Dr. Emily Bryan was awarded Best New Investigator Award at the International Society for Immunology Reproduction meeting helld in Nara, Japan, 12-16 November 2019. Badal (Randika) Yapa was selected as a finalist in the VC’s Awards in Student as Partner category…
Presentations
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Xiaodong Huang presented her work at the QIMRB ECR seminar series on the 8th of November 2019. Jessica O’Callaghan presented work from her PhD at the QIMR-B ECR seminar series on the 15th of November 2019…
Panels and Workshops
Dr. Francesca Frentiu was: Appointed as Chair for Assessment Panel for Advance Queensland Engaging Science Grants. Invited to deliver a career development workshop for women by the Society for Systematic Biology Australia. Participated in an invitation-only NHMRC Workshop on Climate Change and Health in Australia…
Koala Chlamydia rapid test in the news
Prof. Ken Beagley’s Koala Chlamydia rapid test was reported in: Scimex newsfeed PhysOrg QUT news…
Nominations and Awards
Badal (Randika) Yapa won 3rd prize in SAGE HDR Student Publications Competition for 2019. Jessica O’Callaghan was runner-up in the QUT School of Biomedical Sciences 3MT competition…
International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
Prof. Flavia Huygens presented a talk at the International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistence, Lisbon, Portugal on the 9-14th of June 2019…
Event: 22 May 2019 – Francesca Frentiu presents at Pint of Science
Congratulations Dr Francesca Frentiu on your great presentation at the Pint of Science event. https://pintofscience.com.au/event/a-zika-y-situation Event alert: Beer + science = a great night out! Join Dr Francesca Frentiu and other researchers over a pint to talk science. When: May 22 | Doors open 6:30pm | Start time 7pm | End time…
QUT researchers collaborate with Metro North clinicians to strengthen patient outcomes
Infection and Immunity researcher Associate Professor Makrina Totsika is involved in a collaborative research project that has received a grant from the Metro North Hospital and Health Service Office of Research. Read more at QUT News: https://www.qut.edu.au/institute-of-health-and-biomedical-innovation/about/news/news?news-id=143330…
Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus
Infection and Immunity researchers, with QIMR Berghofer researchers, have found that the dengue fever mosquito common to north and central Queensland poses the greatest danger of spreading the Zika virus in Australia.
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Nominations and Awards
Dr. Johanna Kenyon was nominated as the QUT representative for the Academy of Science EMCR Representative Network. Anthony Verderosa has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Australian Society for Microbiology’s Nancy Millis Student award ceremony to be held at the University of Queensland on Tuesday the 19th of March…
International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses
In 2018, Respiratory Virology Research Group Leader, Professor Kirsten Spann gained membership of the paramyxovirus study group for the International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses…
Airway Epithelial Cell Network Meeting
Respiratory Virology Research Group Leader, Professor Kirsten Spann was an invited speaker at the 2017 Airway Epithelial Cell Network Meeting…