A QBI early career researcher has secured a major Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant to investigate a new therapeutic approach using mushrooms that could help protect the ageing brain.
QBI’s Professor Fred Meunier advocated that The University of Queensland invest in super-resolution microscopy. In recent years, super-resolution microscopy has revolutionised how scientists view molecules aggregating, revealing new insight into brain diseases.
QBI researchers in the Meunier lab have developed a powerful single-molecule super resolution imaging technique that reveals how proteins organise and signal in space and time at the nanoscale.
Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway for how viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 enter host cells, offering new potential treatment modalities.
Mushrooms have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, and the scientific evidence behind their beneficial properties is now growing after recent discoveries from Professor Frederic Meunier and his team at the UQ Queensland Brain Institute.
Dr Isaac Akefe has uncovered the molecular mechanism and identified the genes underlying the memory creation process, opening the door to a potential treatment for neurodegenerative disorders.
Professor Frederic Meunier and his lab use super-resolution microscopy to observe single molecules in living neurons to discover how brain cells communicate.
Dr Tristan Wallis and Professor Frederic Meunier have developed an algorithm from a video game to gain insights into the behaviour of molecules within live brain cells.
