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The Faculty of Science is linked with a number of QUT's Institutes and Centres as highlighted below, to foster interdisciplinary research opportunities.
Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities
Tropical Crops and Biocommodities brings together broad expertise in plant biotechnology, with particular emphasis on the expression of novel genes in tropical crops. The domain comprises three strong components: biofortification of tropical crops to improve human nutrition, control of diseases of tropical crops through the deployment of novel resistance genes, and the use of plants to produce novel products such as medical proteins, biomaterials and biofuels.
The Tropical Crop and Biocommodities domain of IHBI has recently strengthened its relationship with the Queensland sugar industry through a partnership with Sugar Research and Innovation.
CRC for Diagnostics
The Faculty's School of life Sciences is the lead site for the Cooperative Research Centre for Diagnostics, Australia's national centre for developing diagnostic technologies.
Together with La Trobe University, CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition, Queensland Medical Laboratory, the Child Health Research Institute and industry participant PANBIO Limited, CDx is developing and commercialising innovative protein and DNA-based technologies for the rapid diagnosis and monitoring of human diseases.
Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)
This initiative, supported by a new $60 million facility at the University's Kelvin Grove campus, forms the hub of research in the disciplines of biomedical science, biomedical engineering, and health. The Faculty's involvement focuses on Tissue Repair & Regeneration led by Professor Zee Upton, Infectious Diseases led by Professor Peter Timms, Hormone Dependent Cancer Research led by Professor Judith Clements, Tropical Crops and Biocommodities led by Professor James Dale, and Air Quality and Health led by Professor Lidia Morawska. Visit IHBI for further information about the projects in these disciplines.
Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR)
This institute links the University's researchers working on technological solutions to challenges emerging from global warming, climate change and an increasing need to manage our renewable and non-renewable resources. All of these challenges will impact on global economic stability and our quality of life. The Institute addresses issues such as how we are going to live (town design and planning for sustainable living); how sufficient levels of water and food products can be provided to growing populations (using sustainable agricultural systems); and what energy sources can be employed to run our society (biofuels and biologically based commodities). Research opportunities area available in the Institute in the following disciplines: resource management, sustainable environments, and the human dimensions of change.
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