School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences

Science is a rapidly evolving discipline that influences almost all areas of our lives from the food we eat to the technologies we use and our health and well-being.

The School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences has a superb range of specialized facilities to support research in the molecular, biological and biomedical sciences. Research efforts are strengthened by 25 Post-Doctoral Research Fellows funded by the ARC, NHMRC, NIH, Royal Society of London, and the Wellcome Trust, amongst other bodies. The school has recently organized itself to reflect its research and teaching strengths and priorities. There are five research disciplines: Biophysical Chemistry and Structural Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Nutrition and Metabolism, and Proteomics and Biotechnology and a teaching discipline, Excellence in Learning, Assessment, Teaching and Evaluation.

News & Events

  • A/Prof Margaret Allman-Farinelli to join Research Advisory Board

    Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli

    Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli has been invited to join the Research Advisory Board of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute based at the Australian National University.

  • Prof. Tony Weiss appointed Chair for ARC College of Experts

    Professor Tony Weiss

    Professor Tony Weiss has been appointed Chair of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology for the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts.

  • ELATE Committee receives 2009 Vice-Chancellor's Award

    MMB ELATE Committee

    The Excellence in Learning, Assessment, Teaching & Evaluation Committee (ELATE) won one of three Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Systems that Achieve Collective Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

  • Celebration of Academic Careers

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    A dinner for the school's academic staff was held on Thursday 19 November 2009 at the Forum Restaurant in the Darlington Centre. The dinner provided an opportunity for the academics and their partners to enjoy one another's company and to celebrate the careers of four colleagues with partners and family: Prof Merlin Crossley, Dr Simon Easterbrook-Smith, A/Prof Alan Jones, and Dr Michael Thomas.

  • Jennie Brand-Miller awarded the Sir Kempson Maddox Award from Diabetes Australia NSW

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    This prestigious award is given by Diabetes Australia-NSW each year to a person who has made a significant contribution to the diabetes movement and towards helping to improve the lives of people living with diabetes. [Link to Diabetes Australia]