Drug Discovery Biology

Uncovering the secrets of the human body

About us

Find out more about the Drug Discovery Biology theme.

Research labs

Our research groups are supported by government grant schemes and key industry partnerships, and collaborate extensively with national and international researchers.

Therapeutic areas

Learn about the five therapeutic areas that underpin the focus of our research.

PhD program

Discover what a higher degree with us entails and find out about available projects.

Research capabilities

Learn more about the techniques we employ.

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For any enquiries please contact +61 3 9903 9614 or pharm-ddbenquiries@monash.edu.

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New study finds medication to treat type 2 diabetes is more likely to reduce major cardiovascular events in men than women

A new Australian population-based cohort study by Monash University has directly compared two classes of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D) and found that one of the two classes is associated with a greater reduction of major adverse
31 January, 2023 Medicine & health
Dr Celine Valant, Dr Nicholas Veldhuis, Dr Daniel Poole, Professor Erica Sloan

Monash researchers’ big ideas rewarded with more than $5.5m in funding

The  Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded $5.5 million in NHMRC grants to push forward four new exciting research projects.
15 December, 2022 Medicine & health

MIPS researchers receive $1.8m to lead three Discovery Projects

Researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences will lead three projects that will receive a total of $1.84 million through the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Program.
28 November, 2022 Research

MIPS researcher scores sought-after placement with CSL

Dr Sarah Turpin-Nolan is among 16 highly skilled researchers, clinicians and professionals to secure an industry placement under a coveted national fellowship program.
21 November, 2022 Research

Is legislation lagging behind the lab? Monash Dean joins drugs symposium

Professor Arthur Christopoulos spoke at a symposium hosted by the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Law on October 18.
20 October, 2022

MRFF grant to fund research into novel epilepsy drugs

A Monash-led team of researchers has been funded $3.8 million in the current round of Medical Research Future Fund to develop a new class of drug compounds to counter drug-resistant epilepsy.
5 October, 2022 Medicine & health
Professor Mark Febbraio

MIPS researcher receives prestigious Rigshospitalet’s International KFJ Award

5 October, 2022 Research
Dr Xin (Cindy) Zhang and Dr Stanley Xie

Commonwealth government backs MIPS early career researchers

MIPS will be home to two researchers awarded close to $1M in funding through the ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award scheme.
20 September, 2022 Research
L-R: Dr Nicholas Veldhuis, Dr Roey Elnathan, Associate Professor Darren Creek

MIPS researchers receive nearly $3M from ARC Future Fellowships scheme

Three outstanding mid-career researchers and new ARC Future Fellows, Associate Professor Darren Creek, Dr Nicholas Veldhuis and Dr Roey Elnathan have received close to $3M in funding to advance research projects addressing a range of medical needs.
14 September, 2022 Research