Leading up to the launch later 2023 of new Research Directions ‘Depression’ - focused on major research questions with social
Impact; global perspectives; meeting with leaders Monica Moniz and team at “HQ” - some interesting stuff here…Liz Scott Naomi Wray Brain & Mind Centre

Final PhD paper of Yeda Wu Institute for Molecular Bioscience of the understudied #DiverticularDisease . I was surprised (given experience with other common disorders at same sample size) to see the number of GWS loci & they point to relevant mechanisms of gut biology. Genetics as well as diet is key.

First PhD paper from Xiaotong Wang Institute for Molecular Bioscience addressing a common observation of GWAS meta-analysis

Very excited to be passing the baton of chair of Internal Conference of Quantitative Genetics to Matt Robinson and the QG team in Vienna. This conference is a highlight for those interested in QG methods learning through applications across species!

The McRae Lab at @imbatuq are using FightMND's IMPACT grant, jointly awarded with @MNDfoundation, to identify MND biomarkers to speed up diagnosis.

Learn more about Allan's project at: fightmnd.org.au/wp-content/upl…

#IMBATUQ #FightMND #MND #MND andMe

Honoured to join the excellent and welcoming Oxford Psychiatry while retaining close links with the amazing team here Institute for Molecular Bioscience. Never had a XX HoD and now I have two! The wonderful Belinda Lennox in Psychiatry and @CecLindgren at the BDI. Excited for this opportunity and a new chapter.

For those students in Australia interested in statistical genetics/quantitative genetics please do check out the excellent IMB Winter School for Genetics and Genomics hsu.imb.uq.edu.au/genetics-and-g…

So, well over 60% report responding very well or moderately well across the common classes of antidepressants prescribed in OZ; we really must not keep repeating the only 1/3 do well myth - pushed by some for a range of other reasons...Patrick McGorry Naomi Wray Mark Butler MP

Congrats Brittany Mitchell , Enda Byrne and everyone else involved in this great study: 'The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: New Risk Loci and Dissecting Heterogeneity Between Subtypes' sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Delighted to share as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, that Institute for Molecular Bioscience has taken stewardship from The Pew Trusts of the Shared Platform for Antibiotic Research and Knowledge (SPARK), a knowledge base that hosts nearly 160,000 compounds!

Institute for Molecular Bioscience's Dr Loic Yengo and his lab's research with genomics has the potential to help people living with diseases such as obesity or type 2 diabetes. The Australian UQ News

#RisingStar #UQResearch #Genetics #Genomics #Diabetes #Obesity

Many congrats Fleur Garton . Wonderful that the Scott Sullivan Fellowship will be held at Institute for Molecular Bioscience UQ News. Fleur is a real clinic to lab researcher. The Fellowship offered at this early to mid career stage supports researchers at a really critical time. Many thx @MNDFound

Congratulations Fleur Garton! Same day - the Life Sciences Queensland Ltd (LSQ) Rose-Anne Kelso Award AND MND & Me Foundation Scott Sullivan 3-year Fellowship to investigate genetic risk in sporadic ALS and use of cfDNA as a biomarker - thx also F I G H T M N D MND Research Australia . Recognition of research leadership.

3 years exciting research opportunity to work with us here in Adelaide Australian Centre for Precision Health , S Hong Lee. Thanks for retweet.

Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Precision Health, Level BRF job with UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide, Australia timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/en-au/… #jobs

No matter how long I’m in academia:
-the rejections still sting
-giving a talk still makes me nervous
-getting everything done still feels overwhelming

The challenges don’t go away with time, but over time I can keep getting better at managing them.

Our #autism #microbiome paper “Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-microbiome associations” is out in Cell today! authors.elsevier.com/c/1e3XWL7PXf05V Thread below (1/n) 👇:

1/2 Important new publication from Australian Genetics of Depression Study - Genetic factors, linked to risk of having depression, help to explain important side-effects (weight gain, sleep disturbance, suicidal thoughts) occur across different medications rdcu.be/cA67h

Dr Fleur Garton is another one of our 2021 IMPACT grant recipients. As part of the research, Dr Garton and her team from the University of Queensland, will look at developing a system that will help identify risk genes for MND.
Visit fal.cn/3jFWX for more
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Congrats McRae Lab on the grant! And congrats on setting up your new lab at Institute for Molecular Bioscience and congrats on joining twitter!

Congrats Chloe Yap Chloe Yap yet another award!!! Well done -v def an Emerging Achiever Institute for Molecular Bioscience PCTG UQ Medicine Autism CRC