#YoungVIIN2025 was surprisingly fun and way more informative than I expected. Loved all the talks! And headed home with new insights and a few things I definitely want to look up later! π€
Huge thanks to all the organisers, you did an amazing job!
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15.11.2025 01:45 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Great energy from Wei-Che Chan as they showcase a 'microfluidic chip' that enables monitoring Ca2+ dynamic of individual cells! A novel tool used to discover: "Dynamic Single-Cell Microfluidics Uncovers Heterogeneous Mechanisms of Response to Anti-PD-1 Therapy" π¬
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14.11.2025 06:25 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Diving into more unconventional T cell research today! π¬
Xiaoyue Zhang, my labmate at @thedohertyinst.bsky.social, is presenting her amazing work: "Macrophages play critical roles in MR1 antigen presentation and regulation of MAIT cell immunity against bacteria".
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14.11.2025 05:59 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Vic Lin is on stage now presenting "Altered gastrointestinal permeability and immune profiles in the Shank3B-/- mouse model of autism and modulation by the microbial metabolite-sequestering drug".
𧬠Learning how gut dysfunction and autism are linked is genuinely inspiring!
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14.11.2025 05:39 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Another great science bite from You Min Ahn @latrobeuni.bsky.social on "First molecular insight into HLA-C contribution to COVID-19 outcome" π§¬π¦
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14.11.2025 05:24 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Here to cover Science Bite talks!
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Photo: hyper realistic model of me today πΈ
14.11.2025 05:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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14.11.2025 04:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And now learning from amazing Nancy Wang of @mcri.bsky.social about the immune system response to Salmonella infection: Novel vaccines and diagnostics might be on the way!
πβΆοΈπ©π» "From mouse to human: harnessing CD4+ T cell-mediated immunity againstΒ Salmonella"
14.11.2025 04:28 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0
Another interesting talk from Jesse Thomas about infection in chicken to keep :
π¬ Designing Improved Diagnostic Assays for IBDV Detection in Australia
And a good reminder that infections in chickens matter as they make up a huge part of the global meat supply! πβ€οΈ
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14.11.2025 04:01 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Great talk from @ludivine-grzelak.bsky.social from @thedohertyinst.bsky.social on "Revealing dose and repeat effects of a novel Influenza vaccine on humoral immunity".
Always excited when flu vaccine research moves ahead. More of this, please! ππ
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14.11.2025 03:01 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
Lunch time for scientists to feed their brain π§ π
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14.11.2025 01:50 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Another exciting Science Bite by Kavitha Wilson Rajaratnam on how a common stomach bacteria escape your immune system!
π¬"Identification of immunomodulatory proteins in Helicobacter pylori-derived extracellular vesicles."
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14.11.2025 01:32 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Now listening to Dr Mitra Ashayeripanah sharing their approach to develop more immunogenic bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) strains for vaccination: "Enhanced immunogenicity in mouse by recombinant BCG prime and protein boost based on latency antigen Rv1733c and/or reactivation antigen RpfE".
14.11.2025 01:16 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Great energy from Long Huynh from bio21 Institute as they walk us through their reseach on "Expansion microscopy" revealing how Kelch 13 mutations impair feeding in artemisinin resistant Plasmodium parasites!
Malaria is in the spotlight at #YoungVIIN2025 ! π¦
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14.11.2025 01:05 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Kicking off the Science Bites session with 13 exciting talks! π€#YoungVIIN2025 #VIINYIS
14.11.2025 00:53 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Totally loved the talk by Dr Marcel Doerflinger on How to become a Laboratory Head ...for Dummies!
My main takeaway: chase the science that excites you, be patient with the process, and sooner or later those big opportunities (the so-called βluckβ) will come your way.
#YoungVIIN2025
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14.11.2025 00:02 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Hello Bluesky! π
First post here. Iβll be sharing updates from the #YoungVIIN2025 conference today, hope you enjoy the ride! #VIINYIS
13.11.2025 22:16 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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