Queensland Bioscience Precinct (QBP)
The University of Queensland
The Queensland Bioscience Precinct, a world-class research facility, houses up to 750 research and support staff. The Precinct is the largest research facility in Australia dedicated to human, plant and animal biotechnological research and commercialisation. The Precinct includes the Institute for Molecular Bioscience , the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), and the CSIRO Agriculture and Food and Oceans and Atmosphere Business Units.
- Website
- http://www.qaafi.uq.edu.au/
- Organisation type
- University Research Centre
- Part of national organisation – Government
- Number of research staff
- 700 plus research staff
- Address
- Building 80, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072
Strengths and capabilities
- genome mapping and editing
- the genetic and biochemical basis of growth, health and production of plants and animals
- proteins and their interactions
- bioinformatics
- tropical and agricultural landscapes
- water resources
- rangelands and savannas
- crops for northern Australia including wheat, sugar, soybean and macadamia
- image analysis for biotechnology
- wood quality, production and evaluation for tree species
- Biomolecular nuclear magnetic resonance
Facilities and major equipment
- 35,000 square metres over four major buildings
- plant growth/controlled environment facilities
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
- Cancer Biology Imaging Facility
- Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility
- Mass Spectrometry Facility
- Queensland Facility for Advanced Genome Editing
- QFAB Bioinformatics
- Solar Biofuels Research Centre
- UQROCX Crystallisation Facility
- Bioinformatics Resource Australia
- Centre for Drug Discovery and Design
- High Performance Computing and storage systems
- Biology Platform for multi|omics analysis
Key science sectors
More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:
- Advanced manufacturing
- Biotechnology
- Digital economy
- Energy
- Environment and nature
- Food and agriculture
- Health and medical
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