Hilliard Lab

@HilliardLab

Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology lab at the Queensland Brain Institute, Australia. We use C. elegans to study neuronal regeneration and degeneration.

Queensland Brain Institute qbi.uq.edu.au/hilliardgroup Joined November 2019

646 Following 822 Followers 112 Posts

Latest posts 5

Pinned post

Hilliard Lab @HilliardLab Jan 15, 2020

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.

Hilliard Lab @HilliardLab Jan 9

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…

Hilliard Lab @HilliardLab Nov 11, 2025

🎙️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…

Hilliard Lab @HilliardLab Feb 22, 2025

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

meetings.embo.org Cell Biology of the Nervous System: Cellular Mechanisms of Communication The exploration of the cell biological aspects of nervous system development, function and health continues delivering groundbreaking pieces of information that push forward our understanding of brai…

EMBO Events @EMBOevents Dec 13, 2024

Apply now for EMBO Workshop onCell Biology of the Nervous System: Cellular Mechanisms of Communication 05 – 08 May 2025 in Heraklion, Greece

📜 Abstract submission and registration deadline: 1 March 2025

meetings.embo.org/event/25-cell-…

#EMBOcellBioComm
View quoted post on X

Hilliard Lab @HilliardLab Feb 20, 2025

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