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) program grants recently announced by Minister...
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15-December-2011
QIMR scientists receive NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships
Two researchers at QIMR have secured over $126,000 in postgraduate scholarships from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in the...
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09-December-2011
QIMR researcher awarded by the Australian Academy of Science
Dr Manuel Ferreira has been awarded the prestigious Ruth Stephens Gani Medal by the Australian Academy of Science for his research of human genetics....
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05-December-2011
Platelet formation: in your blood and genes
QIMR researchers, as part of an international study led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute UK, have identified 68 regions in the genome that...
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01-December-2011
Researchers testing malaria drugs in Brisbane
Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) will be testing new malaria drugs and vaccines using human volunteers infected with...
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23-November-2011
Putting the spotlight on the silent killer
Mystery and a lack of understanding surrounds ovarian cancer, but a team from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) will soon commence a...
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23-November-2011
Breakthrough in malaria research looks to body’s immune cells
Groundbreaking research from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research is set to pave the way for the development of new malaria drugs and...
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14-November-2011
Following recent genetic findings on the causes of melanoma, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) has made another genetic discovery on...
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30-October-2011
Researchers have developed a memory stress test that can be used to predict those at risk of developing dementia.
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18-October-2011
QIMR receives over $23 million in NHMRC grants
Researchers at QIMR have secured over $23 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in the latest round of...
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10-October-2011
Unravelling the melanoma mystery
An international study, led by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), has discovered two genetic variants that increase the risk of...
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04-October-2011
Moulding the minds of tomorrow
Ken Dutton-Regester is on a mission to motivate the students of today to become the scientists of tomorrow. Ken, a Queensland Institute of Medical...
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22-September-2011
Going 10 rounds to conquer cancer
Josh Marris is a man on a mission: he’s playing 10 rounds of golf in 24 hours at Victoria Park Golf Club from 6am on Friday 23 September to...
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16-September-2011
The new Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) was announced by the Queensland Government today. QIMR Council Chair, Professor...
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14-September-2011
Caffeine fiend? It's in your genes
As part of an international study, researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have identified a gene that plays a role in...
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09-September-2011
Genetic discovery suggests potential new asthma treatment
An international study featured in The Lancet, led by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), has identified two new genetic variants...
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06-September-2011
Fighting fetal alcohol disorders front on
What: Free Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Symposium for FASD Awareness Day When: 10am to 1.30pm Friday 9 September 2011 Where: Queensland...
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29-August-2011
What: QIMR’s Research Roadshow Where: Ashgrove Bowls Club, Yoku Road, Ashgrove When: Thursday 1 September 2011, 10.00am to 11.30am Who: Everyone...
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21-August-2011
In a show of strength, 1343 riders will complete the epic 200 kilometre Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer finishing at The University of Queensland St...
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20-August-2011
The Queensland Institute for Medical Research (QIMR) announced today that over 1300 riders are participating in the inaugural annual Rio Tinto Ride to...
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10-August-2011
Human intelligence: in your genes
In a world-first, an international research team has provided the first direct biological evidence for a genetic contribution to people’s...
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27-July-2011
Free cancer information session
Where: Westpac Auditorium, Bancroft Centre, Queensland Institute of Medical Research 300 Herston Road, Herston (next to the Royal Children’s...
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22-July-2011
Brisbane law firm helps conquer cancer
Law firm, DibbsBarker has pledged their support for cancer research by signing on as sponsor for the Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer – raising...
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22-July-2011
Is it possible to ride 200 kilometres on a bike and help conquer cancer without moving an inch? Lisa Venn and her colleagues at Suncorp Bank in...
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18-July-2011
New weapon in the fight against cancer
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) have teamed up to wage the war against...
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15-July-2011
A decade of dedication celebrated
Queensland business leader and long time supporter of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Clive Berghofer (AM) was honoured at a special...
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11-July-2011
Unlocking prostate cancer secrets
Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), as part of an international study, have made a significant discovery in...
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08-July-2011
Protein discovery gets added power
The Protein Discovery Centre (PDC) at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) has received a valuable funding boost from both the...
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12-June-2011
Suncorp saves Queenslander’s skin
Suncorp has generously pledged to continue its long-running support of skin cancer research at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) by...
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07-June-2011
QIMR scientists win ASMR Awards
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) scientists Associate Professor Michael Breakspear and Dr Susan Woods have won 2011 Australian Society...
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07-June-2011
Research by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is helping understand our susceptibility to certain diseases and will aid in...
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04-May-2011
Ovarian cancer symptoms not the key
Ovarian cancer: reducing time from symptoms to diagnosis may not improve survival rates A new study by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research...
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03-May-2011
World-first: Glaucoma genes found
As part of a team of Australian researchers, scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have discovered two new genes linked to...
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19-April-2011
In a world first, researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and the University of Cambridge have identified an area of the...
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11-April-2011
QIMR and Sunsuper dream of a world without cancer
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research has announced Sunsuper as a major sponsor of the Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer benefitting the...
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08-April-2011
As part of an international study, researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have identified a gene that appears to play a...
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31-March-2011
Scientists and medical community to work together
QIMR’s recently appointed Director, Professor Frank Gannon, called for the scientific and medical community to work closely together in order to...
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29-March-2011
The Herston skyline has changed forever with the construction of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research’s (QIMR) Smart State Medical Research...
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29-March-2011
World skin cancer experts meet in Brisbane
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) will be hosting the world’s best skin cancer researchers from Brisbane and Arizona. The...
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25-March-2011
QIMR’s Emma Whitelaw elected into the Australian Academy of Science QIMR’s Professor Emma Whitelaw has been elected into the Australian...
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24-March-2011
Cancer therapy goal for researcher
Life work culminates in testing of cancer therapy in humans The Queensland Institute of Medical Research announced today that a potential cancer...
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08-March-2011
Breast cancer research receives funding boost
Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and The University of Queensland have been awarded a high-level medical research...
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04-March-2011
QIMR helping flood affected school
The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is helping Milpera State High School rebuild after the Brisbane floods ruined their Chelmer school...
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04-March-2011
Geoff Hill awarded Australia Fellowship
QIMR’s Professor Geoff Hill awarded Australia Fellowship Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) researcher Professor Geoff Hill has...
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23-February-2011
Emma Whitelaw awarded Jubilee Medal
QIMR’s Professor Emma Whitelaw, has been awarded The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) Jubilee Medal at a...
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10-February-2011
Rio Tinto joins forces with QIMR
Today the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and Rio Tinto announced a three year partnership in the fight against cancer. The Rio Tinto...
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31-January-2011
Dr Stuart Macgregor from QIMR's Queensland Statistical Genetics Laboratory has been awarded a grant from Cancer Australia worth $521,000 over three...