Griffith University’s Director and Head of Research for the Institute for Glycomics Professor Mark von Itzstein AO has been honoured with the Gold Coast Citizen of the Year award at the city’s 2020 Australia Day awards, marking the start of 20th anniversary celebrations for one of the Precinct’s flagship research institutes. The honour recognises the commitment and […]
Landmark drug development deal with China for block-buster drug
Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics has partnered with Hong Kong listed China Grand Pharma’s newly established Australian company Grand Medical Ltd to develop a new drug for Human Parainfluenza Virus. Human parainfluenza virus (hPIV) commonly causes upper and lower respiratory illnesses in infants, young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems, including transplant […]
$2 million grant for revolutionary rehabilitation technology
A world-leading program led by Griffith University researchers Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, Queensland’s first quadraplegic medical doctor, and research fellow Dr Claudio Pizzolato has potential to completely transform the way spinal injury patients are rehabilitated, with application for other forms of rehab as well. The promising research, which uses novel personalised medicine technology to bring […]