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Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine are among 24 academics across The University of Queensland who have received more than $41 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2024 Investigator Grants to address health challenges.

As a Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Kimberley Welsh has been working with patients in the mental health sector for over a decade, but it was the Covid-19 lockdowns that led her to pioneer a new type of therapy and discover her research passion.

A milestone study led by University of Queensland researchers has identified the main types of E. coli bacteria that cause neonatal meningitis, and revealed why some infections recur despite being treated with antibiotics.

Four researchers from UQCCR have recieved Queensland Health Clinical Advancement Fellowships.

University of Queensland researchers are testing a new psychotherapeutic intervention to improve the lives of people living with cognitive impairment or dementia who experience anxiety.

University of Queensland researchers have received a $3.1 million grant for a trial which could revolutionise endometrial cancer treatment.

Dr Kevin Koo, from the UQ Centre for Clinical Research, has been recognised in the 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, along with nine other academics, for outstanding early career research.

A University of Queensland study has identified an increase in more accurate antibiotic dosing by hospitals globally, raising the chances of successful treatments for critically ill patients.

Enhanced genetic identification of Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) strains and associated anti-microbial resistance would help monitor and manage increasing rates of the sexually transmitted disease, a University of Queensland and Queensland Health study has found.

UQCCR Professor Carlos Salomon, in collaboration with Professor Yusuke Yamauchi from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), have developed an alternative early detection test for ovarian cancer. 

University of Queensland researchers will investigate the genetic causes of breast cancer in young women with new funding from The National Breast Cancer Foundation.

In celebration of International Nurses Day on Friday 12 May, we spoke to Nurse and UQCCR Clinical Trials Coordinator Vicki Allen about her profession and what's kept her in the job for over three decades.