Ian Henderson

‘As new infections outpace new drugs, are we sleepwalking into a global health disaster?’ | Dr Manica Balasegaram Much of the political momentum around the antimicrobial resistance crisis has dissipated, but a new report shows the danger to our health has not

"...one year on and it feels like much of the political momentum around tackling AMR has already vanished."

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Curing disease: it's in our nature! As the Institute for Molecular Bioscience enters its 25th year, we’re not just celebrating the milestones behind us we are shaping the future.

We invite the next generation of scientific leaders to join us in writing that future.

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Curing disease: it's in our nature! As the Institute for Molecular Bioscience enters its 25th year, we’re not just celebrating the milestones behind us we are shaping the future.

We invite the next generation of scientific leaders to join us in writing that future.

uniroles.com.au/display-job/...

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Your data is lying to you. Here’s how technical artifacts distort biology—and how to see the truth. 👇
1/ Beautiful t-SNE? Shiny heatmap?
Look closer.
Technical artifacts can fake whole cell types.
Here’s where the ghosts hide.

Natural product-derived compounds in clinical trials and drug approvals Covering: January 2014–June 2025. Previous review: Natural Product Reports, 2014, 31, 1612Natural products (NPs) have long been foundational in medicine, from ancient herbal remedies to the discovery ...

Want to know what natural products are in clinical trials? Read this review! Great job from Mark Butler, Rob Capon, Mark Blaskovich! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

#naturalproducts #antibiotic #amr #drugdiscovery #drug

Natural product-derived compounds in clinical trials and drug approvals Covering: January 2014–June 2025. Previous review: Natural Product Reports, 2014, 31, 1612Natural products (NPs) have long been foundational in medicine, from ancient herbal remedies to the discovery ...

Want to know what natural products are in clinical trials? Read this review! Great job from Mark Butler, Rob Capon, Mark Blaskovich! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

#naturalproducts #antibiotic #amr #drugdiscovery #drug

We postdoc’d together in Baltimore. She was a good friend and world is definitely less bright now. Vale Kim Walker.

Kimberly Walker Obituary (1965 - 2025) - Allentown, PA - WFMZ-TV 69 News View Kimberly Elaine Walker's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

I heard this sad news yesterday. I had known Kim for about 30 years. She was unfailingly kind and supportive toward all. The world is less bright without her. Deepest condolences to her friends and family.

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🌟 I am truly honoured to be named a finalist for the Rose-Anne Kelso Commemorative Award from Life Sciences Queensland Ltd (LSQ).

A big thank you to LSQ for their tireless work in fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth across the life sciences sector in Queensland.

#drugdiscovery #medicinalchemistry #biotech #imb #uq #pharmaceuticalscience #hiring | Ian Henderson 🚀 Exciting Leadership Opportunity at the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience! We are delighted to announce that the position of Director of Chemistry and Drug Discovery is now open for recruitment...

When the world seems so anti-science, here is something to brighten your day! The UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience is recruiting a new Director for its Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery to drive its drug discovery program! #DrugDiscovery #Biotech
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#drugdiscovery #medicinalchemistry #biotech #imb #uq #pharmaceuticalscience #hiring | Ian Henderson 🚀 Exciting Leadership Opportunity at the UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience! We are delighted to announce that the position of Director of Chemistry and Drug Discovery is now open for recruitment...

When the world seems so anti-science, here is something to brighten your day! The UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience is recruiting a new Director for its Centre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery to drive its drug discovery program! #DrugDiscovery #Biotech
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Go well Mark!

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Thank you @narjournal.bsky.social and reviewers, and thank you team @hendersonlab.bsky.social @weinehue.bsky.social Brian forde and Matt Hemm, and Jack Bryant who was there from the beginning

Dear Bluesky, some good news to brighten your day! We are recruiting for the Director of the Centre for Population and Disease Genomics!! I would be grateful if you could share across your networks! uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...

Elio's Memoirs

Elio Schaechter, eminent microbiologist and great human, leaves us his memoirs that tell the story of an extraordinary life: www.eliosmemoirs.org. What a fantastic and impactful journey!

4 years ago I was honored to host the legendary Elio Schaechter in the microbiology journal club, when he was only 93 yo...
Elio told us about very peculiar microbes that travel 1 mm/sec, reside inside mitochondria, ride a microbial bus...He named my kids who also joined "micro microbiologists"
RIP

Congrats on your first senior author paper!!!!! It has always been a pleasure working with you and seeing you grow into a stellar thoughtful scientist! May this be the beginning of many such works!!!

PIRT-Seq: a high-resolution whole-genome assay to identify protein-coding genes Abstract. The advent of high-density mutagenesis and data-mining studies suggest the existence of further coding potential within bacterial genomes. Small

Out yesterday. Using a translation reporter on a mini-tn5 transposon, and high freq. mutagenesis, we looked at translation on whole genome scale independently of genome annotation. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

PhD Microbial Genomics for Health Protection, Biosciences - University of Birmingham PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches

Just a few days left to apply for PhD positions in the Health Protection Research Unit - Public Health Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social.

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I am offering two projects (on Clostridioides difficile & metagenomics of wastewater and freshwater).

Best day of the year (if a bit hot this time)

I know you will all play a tiny violin but I genuinely very rarely get invited to speak at big conferences. So the invite this morning to present at ESCMID next year is a career highlight! Can’t wait!!!!

Sign of the University of Queensland, Brisbane

Thank you @inflammasomelab.bsky.social and @s-burgener.bsky.social for the invitation to visit the IMB@UQ in Brisbane! I had a fantastic time presenting my postdoc work in the Kagan lab (@jkagan1.bsky.social) and talking science!

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Any international research colleagues interested in a move to Australia 🌊🔬🧪🇦🇺🌏

#sciencejobs

I know - we have the same problem!

Game-changing international support accelerates Australian research tackling rheumatic heart disease Strep A bacteria, common in children, can lead to serious complications like rheumatic heart disease (RHD) when infections are untreated, especially in communities with limited healthcare access. Prof...

A wonderful example of how the right support can make a world of difference in research! Professor Walker’s group at #IMB has made substantial progress in developing a safe and effective vaccine for Strep A – thanks to investments from the Leducq Foundation and Open Philanthropy.

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Protagonist Enters Obesity Fray With Triple-G Pill, Eyeing 2026 Clinical Start With PN-477, Protagonist is directly going up against Eli Lilly, which is advancing retatrutide, also a triple-G agonist, in a Phase II trial.

What fantastic news from Protagonist! With the company moving PN-477 into first-in human clinical Phase 1 studies, Protagonist continues to deliver incredible research - putting biomedical research in Queensland on the map. This is fantastic for IMB, UQ & Australia!

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