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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at @UniMelbMDHS @theRMH. Research includes #HIV, #hepatitis, #malaria, #influenza #COVID19 & more.

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Congratulations to University of Melbourne Dr Sarah Hanieh for winning the Cogniss Priority Digital Health Challenge 2025, to develop an interactive nutrition education app tailored for migrant and refugee families. To find out more visit 🔗 @UniMelbMDHS
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Introducing 'Two Worlds, One Health' podcast, a journey into the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), where Yolŋu healing traditions meet modern Western medicine in unique and unexpected ways. 🎧 Hosted by University of Melbourne's Dr Sarah Hanieh, episodes
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RT @AusSMC: 🩸 Blood cancer treatment CAR T-cell therapy shows first signs of fighting solid tumours too, say @PeterMacCC @TheKids_AU @latro….
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RT @MCRI_for_kids: Congrats to #MCRI's Dr Elissavet Nikolaou who received a Victorian Critical Vaccines Collection (VC²) Research Seed Fund….
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Registrations and abstract submissions now open: Oceania Transgenic and Assisted Reproductive Technologies Symposium (OTART). Join in for an opportunity to share advancements in transgenic technologies and assisted reproductive techniques. 🗓️ 29 OCT.📍 Doherty Institute.Register.
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Australia continues to make significant strides in addressing chronic hepatitis B, but critical gaps remain in diagnosis, care, and treatment. The WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis recently launched the National Surveillance for Hepatitis B Indicators Project 2023
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RT @MaassThiago: Excited to share our latest publication in the @J_Immunol! 👇🧵. @TheDohertyInst .
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Each year several million Australians develop a significant flu-like illness, with a portion developing persistent symptoms like fatigue and ‘brain fog’. A landmark study is recruiting people with flu-like symptoms to understand prevelance and impact of persistent illnesses like
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RT @LMackayLab: Thrilled to see our own @MarinaYakou in the #ASMRSpotlight! 🤩.Her research is tackling some big questions in cancer immunol….
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Congratulations Prof Laura Mackay who has secured a prestigious @CancerResearch Institute (USA) grant to advance research into novel immunotherapy targets for breast cancer. The @LMackayLab is leading the way in tissue-resident memory (TRM) cell research and how these cells can
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Early bird registration closing soon! Join Organoids Are Us 2025 for the latest research and discussion on organoids, stem cells, cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease. 🗓️ 23 - 26 SEP.📍 Hosted by @CRUK_SI. Register 🔗 @organoidscience
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Congratulations to Professor Jodie McVernon who has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of her distinguished service to medical research, in the field of epidemiology and infection prevention, to tertiary education and to public health. Find
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New research using Nanopore direct RNA sequencing could help doctors quickly determine a bacterial or viral infection in critically ill children, potentially leading to faster treatment and help reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics. Find out more 🔗
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Doherty Institute researchers have made a major breakthrough in HIV research by repurposing the same mRNA delivery system used in COVID-19 vaccines, not to prevent infection, but as a potential strategy to find a cure. Find out more 🔗 @UniMelb @TheRMH
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RT @WHOCCFluMelb: The Centre recently welcomed Dr. ShuJuan Cui from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. During her visit….
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RT @nhmrc: Congrats to Prof Laura Mackay (@unimelb & @theDohertyInst) who was awarded the 2024 NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant….
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Collaborators: Clinicians from @TheRMH @Austin_Health @easternhealthau @AlfredHealth.@WesternHealth University Hospital Geelong and Bendigo Health.
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🧬🔬 Breakthrough research improves patient care for severe golden staph infections. Our researchers in collaboration with seven VIC hospitals, are the first to show that using real-time genome sequencing to track bacterial changes during Staphylococcus aureus infection can give
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Congratulations @Nick_E_Scott for receiving the Australasian Proteomics Society (APS) Career Development Award 👏 The award recognises his contributions to proteome science through his work on developing new methodologies to monitor glycosylation, which can be harnessed for
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Congratulations to Doherty Institute researchers who have received Australian Society for Microbiology Awards for their contributions to the field of microbiology 🔬. @DrDanielleIngle & Dr Sacha Pidot - 2025 Frank Fenner Award .Dr Chris Connor - 2025 Early Career Researcher Award
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