Genetics

Dr Margreet Ridder receives Dr Ian Davis grant for top-ranked FightMND project

Published on: 12 November 2024

University of Queensland (UQ) researcher Dr Margreet Ridder has been named the inaugural Dr Ian Davis OAM Award recipient for the 2024 top-ranked FightMND project.

Bacteria unlock the key to editing the brain’s DNA

Powerful gene-editing technology, called CRISPR, gives researchers the ability to edit parts of the genome.

Brain disorder geneticist a top research leader in Australia

Published on: 12 March 2020

Professor Naomi Wray has received the Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award for Leadership in Basic Science from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Ms Sachithrani Umanda Madugalle. Credit: Westpac.

Fearless leader: scholarship for PhD student delving into the genetics of fear

Published on: 26 February 2019

A PhD student pushing the boundaries of technology to understand our brain’s response to fear has won a Westpac Future Leader Scholarship.

Extinguishing fear memories relies on an unusual change to DNA

Published on: 19 February 2019

QBI researchers have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear, a discovery that could help guide the development of new treatments for fear-related anxiety disorders.

Genetics play a part in how long you study

Published on: 24 July 2018

Genes play a much larger role than previously thought in how long you might stay in formal education, say researchers from one of the largest genetic studies ever completed.

Blood clues tell of gene targets for brain diseases

Published on: 12 June 2018

Our blood can be used to uncover genetic secrets inside the brain, according to new research

QBI researchers have discovered where the highest rate of genetic mutations occurs in mitochondrial DNA.

Digging deep into distinctly different DNA

Published on: 23 January 2018

QBI researchers have discovered where the highest rate of genetic mutations occurs in mitochondrial DNA.

Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease

If you could take a test that would reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you want to do it?

Prof Jian Yang wins Prime Minister's Prize for Life Science

Published on: 18 October 2017

Professor Jian Yang, from QBI and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), has been awarded the Prime Minister's Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year for his pioneering work in helping to unravel the complexity of the human genome and genetic traits.