CMT Research Themes
Research Themes
- Future Students
- 番茄社区 Global Experience
- International Students
- Open Day
- How to apply
- Pathways to university
- Virtual Open Day
- Living on Campus
- Courses
- Publications
- Scholarships
- Parents and Partners
- 番茄社区 Heroes Programs
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Marine Science
- Elite Athletes
- Defence
- 番茄社区
- New students
- 番茄社区 Orientation
- Learn番茄社区
- Placements
- CEE
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- Graduation
- Off-Campus Students
- 番茄社区 Job Ready
- Safety and Wellbeing
- 番茄社区 Prizes
- Professional Experience Placement
- Employability Edge
- Art of Academic Writing
- Art of Academic Editing
- Careers and Employability
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Career Ready Plan
- Careers at 番茄社区
- Partners and Community
- 番茄社区-CSIRO Partnership
- Alumni
- About 番茄社区
- Reputation and Experience
- Chancellery
- Governance
- Celebrating 50 Years
- Academy
- Indigenous Engagement
- Education Division
- Graduate Research School
- Research and Teaching
- Research Division
- Research and Innovation Services
- CASE
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- Anthropological Laboratory for Tropical Audiovisual Research (ALTAR)
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre (AgTAC)
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- AMHHEC
- Aquaculture Solutions
- AusAsian Mental Health Research Group
- ARCSTA
- Area 61
- Lions Marine Research Trust
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- Boating and Diving
- Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab
- Centre for Tropical Biosecurity
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- CITBA
- CMT
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Fletcherview
- 番茄社区 Eduquarium
- 番茄社区 Turtle Health Research
- Language and Culture Research Centre
- MARF
- Orpheus
- TESS
- 番茄社区 Ideas Lab
- TARL
- eResearch
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Estate
- Work Health and Safety
- Staff
- Discover Nature at 番茄社区
- Cyber Security Hub
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Services and Resources Division
- Environmental Research Complex [ERC]
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity Action and Research
- Give to 番茄社区
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- Inherent Requirements
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
- 番茄社区 Webinars
- 番茄社区 Events
- 番茄社区 Motorsports
- 番茄社区 Sport
- Library
- Mabo Decision: 30 years on
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Outstanding Alumni
- Pharmacy Full Scope
- Planning for your future
- Policy
- PAHL
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TREAD
- TropEco for Staff and Students
- TQ Maths Hub
- TUDLab
- VAVS Home
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
- Pay review
The Centre for Molecular Therapeutics brings together researchers from across 番茄社区 together with national and international collaborators on innovative cross-disciplinary research projects using state-of-the-art technologies to discover and develop novel therapeutics and diagnostics from the tropics and for the tropics. Advanced analytical and computational approaches, play a key role on our Centre's research. CMT amalgamates over 62 research and supporting staff and over 45 post-graduate students into one cohesive research group to move research from basic science through to translation, commercialisation and impact.
Biodiscovery
Theme Leaders
Prof Denise Doolan,
The Biodiscovery Program aims to isolate molecules of therapeutic potential produced by tropical flora and fauna, for the treatment of a range of infectious diseases and non-infectious human illnesses, including chronic disorders, allergies and autoimmune diseases as well as envenomations. Many currently utilised medicines are derived from plants and animals. The unparalleled diversity of marine and terrestrial flora and fauna in our tropical reefs and rainforests, including the many parasites and other microorganisms which are restricted to the tropical environment, present a unique opportunity for the discovery of new immunotherapeutics, vaccine targets or diagnostics. Researchers in the Biodiscovery Theme aim to identify these novel molecules using cutting-edge functional readouts in combination with advanced analytical approaches in protein/peptide purification, computational, structural and molecular biology.
Molecular Characterisation and Design
Theme Leaders
&
The Molecular Characterisation and Design program aims to harness the therapeutic potential of molecules produced by tropical flora and fauna by designing and optimising synthetic versions of the naturally-derived molecules, for the treatment a range of chronic and acute illnesses and envenomations. The molecular development activities follow the biodiscovery phase and include the isolation of bioactive molecules from natural and synthetic sources and modification of those molecules to maximise their therapeutic efficacy. Design activities explore new approaches to drug design and delivery, including the synthesis of new classes of pharmacologically-active organic and inorganic compounds. Other design activities focus on the development and refinement of technologies for therapeutic delivery (e.g. vaccine platforms) or diagnostic application.
Molecular Immunology
Theme Leaders
& A/Prof John Miles
The Molecular Immunology program seeks to understand the intricate pathways involved in the regulation of immune responses during infectious diseases and non-infectious human illnesses, including chronic disorders, allergies and autoimmune diseases as well as envenomations, and use that understanding to develop new therapeutic compounds.
Clinical Translation
Theme Leaders
&
The Clinical Translation program seeks to move therapeutic molecules (immunotherapies, vaccines) or diagnostics discovered and developed in the Biodiscovery, Molecular Characterisation and Design, and Molecular Immunology programs through the R&D pipeline towards clinical studies in humans. The ultimate aim is to transition promising bioactive leads to commercial development with industry partners.