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A steadfast commitment to community outreach has seen UQCCR superbug expert Dr Hosam Zowawi named among Queensland’s best young scientists as a Young Tall Poppy Science Award winner.

Researchers involved in an international trial tweaking the use of existing antibiotics believe their work could eventually save 30,000 lives annually.

A decade of outstanding research into fields including antibiotic resistance, fighting superbugs and improving burns care has been celebrated at The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) today.

University of Queensland research into antibiotic resistance links between nursing homes and hospitals has received a $1.8 million government funding boost.

More than 1200 Queensland high school students have assisted University of Queensland researchers in the development of a survey that measures bullying.

ECCMID 2018: Patrick Harris discusses MERINO trial: piperacillin-tazobactam vs meropenem in BSI

A new wave of highly antibiotic resistant superbugs has been found in the Middle East Gulf States, discovered by University of Queensland researchers.

Professor David Paterson sits down with this weeks CCR Seminar speakers.

Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell which has the potential to perform two functions at the same time, meaning better treatment or even cures for many diseases.

Australia’s rising number of gonorrhoea cases has been described as a potential ‘perfect storm’, with the emergence of extensively drug resistant strains overseas.

The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine has received 18 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants for 2018, totalling $20 million.

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine have been awarded $2.47 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to tackle important health challenges including obesity and infertility.

University of Queensland kidney and chronic disease researcher Professor Wendy Hoy has been elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS).

Scientists and clinicians are warning of the massive setbacks facing modern medicine if the effectiveness of antibiotics is lost.

Medical research grants aim to provide better patient outcomes

Cancer cell lines are bread-and-butter experimental tools for thousands of research labs around the world.

Unique data from the Tiwi Islands and trends in ages and causes of death shows that health outcomes for some remote Indigenous communities have improved at an astonishing rate.

A Queensland registry of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients has become one of the largest resources of its type in the world.

Infectious disease experts are pushing for better evidence from clinical trials to help determine the most effective antibiotics to use when treating their sickest patients.

The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $7.5 million to accelerate improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia.