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Researchers at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) and their international collaborators will continue unravelling the mechanisms underlying a particular type of early-onset arthritis, thanks to a multi-million dollar grant.

One small change to the DNA sequence can cause more weighty changes to the human body, according to a new study released today.

New approaches to cancer treatment was the winning idea from the Grand Final of UniQuest’s annual Trailblazer innovative ideas competition held at The University of Queensland (UQ) on 4 September 2012.

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute PhD Student Jana McCaskill has been announced as the recipient of the Best Student Award at the 9th HKU-Pasteur Virology course.

Professor Visscher and his team from The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI), the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and the University of Melbourne, have been named finalists in the 2012 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.

Professor Ranjeny Thomas has been named a finalist in one of Australia’s longest running and most prestigious medical research awards: the GlaxoSmithKline Awards for Research Excellence.

The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute's Dr Michelle hill has been announced a winner of a Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship to study the total cellular effect of cancer-associated changes in cellular membranes.

In a world first, Australian schoolboys will be able to receive the Gardasil vaccine, protecting them against developing a range of cancers - a move which will improve the effectiveness of the vaccine in women.

Associate Professor Brian Gabrielli of The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute (UQDI) has recently won a grant from the Scottish-based charity, the Worldwide Cancer Research.

A University of Queensland Diamantina Institute researcher has been awarded one of the State’s top science accolades at the Australian Society of Medical Research Queensland Health and Medical Research Awards.