Breakthrough could lead to better drugs to tackle diabetes and obesity
Breakthrough research at Monash University has shown how different areas of major diabetes and obesity drug targets can be ‘activated’, guiding future drug development and better treatment of diseases.
Medicine & health
From lab to industry, Monash-linked start up attracts $7M investment
Drug discovery research at Monash has underpinned a new spin out company to develop therapies for metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes-related diseases.
Medicine & health
Monash led study of 1000+ heavy smokers reveals an undiagnosed burden of COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth leading cause of death in Australia, with 7.5% of Australians over the age of 40 years experiencing moderate to severe forms of the disease. Smoking is the main cause of COPD, with as many
Faculty success in major Commonwealth grant programs
The Monash Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded nearly $20 million dollars in research funding in the recent rounds of grants announced by the National Health and Medical Research Council (“NHMRC”) and the
Three MIPS researchers recognised by British Pharmacological Society
Three researchers from the Drug Discovery Biology theme at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have received prestigious awards from the British Pharmacological Society.
MIPS researcher wins prestigious Heart Foundation Award
Dr Lauren May, of the Drug Discovery Biology research theme at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, has received a Heart Foundation Future Leaders Fellowship and Paul Korner Innovation Award.
Research to tackle mental illness bolstered with $10 million
Research focused on improving mental health treatment and care has been recognised with major funding grants announced by the Federal Government today.
More than $53 million in funding across 47 mental health projects was announced by the
Faculty hosts 12th International Conference on Cerebral Vascular Biology
28 November 2017
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is delighted to today welcome 220 delegates from 25 countries around the globe for the 12th International Conference on Cerebral Vascular Biology (CVB 2017
Monash pioneers big data approach to improving use of medicines for people with dementia
9 November 2017
Monash University researchers will work with international collaborators to develop a common data model to generate high-quality evidence about the safe and effective prescribing of medicines following heart