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The University of Queensland and CSIRO are building a new world-class $4.5 million initiative to boost Australia’s synthetic biology capabilities. The promising new venture was officially announced today at Customs House in Brisbane by UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj and CSIRO Executive Director for Environment, Energy and Resources Dr Peter Mayfield.

University of Queensland (UQ) PhD researcher Kevin Koo has won the inaugural Metrohm Australia-New Zealand Young Chemist of the Year award in recognition of his work in developing nanotechnology-based cancer diagnostics.

Research led by Professor Gordon Xu of the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) has shown that clay nanoparticles can significantly boost immune responses as vaccine adjuvants.

New research from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland has brought us a step closer to understanding how protein clumps called amyloid plaques contribute to the death of brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease.

AIBN is delighted to welcome Professor Joe Shapter, a world renowned leader in surface science and scanning probe microscopy.