Research Groups

College of Medicine and Dentistry Our Research Research Groups

Our Research Centre and Groups

Our research spans a wide range of areas related to priority problems in the tropics. Our partners are local, regional and international. Here are some of the larger groups within the College. Please contact cmd.research@jcu.edu.au for information about other particular areas.

Anton Breinl

The Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening brings together a multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing, public health and allied health researchers to build on JCU’s strong record of rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical health research.

Centre for BMDT

The Centre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics was created to provide a unique framework for a diverse range of groups to collaborate on cross-disciplinary projects.

TREAD

Translational research in Endocrinology and Diabetes is a joint collaboration between the Townsville Hospital and the researchers within the CMD.

QRCPVD

Research within the QRC-PVD is aimed at ultimately improving management of PVD through a group of wide ranging studies which focus on the presenting complaints and complications of PVD.

Trauma Care in the Tropics

Our group is developing new drug therapies to address major unmet needs in medicine. Experimental and theoretical studies contribute to the breadth of its scope.