Find out about our latest news and events.

News

Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) ectodomain bound to double-stranded RNA. Photo: petarg/stock.adobe.com
Friday, 27 Feb 2026

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).

Read the article
Thursday, 16 May 2024

The discovery of a new critical enzyme could help engineer climate resilient crops capable of sucking far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a much more efficient way.

Read the article
Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023

Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.

Read the article
Sacha Pulsford
Monday, 09 May 2022

Meet the PhD researcher exploring how bacterial proteins could hold the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Read the article
Friday, 06 May 2022

Researchers have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the puzzle in the global fight against the disease.

Read the article
Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021

A low-cost, non-toxic cancer treatment has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The treatment uses dead bacteria to help kick-start the immune system and shrink cancer.

Read the article

Events

Image supplied: Christine Liu
11 Sep 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Pantothenate, a precursor of the fundamental enzyme cofactor coenzyme A (CoA), is an essential nutrient for the intraerythrocytic stage of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Read the article
Bernd Willems
4 Sep 2025 | 2 - 3pm

Twist Bioscience is a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The core of the platform is a proprietary technology that pioneers a new method of manufacturing synthetic DNA by “writing” DNA on a silicon chip.

Read the article
Image supplied by Joanne Lee
19 Jun 2025 | 1 - 2pm

My PhD research investigates the formation, composition, and dynamics of lipid-rich compartments during blood-stage development of P. falciparum, using advanced microscopy techniques including Nile Red spectral imaging and 3D focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM).

Read the article
Dr Waqar Ahamd
13 Jun 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Diagnose earlier and treat smarter is my policy to find cure for human diseases. The investigation of the disease progression at genome and proteome level can accurately tell us the medicinal tools to fix the problem.

Read the article
Black text spelling "nav" on a bright green background.
3 Mar 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels are essential for electrical signaling in excitable tissues, including the brain, heart, and muscles.

Read the article
Dr Emily Cross
13 Feb 2025 | 1 - 2pm

Many proteins migrate from cytoplasm to nucleus through their recognition by specialist receptors known as importins (IMPs).

Read the article