The hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine is a worldwide scientific endeavour involving thousands of researchers from universities, research organisations, and drug research companies. Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery‘s (GRIDD) Professor Bernd…
Infrastructure critical to epidemic response
Infectious disease threats, epidemics and pandemics are inevitable in this modern world where international travel dissolves borders. In the past decade, we have witnessed this first hand. From avian influenza to…
‘Open science’ paves new pathway to develop malaria drugs
Malaria remains one of the world’s leading causes of mortality in developing countries. Last year alone, it killed more than 400,000 people, mostly young children. This week in ACS Central…
What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world
Ever had a gut feeling that you have something in common with a coral reef? Well, you do. Both humans and corals rely on microorganisms to function normally. Across all…
Welcome to Lab 2.0 where computers replace experimental science
We spend our lives surrounded by hi-tech materials and chemicals that make our batteries, solar cells and mobile phones work. But developing new technologies requires time-consuming, expensive and even dangerous…
The search for new Parkinson’s disease drugs
Parkinson’s disease is a devastating and incurable condition that affects around 80,000 Australians and costs our country $10 billion annually. It results from the degeneration of specific cells in…
Innovative new medicines for malaria prevention
Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted by certain types of mosquitoes. The severity of malaria can range from flu-like symptoms to coma and death. In 2015 the…
New medicine from nature
Parkinson’s disease is a complex neurological condition that is incurable and its cause is not understood. An estimated 80, 000 Australians live with Parkinson’s disease and with our ageing population…
Nature Bank – Sponsor a Sample
Take on the role of a medical researcher by Sponsoring a sample from Griffith University’s Nature Bank. Adopt one of the samples stored in Nature Bank and helps scientists search…