Hilliard Lab

We are interested in recruiting talented PhD students and postdocs. The Hilliard lab is a multicultural Neurobiology laboratory at the @QldBrainInst, in the sunny Brisbane, Australia. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Massimo Hilliard m.hilliard@uq.edu.au.

Our discovery of an epidermal membrane-associated periodic scaffold that protects axons from damage is out now in Science Advances and featured on the cover! Congratulations to Sean (@stcoakley), Igor and Dat for their wonderful and inspiring work! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

If you’re a fan of the new TV show ‘Pluribus’, you’d think that a psychic glue capable of binding us and our brains is pure science fiction. 🧬 But a “molecular glue” that can repair damaged nerve cells is a future goal for QBI scientists studying neuronal fusion! Hear Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Ramon Martinez-Marmol break down neuronal fusion on our latest episode of A Grey Matter. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3Lu4krO #AGreyMatter #Neurons #Fusion #QBI #BrainResearch #DiscoveryScience #Pluribus #Neuroscience

🎙️New episode alert! Prof. Massimo Hilliard and Dr. Ramón Martínez-Mármol discuss neuronal fusion, how viral infections can disrupt neural circuits through fusion, and how a tiny roundworm might one day revolutionise nerve injury repair! 🎧 Listen now: qbi.uq.edu.au/podcast-fusion…

A wormhole in our universe? Animation of a curled up C. elegans nematode imaged with a spinning disk confocal, deconvolved and rendered using the Huygens Software. C/o Igor Bonacossa Pereira @HilliardLab, @QldBrainInst. #Neuroscience #microscopy #deconvolution #imageanalysis

‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat theconversation.com/curiosity-driv… via @ConversationEDU

I highly recommend attending this exciting EMBO workshop. meetings.embo.org/event/25-cell-…

Abstract submission and registration due next week! Check out the amazing lineup of speakers and apply here: meetings.embo.org/event/25-cell-…

Do not miss out on this amazing meeting! The deadline for abstract submission and registration is March 1st. Check out the program and apply now: meetings.embo.org/event/25-cell-… #EMBOcellBioComm @EMBO

Congratulations to the @HilliardLab at QBI whose paper titled "OSP-1 protects neurons from autophagic cell death induced by acute oxidative stress" has featured in the Editor's Highlights page for @Nature Communications! The Editors’ Highlights pages aim to showcase the 50 best papers recently published in an area. 🙌 What an incredible achievement!

Exciting to have our OSP-1 story featured as part of the Editors’ Highlights at @NatureComms! nature.com/collections/bb…

Congratulations, Alessandra, for spearheading this wonderful story, which is out now in @NatureComms. @QldBrainInst @UQMedicine @UQ_News

Out now! We found a new molecule, OSP-1, that protects neurons from damage caused by oxidative stress. We show that OSP-1 reduces cell death by regulating autophagy, and can be an exciting target for future treatments of acute insults such as stroke. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Congratulations, Ramon, on this outstanding achievement! We're very excited by the groundbreaking discoveries that lie ahead!

Researchers from the Hilliard lab at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute have identified a molecule, OSP-1, that may protect brain cells from damage caused by oxidative stress and excessive autophagy — two processes linked to brain diseases like stroke.🧠 The team’s discovery could pave the way for innovative treatments to prevent neuronal damage. Stay tuned for updates on this exciting progress! Read: bit.ly/40pFoqv #neuroscience #brainhealth #UQResearch #strokeresearch

Congratulations to our PhD student, Lachlan Lu, for winning the Best Presentation award for his talk at the @QldBrainInst CJCADR seminar series!

Had a wonderful time presenting research from the @HilliardLab at the Falling Walls Lab finale, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science (@Science_Academy) A big thank you to the eminent jury, led by Dr Cathy Foley (@ScienceChiefAu), for their insightful questions & feedback!

#COVID19 on the brain? Lily Jan recommends this study on the #glial fusion effect of COVID-19 infection and its impact on #neuronal activity. By @HilliardLab and @marmol_dr et al. in @ScienceAdvances connect.h1.co/article/742673…

#COVID19 on the brain? Lily Jan recommends this study on the #glial fusion effect of COVID-19 infection and its impact on #neuronal activity. By @HilliardLab and @marmol_dr et al. in @ScienceAdvances connect.h1.co/article/742673…

The @DehorterLab @QldBrainInst offers a fully funded #PhDposition to work on an exciting project on interneuron #development and #autism. MORE INFO here👉shorturl.at/pyzFP 👉shorturl.at/mqBM6 Deadline: September 30, 2023; Starting date: Jan 2024. Please RT!

Muchas gracias por la cobertura que acaba de publicar @elmundoes sobre nuestro descubrimiento de fusion neuronal. Esperamos contribuir a entender mejor las enfermedades cerebrales.Gracias @cglucio @HilliardLab @QldBrainInst elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salu…