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Thursday July 03, 2025

Congratulations to Ying Wong 2024 51���� Travel Awardee (Postdoctoral)   We warmly congratulate Ying Wong winner of the 2024 51���� Travel Award   I am a Breakthrough T1D Postdoctoral Fellow in the Molecular Immunology Lab at the University of Adelaide, currently leading the Type 1 diabetes (T1D) immunogenomics research program. My work leverages cutting-edge methodologies such as single-cell ATAC-seq, RNA-seq and Hi-C to identify early gene signatures associated with disease progression and predict progression risk in children with genetic predisposition of T1D.  In partnership with the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity ...
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Tuesday July 01, 2025

Congratulations to Carolien van de Sandt 2023 51���� Career Advancement Awardee (Ada category)   We warmly congratulate Carolien van de Sandt winner of the 2023 51���� Career Advancement Award (Ada category)   I am a Research Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne (UoM). My research focusses on improving our understanding on how immunity is formed and why it fails in at-risk populations like the elderly and immunocompromised individuals. My aim is to use this knowledge to repaired immunity when it ...
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Friday June 20, 2025

  Dear 51���� Members, It is with profound sadness that we inform our members of the passing of Emerita Professor Ieva Kotlarski. Prof. Kotlarski was an 51���� Honorary Life member, recognised for her pivotal contributions to Immunology & Cell Biology (ICB) and 51����.   Ieva was ICB's first Editor-in-Chief from 1987-1992, and played a major role in securing 51����'s ownership of the journal ICB, for which we are truly indebted.  Ieva was also Derrick Rowley's first PhD student and longstanding work colleague for more than 25 years.   Please ...
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Tuesday June 10, 2025

2025 Day of Immunology - Member Report The Great Vaccination Debate Draws Crowds at University of New England Authors: Lauren Grzazek, Providence Rockloff, Fleur Steen, Natkunam Ketheesan University of New England   It was standing room that greeted the late arrivals to the Lewis Lecture Theatre on April 29th as over 150 people packed into the University of New England (UNE) venue - an uncommon sight in the post-COVID era. The occasion? The Great Vaccination Debate, held to mark the Day of Immunology, continuing UNE's ...
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Tuesday June 03, 2025

  Register for IUIS 2025 Vienna Standard Registrations close on June 20th 2025 Click here to register for IUIS 2025  
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Friday May 30, 2025

A message from your 51���� FIMSA Representative Dear 51���� Members, The IUIS education committee is organising a course titled Immuno-Cambodia: Immune Responses to Arbovirus Infections from a One Health Perspective, to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 23–29, 2025. Please click here to view the flyer. The organisers are currently seeking lecturers for the course. In particular, they are looking for experts who can speak on the following topics: Innate immunity in mosquitoes or other insects Therapeutic immunity in mosquitoes or other insects Antibody responses ...
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Wednesday May 21, 2025

Congratulations to Ha Tran 2024 51���� Travel Awardee   We warmly congratulate Ha Tran winner of the 2024 51���� Travel Award   I’m currently pursuing my PhD in Reproductive Immunology Group at the Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide. Originally from Vietnam, I moved to Alice Springs (Mparntwe) in 2008 and later relocated to Adelaide in 2019 to pursue my undergraduate studies in Immunology and Bioinformatics. My research is centred around the study of mammalian reproduction and development, with a focus on the immune regulation of fertility and pregnancy by ...
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Sunday May 18, 2025

Congratulations to Erica Stewart 2024 51���� Travel Awardee   We warmly congratulate Erica Stewart winner of the 2024 51���� Travel Award (Postdoctoral)   I am an immunologist and vaccinologist interested in studying the immune responses to mucosal vaccines, especially after respiratory delivery. I underwent my PhD training from 2019 to 2023 at the University of Sydney as part of Professor Jamie Triccas’s lab. In my doctoral studies we were interested in characterising the immune mechanisms behind the success of a new vaccine adjuvant, Advax. Following the completion of my PhD, ...
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Saturday May 17, 2025

Congratulations to Oliver Skinner 2023 51���� Career Advancement Award   We warmly congratulate Oliver Skinner winner of the 2023 51���� Career Advancement Award   I am a postdoctoral researcher in A/Prof. Ashraful Haque's lab at the Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne. I would like to gratefully thank 51���� for the career advancement award which has helped support conference travel and meeting collaborators. A summer's day in Galway city centre during some downtime after the EMBO workshop. After completing my PhD at the Garvan Institute with Prof. Mike Rogers and ...
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Thursday May 15, 2025

Congratulations to Roland Ruscher 2023 51���� Gordon Ada Award   We warmly congratulate Roland Ruscher winner of the 2023 51���� Gordon Ada Award -- Supporting mid career 51���� members who wish to travel for career related purposes My name is Roland Ruscher, I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM), located in the tropical north of Queensland. I started my research group in 2022, focussing on the complex dynamics of intestinal barrier surface immunity. In 2023, I was honoured with the ...
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Thursday May 15, 2025

Congratulations to Haressh Sajiir 2024 51���� Postgraduate Career Advancement Awardee   We warmly congratulate Haressh Sajiir winner of the 2024 51���� Postgraduate Career Advancement Award -- Recognising and further advancing the research of student members of 51���� at a critical point in their career I am honoured to have received the 51���� Postgraduate Career Advancement Award, which has significantly supported my transition into the next phase of my academic career. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Queensland, where I am deeply invested in understanding the complex ...
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Thursday May 15, 2025

Congratulations to Yomani Sarathkumara 2024 51���� Postdoctoral Travel Awardee   We warmly congratulate Yomani Sarathkumara winner of the 2024 51���� Postdoctoral Travel Award -- Supporting early-mid career members of 51���� who wish to travel overseas for career-related purposes I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Molecular Immunology Lab at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland under the supervision of Professor Denise Doolan. I completed my PhD (2023) in the same lab at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM), James Cook University.  Our research ...
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Thursday May 15, 2025

Congratulations to Ailin Lepletier 2023 51���� Carer's Grant Recipient   We warmly congratulate Ailin Lepletier recipient of the 2023 51���� Carer's Grant -- Supporting primary carers to be able to attend 51���� Branch Meetings and the 51���� Annual Meeting I am Ailin, a Research Fellow Grade 2 at the Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University. My research career has centered on understanding T cell development and function, particularly focusing on novel strategies to identify and target dysfunctional T cell responses during aging, cancer, infectious diseases and autoimmunity. With eight years ...
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Monday April 07, 2025

Congratulations to ALEXANDRA CAREY HOPPÉ 2024 51���� CAREER ADVANCEMENT - POSTGRADUATE AWARDEE     We warmly congratulate Alexandra Carey Hoppé winner of the 2024 51���� Career Advancement – Postgraduate Award.   I am currently in my final year of my PhD candidature within the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, under the supervision of Dr Mee Ling Munier, A/Prof Vanessa Venturi and Prof Anthony Kelleher. In my past life I was a professional contemporary dancer however I have now thrown away the leotards and ...
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Monday April 07, 2025

Congratulations to Harry Horsnell 2024 51���� Travel Awardee   We warmly congratulate Harry Horsnell winner of the 2024 51���� Travel Award - Postdoctoral   My name is Harry Horsnell, and I started my career in immunology at University College London (UK) in the lab of Dr Sophie Acton. During my PhD I worked on understanding how stromal cells use physical forces to control the immune function of lymph nodes. To continue my research career, I moved to the Peter Doherty Institute (PDI) in September 2022. I joined Professor Scott ...
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Friday March 28, 2025

51���� 2024 Sydney - Photo Gallery is now available for member viewing View our 51���� Photo Gallery! Click here for the direct link to view the 51���� 2024 Sydney Photo Gallery. 🗓️ Save the date for 51���� 2025 Perth -  Dec 1-5, 2025  
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Thursday March 20, 2025

Congratulations to Mee Ling Munier 2024 51���� Gordon Ada Travel Awardee   We warmly congratulate Mee Ling Munier winner of the 2024 51���� Gordon Ada Travel Award -- Supporting mid career 51���� members who wish to travel for career related purposes I am a Senior Research Fellow and group leader of the Vaccine Immunogenomics group within the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. The broad aim of my research is to understand and characterise the human immune response to vaccination and viral infection.  We utilise ...
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Tuesday March 18, 2025

Congratulations to Laura Cook 2022 51���� Gordon Ada Career Advancement Awardee   We warmly congratulate Laura Cook winner of the 2022 51���� Gordon Ada Career Advancement Award Supporting mid career 51���� members who wish to travel for career related purposes I am an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Investigator and Senior Research Officer in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute. My group is pursuing studies of immune regulation, with a focus on regulatory T cells. We are particularly interested in mechanisms that enhance ...
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Tuesday March 04, 2025

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee Update     An update from Sumaira Hasnain 51���� Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Coordinator and Chair, EDI Committee    It is with great pleasure that I write my first column in my capacity as the new Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Chair at the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology. Having served as the Deputy Chair for the past year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the outgoing EDI Chair, Prof. Diana Hansen, and her predecessor, Dr Kylin ...
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Monday March 03, 2025

Congratulations to Charis Teh, 2024 51���� Margaret Baird Awardee   We warmly congratulate Charis Teh winner of the Margaret Baird Women in Immunology 51���� Award    Cracking the code for cancer treatment is the ultimate goal. My team is getting closer to this by identifying the 'kill switch' that makes regulatory T (Treg) cells self-destruct and harnessing the knowledge for new Treg-based immunotherapies.  My journey in immunology and cell death biology has taken me through world-renowned laboratories: I completed my PhD under Professors Christopher Goodnow and Anselm Enders at ...
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