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Not sure what your next science career step will be? or want to learn more about career possibilities?

Join us for the annual @theviin.bsky.social Careers Evening!

📆 Wednesday July 30th
🕐5.30 -8.30pm
📍WEHI

Register via TryBooking by 11.59pm Sunday 20th of July
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Get your registrations in by 5pm today!

@theviin.bsky.social

Do you need help writing a scientific abstract? or want some tips on how to effectivy communicate you amazing science?

Come along to our ebinar to learn more! viin.org.au/event/confer...

When ⏰️ Wednesday 16th July, 10am -12pm

Register by 5pm Monday 14th of July 👇

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Queensland records first case of fatal disease in three years Horse owners are encouraged to vaccinate their animals against the disease which can be fatal to both horses and, in rare cases, humans.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Potent neutralising monoclonal antibodies targeting the spike of NL63 coronavirus - npj Viruses npj Viruses - Potent neutralising monoclonal antibodies targeting the spike of NL63 coronavirus

We are excited to share our paper describing neutralising monoclonal antibodies against human coronavirus NL63, an alphacoronavirus that uses the same ACE2 receptor as SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, but generally only causes mild respiratory illness. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Do you want to recap the highlights of the last @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social meeting? Have a read of the AVS12 Meeting Report 👇

Did you know the more SARS-COV-2 vaccines you get, the more IgG4 you will have? But what does this mean? Read all about it in @ruthamypurcell.bsky.social PhD paper! @amywchung.bsky.social @kev-in-science.bsky.social @viralvaxlab.bsky.social

First case of Japanese encephalitis reported in NSW for this season; take steps to avoid mosquito bites if you live in or are visiting western NSW https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250215_00.aspx

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Statement from ASV supporting DEI

🧪 #ASV American Society of Virology strong statement on the importance and value of diversity and inclusion in science because "this results in exceptional science, makes us stronger as a community, makes our science better, and aligns with the values of ASV" ❤️ASV!

As Richard Webby told me two weeks ago: "I have seen what this virus does... I would absolutely not want to drink a glass of raw milk in California right now."
#H5N1 🧪

Frontiers | Two decades ago, giant viruses were discovered: the fall of an old paradigm Arguably, one of the most exciting moments in science, and definitely in molecular biology, is when a well-established paradigm is overturned (we use the con...

Are giant viruses one "acident" away from becoming a single cell organism? Maybe!? This is a question that will be occupying space in my brain for the foreseeable future 🤣
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The iconic LIMS1 scientific research building at La Trobe Unviersity, taken from the Level 2 walkway outside of the library overlooking the LIMS courtyard. It's dusk, and building is lit up in contrast to the darkening blue sky.

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We look forward to sharing LIMS research, achievements and events with everyone here. Watch this space!

#science #LIMSLTU #latrobe

Breaking news 🗞 A photo of me in my natural habitat has been captured today 📸 🤣

Thanks to the organisers of #AVS12 for the chance to present our work & the audience for sticking around for the last session of the conference 🙏

Many friends @carol-tclz.bsky.social 🤣

a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and saying " there are three primary theories " ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a piece of paper and saying " there are three primary theories "

Today is the day! I will be speaking in the last session of the last day at #AVS12 sharing a snippet of a very cool story involving pigs & a nasty virus called African swine fever virus 🐷 Hope I will see you there (promise I will be more engaging than Ross) 😊 @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

How do we help support & increase Indigenous researchers in virology? Well, it starts with education (get kids interested in cool science!), is supported by policy & strengthend through respect & science communication 🗣 #AVS12 #STEM #firstscientists @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

Fascinating talk from @marypetrone.bsky.social examining virosphere in aquatic animals like corals, sea sponges, and tunicates, the latter which have flu like viruses! @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social #AVS12 #viralsky #socool #scienceyeah

Next up is Marios Koutsakos @marioskoutsakos.bsky.social who is presenting Antigenic evolution of the influenza B virus HA over 80 years of circulation in humans. Marios has apologised for only including one phylogenetic tree in his talk in this evolutionary virology session. #AVS12

Amazing work from @nataleenewton.bsky.social showing the utility of the Binjari platform for TBF structures!

I've made a starter pack for Aussie virologists joining Bluesky at #AVS12. Let me know if you would like to be added- please share 🤗

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Amazing work @royalfizzbin.bsky.social 👏 the self proclaimed dirt queen 👸 Such a feat. getting that much RNA from soil! #AVS12

Great to see some multivalent DNA vaccine development against such a nasty virus 💉 Can't wait to see where this goes in the future 🚀 #AVS12

To bring our science bites home with the only organism that we can eat from this session from Jacinta Agius (Helbig lab, La Trobe) talking about Protecting Australia's abalone: A herpesvirus (HaHV-1) defence strategy (#113)

Did you know there are viruses big enough to have their own viruses? Chantel Abergel went back to the land of dinosaurs in the permafrost to discover many weird and wonderful giant viruses 🤯 #AVS12 #virology @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

So cool! It's amazing how chimeric viruses can be used a vaccines 💉 #AVS12

Brilliant talk! I love hearing about how traditional knowledge/ medicine and modern medicine can be used together to enhance the health of communities in the Pacific 🤗 #AVS12 @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

Very proud to see the talented Julian Sng from the Short lab presenting his post-acute sequelae (PASC) of COVID-19 at #AVS12 talking about their mouse adapted model and teasing out the phenotype of PASC.

Did you know you can induce gene transcription using CRISPR? It's not just a pair of scissors used to knock out genes ✂️ Micheal Beard and Co. Used CRSPR activation to investigate the role of ISGs in antiviral immunity #AVS12 #CRISPR #virology #@ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

@grovearmada.bsky.social fantastic talk 👏