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A fully funded PhD scholarship is available with Associate Professor Francesca Frentiu. Closing date 30 May 2025.

Title: “Microbial diversity in mosquito vectors of encephalitic flaviviruses and impact on a novel biocontrol” Application closing date: 30th of May 2025 What you will receive: You’ll receive a stipend scholarship of $33,637 per annum for a maximum duration of 3.5 years while undertaking a QUT PhD. There is also the possibility of an…

CIIC welcomes Dr Yvette Ong

Dr Yvette Ong

CIIC recently welcomed Dr Yvette Ong to the centre. Dr. Yvette Ong recently completed her PhD in Microbiology from The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2024, which focused on understanding the complex regulatory network of key virulence factors in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). Yvette will be working with Professor Greg Cook on…

CIIC researchers discover potential breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant melanoma

CIIC researchers Associate Professor Sónia Troeira Henriques and Dr Aurelie Benfield  from the Peptide Therapeutics and Membrane Biology Research Group located at the Translational Research Institute (TRI) have discovered a potential breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant melanoma. Their work reveals how peptides derived from a…

Associate Professor Francesca Frentiu Awarded NHMRC Ideas Grant

Francesca Frentiu is a virologist studying the transmission of arboviruses or mosquito borne viruses

Associate Professor Francesca Frentiu has been awarded $988,421.60 in the latest round of NHMRC Ideas Grant funding for the project, Combatting mosquito-borne encephalitic viruses: new biocontrol and risk prediction tools. Chief investigator Professor Frentiu, Arbovirus Research Group Leader at CIIC, said the project’s aim was to develop…

A little ray of sunshine. Early signs of success for a koala chlamydia vaccine.

Wonderful to see Professor Ken Beagley’s research into developing a chlamydia vaccine for koalas recently featured in The Sydney Morning Herald. Professor Beagley and his team are currently working on an implantable device that would deliver a booster to vaccinated koalas and is part of a five-year trial in partnership with Currumbin…

The Centre for Immunology & Infection Control 2024 Symposium and Industry Networking event. Registrations close on Tuesday 29th October

Registrations are now open for the Centre for Immunology and Infection Control 2024 Research Symposium and networking event on Tuesday 5th November. Register via the QR code below or here           This event, hosted at the RBWH Education Centre, is an opportunity to celebrate research collaboration and a valuable opportunity to network…