Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Medical research centre

Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3735 6000

Address: Don Young Road 4111 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: https://www.griffith.edu.au/institute-drug-discovery

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25.01.2022 Great to see #GRIDD Honours graduate (now PhD candidate) Eden Little mentioned in the Campus Morning Mail today as an example of the changing face of undergraduate research: https://campusmorningmail.com.au//angela-brew-on-undergr/

24.01.2022 There is no vaccine or specific treatment for chikungunya virus (CHIKV). This alpha virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Usually cases of the virus only occur in a select few countries but incidence has been on the rise and cases of the virus have been recorded in many places previously unaffected. Scientists are concerned about this trend. 3rd year HDR student Benjamin Evert is using cell factory technology at GRIDD to make particles coated in CHIKV spike proteins - this may one day lead to a vaccine #HDRimpact

23.01.2022 #GRIDD Director Professor Kathy Andrews was recently featured in the Qld Government's 'Queensland Science Making a Difference' video - watch below or visit the website: https://science.des.qld.gov.au/research/making-a-difference

22.01.2022 At the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery on #IWD2021 we celebrate all Women in STEM including our talented Early Career Research Leaders - Dr Gill Fisher, Dr Maria Halili and Dr Melissa Sykes (shown with GRIDD Acting Director Prof Kathy Andrews). @WomenSciAUST @GRIDD_GU @Griffith_Uni @GU_Sciences #ChooseToChallenge

21.01.2022 Did you miss out on our virtual lab tour last week?! Not to worry! You can still catch up with our research team and see behind the scenes into our pioneering... and world-leading research into spinal cord injury repair. Watch the tour now to hear about our latest research developments and to meet our fantastic research team working at both Menzies Health Institute Queensland and Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery at Griffith University. This special event was hosted with the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation and Making Strides. We are very excited to be able to share this special event with you all! https://youtu.be/8XsQi1UUQCU

20.01.2022 Congratulations to all our GRIDD students for contributing to make the GRIDD Student Symposium 2021 such a success! The researcher leaders were all very impressed with the number of student questions so well done to everyone who asked a question. A huge thank you to Ben Evert and Donna McNeale for organizing and chairing the conference, as well as doing such a great job securing sponsorship. Thank you to all the judges. Looking forward to 2022 Symposium.

19.01.2022 Congratulations to #GRIDD's Professor Vicky Avery and #GRIDD Research Partner Professor Anthony Carroll on being recognised as 'Field Leaders' in The Australian's 2020 Research supplement! Prof Avery's work in Medicinal Chemistry and Prof Carroll's research of Natural Medicines and Medicinal Plants were singled out, and it was great to see Griffith well represented in the feature! https://news.griffith.edu.au//griffith-research-and-resea/

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Associate Professor Yun Feng, winner of a $10,000 grant as part of #GRIDD's Annual Collaborative Industry Grant scheme. Yun will be working with Australian Sandalwood Products Pty Ltd on her project: "Australian Sandalwood Tea: Chemistry and Health Benefit".

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Perry Cross on being recognised for Outstanding Achievement at the 2020 Queensland Community Foundation Awards! The Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation has been a key supporter of Griffith University's Spinal Injury Project, based at #GRIDD and Menzies Health Institute Queensland and led by Associate Professor James St John. Well done Perry!

16.01.2022 Thanks to Professor Michael Jennings for presenting this week as part of the #GRIDD Seminar Series! Professor Jennings' seminar, titled 'Glycomics: Generating new opportunities to understand, diagnose, prevent and cure disease', was a fascinating insight into just some of the work being done at Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics!

16.01.2022 #GRIDD's Deputy Director Prof Sally-Ann Poulsen and Research Leader Prof Des Richardson will be presenting online this afternoon at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association. Sally-Ann and Des will speak in a session titled 'Role of redoxactive metals for the prevention and treatment of cancer in the era of precision medicine'. See the link below for more details: https://site2.convention.co.jp/jca2020/english/

15.01.2022 Don't forget to register your interest to present at Griffith University's Parkinson's Disease Mini-Symposium, held later this month with the aim of fostering collaboration and funding opportunities for researchers!

15.01.2022 #GRIDD's Professor Bernd Rehm has been awarded US$200,000 (approx. AUD$280,000) from the 'Fast Grants Funding for COVID-19 Science' scheme run by Emergent Ventures at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This will support Prof Rehm's research on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates - well done Bernd!

12.01.2022 Listen in to our latest #GRIDD podcast! Professor Ronald J. Quinn speaks about his work in researching and discovering new drugs and treatments derived from natural sources, including working with Australian Indigenous communities and with traditional Chinese medicine. https://soundcloud.com//gridd-podcast-5-professor-ron-quinn

12.01.2022 Fantastic presentations by our Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery students over the last two days!! Great #research and #questions. Thank you sponsors Eppendorf, QIAGEN, ThermoFisher, Corning Life Sciences, Lonza, PerkinElmer, Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association (GUPSA) Griffith University

12.01.2022 Congratulations to #GRIDD Principal Research Leader Prof Vicky Avery, a Co-Chief Investigator in a successfully awarded $729,000 National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC Development Grant looking at the development of a new class of broad-stage antimalarial agents. Well done to Vicky and her team!

10.01.2022 You're never too young to learn the wonders of science! #GRIDD's Dr Frank Sainsbury had a talk with a local kindergarten class during the recent National Science Week, opening the eyes of the next generation of scientists to the world of scientific discovery! Chatterbox Early Learning & Child Care

09.01.2022 Last year Rohan Davis was invited to present at a Society for Growing Australian Plants event and this led to him being contacted by the Warwick Probus Group who were interested to hear more about Rohan’s research. Yesterday the Probus Group visited GRIDD and were very impressed with the facilities and the work being done by NatureBank and Compounds Australia.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to #GRIDD Research Partner Dr Christopher Love on receiving a Griffith University Learning and Teaching Citation, recognising outstanding achievement! Well done Chris!

09.01.2022 Associate Professor Tina Skinner-Adams is a group leader and HDR Convenor at #GRIDD. Tina works to improve the lives of others by combating parasitic diseases including malaria and giardiasis, contributing to our understanding of parasites and the therapeutics used to prevent and treat them. #discoverGRIDD

08.01.2022 Looking for a way to help you stand out from the crowd? If you're reaching the conclusion of your undergraduate studies and are thinking about Honours, we encourage you to look at our Honours projects at #GRIDD. Head to our website and download the GRIDD Honours information booklet to view our currently available projects: https://www.griffith.edu.au/institute-//available-projects

06.01.2022 Be sure to vote for #GRIDD's Professor George Mellick, nominated for a McCullough Robertson LSQ Industry Excellence Award, in order to recognise his amazing work searching for new treatments for Parkinson's Disease! Voting is now open: https://bit.ly/2Imbs95

06.01.2022 A big thank you to Associate Professor Kate Seib from the Institute for Glycomics for presenting her seminar this morning titled 'Are we getting closer to a gonococcal vaccine?' as part of #GRIDD's Seminar Series!

04.01.2022 Congratulations to the prize winners and the symposium organizers.

04.01.2022 #GRIDD Research Partner Professor Anthony Carroll is working with Professor Michele Burford from the Australian Rivers Institute to examine nutrient run-off in Australian waterways. Professor Carroll will use scientific techniques currently used in drug discovery to identify chemicals in dissolved organic matter in catchments and wastewater - a novel approach that shows GRIDD's work can apply to ecological solutions as well as treating diseases! https://news.griffith.edu.au//understanding-nutrient-runo/

03.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that Mr Mario Pennisi AM will be our new Compounds Australia Strategic Advisory Board Chair. Mario brings a wealth of expertise from decades of experience in managing Queensland scientific organisations, including as a former CEO of Life Sciences Queensland. We look forward to working with Mario to ensure the growth of Compounds Australia, Australia's national dedicated compound management and logistics facility. Welcome Mario! www.compoundsaustralia.com

03.01.2022 Dr Frank Sainsbury is a research group leader at #GRIDD specialising in biomolecular engineering, plant biotechnology and virology. Frank’s research uses protein engineering and biophysical techniques to study the self-assembly of proteins as tools in basic science and technology, and he is an author on >50 scientific publications and inventor on 5 patents. Frank's latest publication profiles research which may allow us to develop cell mimics to detect pathogens or their immunological signatures in patients, opening up the possibility of devising more precise approaches to monitoring viruses and any potential threats as they evolve. This publication can be viewed at: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1byNj4-sDQ%7Ea- #discoverGRIDD

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Associate Professor Rohan Davis, winner of a $10,000 grant as part of #GRIDD's Annual Collaborative Industry Grant scheme. Rohan will be working with Seed 2 Diesel Pty Ltd on the project: Purification of natural products from the fruiting bodies of an oil seed tree for biological evaluation and value-adding to a biofuel production process. #Biofuel #Sustainability #Renewables #NatureBank #Biodiscovery #NaturalProducts

01.01.2022 Want to have your say on the future of medical research in Australia? The Australian Medical Research Advisory Board is seeking comment from interested parties to inform the development of Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities for 2020-22. Have your say by 7th October at: https://www.health.gov.au//have-your-say-on-health-and-med

01.01.2022 Congratulations to #GRIDD's Dr Catalina Carrasco Pozo on the award of $20,800 in funding through the Advance Queensland Women’s Research Assistance Program (WRAP). This program supports women maintain their research momentum following approved maternity or adoption leave, and encourages the retention of female researchers in their chosen profession in Queensland. Well done Catalina!

01.01.2022 It was fantastic to welcome Queensland Government MP Duncan Pegg to #GRIDD yesterday - Duncan is the Member for Stretton and also a Griffith University alumnus! After speaking about our current research projects fighting the world's most devastating diseases, we were pleased to give Duncan a tour of our state-of-the-art facilities. Duncan Pegg - Member for Stretton