Research School of Biology
The ANU Research School of Biology (RSB) carries out research in a wide range of biological and biomedical sciences and oversees the University's Biology curriculum, with a diverse offering of courses across both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of north-eastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognised evolutionary lineage.
Extremely short, or tiny, fragments of RNA – working copies of our genetic code – play a critical role in keeping the immune system in check, preventing inflammation and the onset of autoimmune disease, according to an international team of researchers led by scientists from The Hudson Institute of Medical Research in collaboration with The Australian National University (ANU).
Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, now they're receiving one of the Commonwealth's top honours for their research.
BSB Seminar Series: Omp85 proteins - builders of the bacterial outer membrane
Matthew's laboratory focuses on the incredibly multifunctional Omp85 protein superfamily which conduct essential processes in the outer membranes of all Gram-negative bacteria such as protein folding, insertion, and translocation reactions, as well as lipid transport reactions.
RSB Director's Seminar: Symbiosis-associated UMAMIT transporters are required for efficient nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula
RSB Director's Seminar, Emeritus Professor Michael Djordjevic, Group Leader in the Division of Plant Sciences, RSB, Monday the 30th of March 2026.