Stories

QBI Art in Neuroscience Winners

An image of the core of a dead neurosphere has taken first prize in the 2025 QBI Art in Neuroscience Image Competition.

Ideas Grants to propel scientific discovery

Published on: 15 January 2026

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers will propel scientific discovery into DNA mutations, treating human movement disorders and improving stroke outcomes after securing funding from the Australian Government.

UQ scientists uncover ‘skin cast’ that protects neurons

Published on: 8 January 2026

Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and the School of Biomedical Sciences have discovered a nanoscale molecular scaffold that helps protect neuronal communication.

Human trial finds ultrasound treatment for dementia is safe

Published on: 16 December 2025

QBI researchers have shown scanning ultrasound is safe and well-tolerated in a first-in-human pilot study—an important step toward Alzheimer’s disease treatments.

From competition to discovery: Brain Bee students join QBI labs

UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) welcomed four exceptional high school students for a unique, week-long internship, immersed in cutting-edge research. The students earned their place by competing in the Australian Brain Bee Challenge.

QBI 2025 Awards and Achievements

The Queensland Brain Institute celebrated the close of a highly successful 2025 by acknowledging the latest achievements of researchers, students and staff.

Family endowment empowers future clinician-researchers

The Dr Gerald and Suzanne Murphy Travel Award is a fund designed to help early career clinician-researchers share discoveries on the global stage. The 2026 recipient is Dr Duy Duan (John) Nguyen, who will use the award to attend an international conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative diseases in Copenhagen.

How our brains make sense of the world

Published on: 14 November 2025

Researchers in the Mattingley lab are studying how the brain combines different types of predictions about what we see and where we see it to understand how these expectations affect brain activity.

QBI researchers leading collaboration and innovation in neuroscience

Two of UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) research leaders explain why the annual Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Conference is the cornerstone event for the neuroscience community.

Championing brain health: a parent’s perspective on concussion research

After his experience as a rugby player and an Infantry Officer in the Australian Army, Simon Moore-Wilton understands that we need a deeper understanding of concussion and its impact on the brain. So, when his family heard about QBI’s Concussion Study from The Southport School (TSS), they spoke with their son, Archer, about signing up.