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…
The QUT Centre for Immunology and Infection Control (CIIC) is currently establishing a CIIC Consumer Advisory Group to aid the planning and development of their research. CIIC is seeking both consumers with lived experience, and those with a professional clinical/health background who have an interest in our centre’s research, to be an…
The Centre for Immunology & Infection Control celebrated HDR research at the first HDR Dialogues event of the year last week at Kelvin Grove, with presenters Jahirul Islam, Tristen Jackson, M.S., Jeimy Jimenez Loayza, Mary Ann Zajackowski and Kate Zimmermann all providing an update on their projects. The sessions also provide a valuable…
A new trial is aiming to reduce symptoms and improve the quality of life of young Australians with hay fever, the country’s most common allergic disease. To help tackle this chronic condition, 17 general practices and allergy clinics across Australia have partnered with the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE), hosted at Murdoch…
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 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 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…
CIIC recently celebrated research and collaboration at the CIIC 2024 Symposium held at the RBWH Education Centre. Many thanks to everyone who attended and a particular thank you to Professor Trent Munro, Chair of Life Sciences Queensland for delivering the keynote speech ‘The Future of Queensland’s Innovation Economy.’ CIIC research…
Have you developed hayfever as a teenager or adult? CIIC research and National Allergy Centre of Excellence expert, Professor Janet Davies along with NACE colleague Associate Professor Joy Lee, explain the reasons why the condition often starts later life. Read more in The Conversation Australia + NZ If you have hay fever and want to…
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 CIIC Allergy Research Group is collaborating with consumers to find out the main concerns of people living with hay fever. This survey will set directions for future research on hay fever. Access survey here or scan QR code above.  …
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…