Prof John Hooper & his team are working towards improving the diagnosis & treatment of ovarian cancer by developing a unique PET imaging agent that shows the exact location and extent of the tumour.

The inaugural Brisbane Calcium Symposium was held on 1 August.

Four researchers from Mater Research have been selected as Career Track Fellows for 2018.

Mater Research is planning the largest group cohort study in the state since the 1980s, aiming to follow 10 000 Queensland families over three decades.

Dying to Know Day, held on 8 August, aims to encourage all Australians to talk about death by promoting conversations and community actions around death, dying and bereavement.

Mater's Neurosciences Unit are investigating novel diagnostic markers for autoimmune encephalitis

Mater Researchers Dr Jyai Allen and Professor Sue Kildea recently secured funding for a Thompson Method breastfeeding study aimed at increasing breastfeeding rates for new mothers

Mater has demonstrated that a room service model better meets patient nutritional needs

Mater researcher Dr Ran Wang has received a prestigious travel award to attend the 15th International Conference on Innate Immunity

Prof Peter Nestor was recently appointed Conjoint Professor of Neuroscience between The University of Queensland and Mater and has started his appointment by establishing a memory clinic at Mater.

From July 2018 the new Ethics Review Manager (ERM) system will replace Online Forms for applications to the Mater HREC and SSA submissions to Mater Research Governance.

A group of Mater researchers have discovered a key part to the bone marrow regeneration process which has the potential to improve outcomes for patients who require bone marrow transplants.