Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute

New approaches for antibiotic and anti-inflammatory sulfa-drug allergies

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that activates part of the body’s immune system through a class of molecules that structurally resemble sulfa-drugs.
Pursuit: Starving the bacterium that causes pneumonia

Over a decade ago, Professor Christopher McDevitt, laboratory head at the Doherty Institute, and Associate Professor Maher forged a collaboration to pursue a clue that manganese was vital for the survival, metabolism and infectivity of S. pneumoniae.
Bio21’s Dr Stanley Xie receives the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) Young Scientist Award

Bio21’s Dr Stanley Xie, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, received the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) Young Scientist Award.
Bio21's Professor Sally Gras elected to the Australian Academy of Academy of Technology and Engineering

Professor Sally Gras, group leader in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Bio21 and our Associate Director, Engagement is one of 25 new Fellows elected to the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
Bio21 ARC LIEF Grant Success

Bio21 teams have been successful with four University of Melbourne-led grants and one with the University of Wollongong.

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