@maddiewemyss.bsky.social
Project Officer at The VIIN | Salmonella & cell death 🦠| TA at Monash. Still steadily thesis writing for my PhD with the Pearson Lab! Keen on equity & diversity, SciComm and good science 👩🔬📚🧫🔬She/Her. Views are my own.
Really nice to be back on the beach for Lorne Infection & Immunity. Thanks to the organisers for a great meeting and the chance to share our work. Lorne was my first ever conference when I was a young student, and it's great to see the community going strong #lorneiandi
Gorgeous views of Lorne for tonight's #lorneiandi Conference Dinner at the Peak! Plus a few furry locals saying hi 🦘
Fantastic talk @joshnewson.bsky.social, incredible work getting so many multimutant Salmonella strains up and running! 👏
Over the lunch break on day 2 of #lorneIandI we held a fantastic networking session where our students and ECRs had a chance to speak to our invited speakers and sponsors. Thanks to everyone involved for a highly engaging session!
Such an interesting story of the mystery of Buruli Ulcer involving possums, mozzies and humans🦠🦟🔍! Excited to see what we do next to eliminate Buruli Ulcer #lorneiandi
Now at the Welcome Function at the Lorne Common. A great avenue to network and connect with colleagues. What a great way to end the Day 1 of the 16th Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026. #lorneiandi
Great first poster session from researchers around diverse topics on infection and immunity. #lorneiandi
Only 10 minutes to go until we kick off another incredible Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference! Can't wait to hear from all of our stellar speakers 🤩
#lorneiandi 2026
We've created a starter pack for everyone attending & supporting this year's Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference! 🔬🧪🦠🏖️
Let us know if you're attending #lorneiandi 2026 and would like to be added!
Check out the starter pack here: go.bsky.app/PC2BiE3
It's not too late to join us for Lorne I&I 2026! We have an incredible line-up of stellar Invited Speakers joining us from interstate and across the globe; check out our live Program for more details.
Don't miss out, register now! www.lorneinfectionimmunity.org/registration
#lorneiandi
That wraps up an incredible day of science! A huge shoutout to all presenters, our amazing keynote speakers, Marcel Doerflinger and Nancy Wang, and a round of applause for the award winners! Thanks for making this symposium a success. We look forward to seeing you next year!
#YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
Our first Keynote speaker group leader Marcel Doerflinger from @wehi-research.bsky.social giving an overview of his career trajectory to becoming a lab head, including 6 key tips on how to succeed #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
After a fantastic morning of oral presentations, our first Keynote speaker and rapid fire Science Bites it's time for lunch and Poster session I 🧫💡
#YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
Looking forward to seeing all the exciting #infection and #immunology research from the #EMCRs in Victoria! A really great event to be a part of ☺️🧪🦠🧬🧫
Ready for an inspiring day of infection and immunology presentations!! Can't wait to hear from our young investigators #YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
By popular demand, oral abstract submissions for Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026 have been extended to Friday 17th October!
Join our exciting 2026 program alongside a fantastic line-up of International and National Invited Speakers.
⏰Only three days left, so don't miss out!
‼️Deadline approaching - Don't miss your chance to submit an oral abstract for 16th Annual Lorne Infection & Immunity Conference
📍Held 18-20 of February 2026 at the Mantra Lorne
📝 Career Development Awards also available
Apply at www.lorneinfectionimmunity.org
Deadline: Friday, 10th of October
Join us for our annual VIIN Young Investigator Symposium!
🗓️ Fri 14th Nov 8:00am-7:30pm
📍Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville
Abstract submissions close next Fri 29th Aug!
Register now! 👇
bit.ly/471WFK0
#VIINYIS
📝 Working on a manuscript? Not sure on how to navigate the submission process?
Join our next workshop “Manuscript Mastery” for all the tips and tricks on how to prepare your work for publication!
🕰️ Wed 10th Sept 10am - 12pm
Register by 5pm Friday 5th September
bit.ly/45gWCst
That’s a wrap on our careers evening! Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for sharing insights on alternative career paths, and to VIIN Emerging leaders Committee & WEHI for a fantastic event. See you at the next one!
#VIINcareers
VIIN Careers Evening, starting soon ⏳️
We're looking forward to hearing from a great line up of panelists.
🕕Start time: 6pm.
Only 3 DAYS LEFT to register!
📝VIIN Webinar: Conference Abstract Writing and Effective Scientific Communication
📅Wed 16 July 10am-12pm
⌛Registrations must close 5pm on Mon 14 July, don't miss out! forms.gle/5SHKrKqu5SMy...
See flyer for details. We look forward to seeing you there!
#VIINworkshop
🚨 Applications for the 2025 ACDS Professional Development Award close soon!
Don't miss your chance to secure $2,000 for travel or training.
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm AEST, Friday 6 June
📩 Apply now: australasiancelldeathsociety.com/acds-awards
(1/3) 🏆 Applications are now open for the 2025 ACDS Professional Development Award!
A $2,000 grant for a PhD student or ECR to support national or international professional development 🌍✈️
Conference? Lab visit? Data training? This one's for you.
More info below
(1/3) 🌍 We're kicking off our 2025 International Cell Death Seminar Series with @ecdo & @CDDpress on Wed 7 May!
🕓 4:30pm AEST / 8:30am CEST
📍 Online (Zoom link in poster)
A fantastic international line-up awaits... 🧵👇
Congratulations Michelle, how exciting! 👏
Thank you @sethlucianmasters.bsky.social and Aysha for your time & scientific insight! And thank you to the >70 @auscelldeathsoc.bsky.social members for tuning in!
A fantastic morning hosting 2 exceptional #celldeath researchers at the 2025 #ACDS Welcome Seminar!
Seth Masters shared his exciting research program exploring NLRP mutations in patients with inflammatory disease. Similarly, Aysha Al-Ani showed us the power of combining bedside-bench IBD research 🔥
Impressive talk from @jamiahemphill.bsky.social who is investigating antimicrobial activity in the human gastrointestinal microbiome at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social #lorneiandi
Fantastic talk by Dr Cristina Giogha from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social on how enteric bacterial pathogens inhibit host protein translation #lorneiandi