Meet the Researchers; Daring to Combat Chronic Disease

Event Details

Date:

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 - Tuesday, 16 November 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/15541

Event category(s):

Full Description:: Join us in person at our St Lucia campus, or join us online via Zoom, as we discover how four of our researchers are daring to combat chronic diseases.

Dr Meredith Redd will discuss how a spider venom peptide, Hi1a, can prevent cardiac injury and shows great therapeutic potential as a novel cardioprotective drug. Dr Sonia Shah will discuss how genetics influence our heart heath and predict our heart health outcomes. Mark Milner will inform us about how inflammation can be a key driver for Alzheimer’s disease. And Dr Larisa Labzin will enlighten you on her COVID-19 research and share how she is developing anti-inflammatories to help fight the disease.