CIIC Centre Director Professor Kirsten Spann welcomed guests and keynote speaker Queensland Chief Health Officer, Dr John Gerrard, to the CIIC HDR and partner research symposiums on Wednesday 8 November. The event, held at QIMR-Berghofer, was well attended by members of the centre and research partners, and provided a valuable…
In a recent article in The Conversation, CIIC Researcher Professor Janet Davies, explains how people can prepare for the high possibility of thunderstorm asthma, in South Eastern Australia this season. Thunderstorm asthma occurs when levels of grass pollen in the air are high and when thunderstorms pass over high pollen sources. Read…
The 2023 CIIC HDR symposium will be held on Wednesday 8 November, 11am – 2.15pm at QIMR Berghofer, providing a valuable opportunity for CIIC HDR students to showcase their research. If you would like to attend please contact ciic-enquiries@qut.edu.au…
CIIC will be hosting the 2023 Research Symposium and Partner Networking event on Wednesday 8 November. This event will provide an opportunity to celebrate research excellence, collaboration, and network with colleagues. We are delighted to welcome Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard to deliver the keynote presentation: “The…
Professor Ken Beagley, from the Centre for Immunology and Infection Control is leading a research team to develop a booster vaccine using implant technology for koalas in the fight against the deadly Chlamydia disease, after being awarded a health grant to develop the technology from the Saving Koalas Fund. The new technology is designed…
The AusPollen Partnership led by Professor Janet Davies has been recognised as an NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) impact case study showcasing its contributions to allergy research and healthcare. In addition, Professor Janet Davies has also published health impact paper; Airborne grass pollen and thunderstorms…
CIIC was well represented and enjoyed recent success at the ASM (Australian Society for Microbiology) national meeting in Perth last week. HDR student Sophia Hawas won a student poster award for her research Local germinal centre B cell activity in acute UTI in mice. Dr Johanna Kenyon was awarded the Frank Fenner Mid-Career Excellence…
CIIC Research Assistant Tejasri Yarlagadda recently had the opportunity to present at #MIMS2023 held in Noosa and was awarded the best poster prize for her work on understanding the interactions between probiotic bacteria and respiratory viruses in the epithelium of the upper respiratory tract. Tejasri’s research investigates the impact…
The CIIC Allergy Research Group and NACE (The National Allergy Centre of Excellence) currently have a three-year postgraduate scholarship opportunity available In this PhD candidature, the student will have opportunity to join the QUT node of NACE and engage collaboratively with leading national allergy and respiratory physicians and…
Dr Steve Daley, expert immunologist with QUT’s Centre for Immunology and Infection Control is the co-founding scientist at Resseptor Therapeutics, a new Australian biotech company which has launched with an initial AU$2.25 million investment to develop new therapies targeting autoimmune diseases and cancer. Resseptor aims to develop new…
A world-first QUT study led by Professor Ken Beagley from the Centre for Immunology and Infection Control to vaccinate a wild koala population in Elanora on the Gold Coast against deadly chlamydia has exceeded expectations. The Chlamydia bacteria continues to decimate koala populations Australia-wide, causing blindness, infertility, and…
Queenslanders’ with hayfever and asthma are set to benefit from the first high-precision, automated, pollen -monitoring instrument in the southern hemisphere, and its first use in a subtropical region. Professor Janet Davies, National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) Respiratory and Discovery Hub Lead and QUT (Queensland University…