Tropical rainforest could provide a new pathway for treating inflammatory bowel disease, ABC Far North News Broadcast

Phurpa Wangchuk (Lecturer)
Type

MENTION

Title

Tropical rainforest could provide a new pathway for treating inflammatory bowel disease

Name of Media Outlet

ABC Far North News Broadcast

Country

AU

Name of Media Type

BROADCAST_VIDEO

Date
2023
Url

https://www.abc.net.au/farnorth

Description

I was interviewed by ABC Far North, Cairns, and the news was broadcasted at 07:30 News, Newsreader 17 Mar 2023 7:33 AM. Duration: 1 min 8 secs • ASR AUD 102 • QLD • Australia • JCU - Broadcast • ID: R00098163978. This media coverage was about a plant only found in the Wet Tropics that may hold the key to helping patients with inflammatory bowel disease. My team has discovered novel molecules that can be used for developing drugs for treating IBD. IBD affects one in 250 Australians. The grants awarded by FNQH ($50K) would enable us to develop these molecules further and secure intellectual rights for two novel drug lead molecules.