Queensland Brain Institute

Meunier

  • Watching proteins move to guide drug discovery

    Published on: 27 October 2026
    QBI researchers from the Meunier lab have developed a technology to track the movement of individual molecules in living brain cells in space and time.

  • UQ technology opens new front in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s drug discovery

    Published on: 19 October 2026
    A technology developed at The University of Queensland allowing scientists to observe how disease-related proteins behave inside living neurons will be used to advance early drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases.

  • The hidden fuel of learning and memory

    Published on: 22 October 2026
    A University of Queensland research team is challenging how we think about the brain’s bioenergetics, overturning the field to show that saturated free fatty acids contribute to both energy and signalling that powers synaptic plasticity.

  • Mushroom molecules spark new Alzheimer’s research

    Published on: 1 July 2026
    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.

  • Unveiling the nanoworld with super-resolution microscopy

    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.

  • Unlocking the nanoscale—a new era in protein tracking

    Published on: 11 August 2025
    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.

  • The surprising role of fat in memory formation

    Published on: 18 June 2025
    The Meunier Lab have discovered a new lipid-based pathway where neurons connect and communicate with each other, essential for memory formation.

  • New study signals gamechanger for antivirals

    Published on: 26 November 2024
    Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway for how viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 enter host cells, offering new potential treatment modalities.

  • Podcast: Memory enhancing mushrooms

    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.

  • Fatty acids hold clue to creating memories

    Published on: 6 February 2024
    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. 

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