Meet the Researchers; Insights from Daring Minds

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 - Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Time:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Room:

online and in person at IMB (306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia)

UQ Location:

Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia)

URL:

https://imb.uq.edu.au/event/session/15480

Event category(s):

Full Description:: Discover how our researchers dare to fight the rise of superbugs, use venoms to combat pain and grow medicines in food.

Please join us in person at our St Lucia campus, or join us online via Zoom, as we discover insights from the daring minds of our three presenters. Professor Ian Henderson will be sharing how he dares to prepare for the next pandemic, fighting the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (also known as superbugs). Dr Jennifer Deuis from the Vetter lab will enlighten you on how she studies the toxins from plants and venomous animals to understand the molecular pharmacology of pain. The Craik Group will share how they are engineering plants into super-efficient producers of next-generation medicines to treat a range of conditions that should be more effective, safer, and less costly than current drugs.