📢Proud of Tejas Menon his first author paper published in Nature Communications, identifying & characterising 9 #influenzaB CD8 T cell epitopes. Strikingly elderly individuals had no exhaustion & excellent memory phenotypes!🧵⬇️ Kedzierska Lab Doherty Institute go.unimelb.edu.au/qgd8

Have you ever wondered why the same virus causes mild infections in young individuals and severe infections in elderly? Not only is this my personal research interest #DoImmunology but it is also the theme of #DayofImmunology . Read more about it on the Doherty Institute website ⬇️

No worries, abstracts for Options2024 are 300 words and deadline due April 15th!

In the studio now is Lauren Howson, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Senior Research Office in the Bryant Lab at the Immunology Division at WEHI #science iseverywhere #3RRRFM #science

Final days before the Call for Abstract extension CLOSES! April 15th is just around the corner! Check out the speakers, travel awards, the sessions, Brisbane and accommodation- visit optionsxii2024.org.uk

As of 4 April 2024, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 confirmed by USDA APHIS in dairy cows on 16 farms in the USA: Texas (8 farms), Kansas (3), New Mexico (2), Michigan (1), Idaho (1), and Ohio (1). #vogelgriep

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Great PhD project on T Cell immunology! ⬇️

Good news everyone! In response to popular demand we have extended the abstract deadline to the 15th of April 11:59pm AEST. There will be no additional extesions so make sure you get your abstracts in ASAP!

Looking forward to the #DayofImmunology #ImmunityAndAging webinar organised by International Union of Immunological Societies & EFIS ! By 2050 >20% of the worlds population will be >65yrs, what impact does your age have on your immune system, how does it affect your ability to fight viruses & cancers?

Good morning! Another day and another 10 reasons to come to Options2024

Ever wondered what happens when you are sequentially infected with two unrelated viruses? To find out, we assessed immune responses to encephalitic #arbovirus 🧠followed by #influenza virus infection 🫁 Isabelle Foo Lukasz Katherine Kedzierska Doherty Institute nature.com/articles/s4146…

Amazing line up of excellent speakers at Options2024 #optionsXIIcovering get your abstracts in to by april 5th!

Good morning - as we approach the abstract submission deadline (April 5th) I want to give you 10 reasons to come to OptionsXII every day - Today we will focus on the amazing speaker lineup!!!

Thrilled to launch Australia’s first purpose-built facility to deliver human challenge trials, Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd. The Melb-based facility will accelerate the development of novel medicines & vaccines for infectious diseases.
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UniMelb MDHS @thermh

📢 Submit your abstracts for #OptionsXII now! Deadline April 5th. Selected abstracts from #PhD and #ECRs will be considered for travel scholarships! #influenza #COVID19 #RSV #Brisbane

📣📣Numerous Options XII travel scholarships will be an open competition for anyone submitting an abstract! Submissions due April 5!

Indicate your interests in being considered for a travel scholarship when you submit your abstract!

More details below 👇

Janice Craig Vincent Racaniello TWiV This Week in Virology- my fav podcast for infectious diseases will be at Options2024 Brisbane- your chance to meet them in person and hear the latest news live 🦠🎧

Deadline for #optionxii is approaching soon!! April 5th
See you in #Brisbane #australia #influenza #COVID_19

Early career researchers will have a spotlight 🔦💡✨ Options2024 with the highest ranked abstracts in a dedicated session. Add polish to your abstract and submit by April 5th to have your work shine in Brisbane!