Seminars - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Below seminars are held in the Doherty Auditorium, Ground Floor.
Update February 2023: Department Research Seminars will be an in-person event and PhD Orations will be delivered in a hybrid format.
Research Seminars - Held on Thursdays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
Special Research Seminars - In addition to the usual Thursday Research Seminars, there may be occasional Special Research Seminars which could be held at different times.
PhD Completion Orations - Held on Wednesdays from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Celebrations will occur on the same day in the tearoom at 4:30pm.
Seminar attendees are welcome to refreshments after every each seminar.
Enquiries: micro-admin@unimelb.edu.au
2023 DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR SCHEDULE
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February Tuesday 1pm | Prof. Paul Thomas A/Prof. Aubree Gordon (University of Michigan, USA) | 'Deconstructing the form and function of T cell responses to viral infections’ | Prof Katherine Kedzierska |
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8 February Wednesday 12pm |
Prof Mark Travis (University of Manchester, UK) | 'Regulation of mucosal immunity by integrins and TGF-beta' | Prof Laura Mackay |
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9 February 1pm |
Dr Edwin Leeansyah (Tsinghua University, China) | 'Exploring the role of MAIT cells in gastrointestinal infections using human intestinal organoid platforms' | Prof Sharon Lewin |
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2 March 1pm |
Prof Dr Diana Dudziak (University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany) | 'Distinct regulation of inflammatory response in dendritic cell subpopulations' | Prof Jose Villadangos |
| 30 March |
A/Prof Paul Norman (University of Colorado) | 'Evolution Modulates Human Natural Killer Cell Functions' | Dr Oanh Nguyen |
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4 April Tuesday 12pm | Prof Janko Nikolich (University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ) | 'Age-related changes in lymph node stroma and their impact on immunity to infections' | Prof Katherine Kedzierska |
| 6 April |
Dr. Thomas Ashhurst (Sydney Cytometry Core Research Facility) | 'Integration and analysis of high-dimensional cytometry, single-cell, and spatial data for comprehensive immune profiling' | Dr Oanh Nguyen |
| 18 May |
A/Prof Kirsty Short (University of Queensland) | 'Host transcriptomics and machine learning provide a novel forward predictive model for bacterial infections in patients with COVID-19' | Dr Sarah Londrigan |
| 1 June |
A/Prof Danae Schulz (Harvey Mudd College) | 'Characterizing chromatin mechanisms that drive differentiation in the African trypanosome' | Dr Michael Duffy |
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Wednesday 7 June |
Prof Antje Blumenthal (University of Queensland) | 'Towards improved treatments for tuberculosis' | Prof Andrew Brooks |
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Tuesday 13 June, 2pm |
Prof Martina Sanderson-Smith (University of Wollongong) | 'Unravelling Mechanisms of group A Streptococcal virulence.' | Prof Andrew Brooks |
| 15 June |
Dr Andy Flies (University of Tasmania) | 'Developing a vaccine system for the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease.' | Dr Louise Rowntree |
| 29 June | A/Prof Maria Kaparakis-Liaskos (RMIT) | 'Composition, functions and therapeutic applications of bacterial membrane vesicles.' | Prof Andrew Brooks |
| 13 July |
Dr Amanda Oliver (Wellcome Sanger Institute) |
'Decoding mucosal immunity using single cell and spatial transcriptomics' Zoom webinar: 875 7283 7826 (Passcode: 275224) | A/Prof Ash Haque |
| 20 July |
A/Prof Andreas Behren (Olivia Newton-John Cancer Institute) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/32159-1 | Dr Susan Christo |
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3 August 1:15pm |
Prof Clare Jolly (University College London) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/32137-1 | Dr Sarah Londrigan |
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17 August 1:00pm |
Dr Francesca Short (Monash University) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/32983-1 | Dr Stephanie Neville |
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24 August 1:00pm |
Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD (Washington University) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/32860-1 | A/Prof Sophie Valkenburg |
| 7 September | Steffen Jung, PhD, Professor | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/33270-1 | Prof Sammy Bedoui |
| 19 October |
Prof Tri Phan (Garvan Institute) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34247-prof-tri-phan-garvan-institute-super-deep | Prof Scott Mueller |
| Friday 10 November 1pm | Prof Marnix Medema (Bioinformatics at Wageningen University & Research) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34905-deciphering-the-chemical-language-of-microbiomes | Dr Sacha Pidot |
| 16 November | Dr Brendon Chua (DMI) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/35247-dr-brendon-chua-department-of-microbiology-and | Prof Katherine Kedzierska |
| 23 November | Dr Pirooz Zareie (DMI) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/35212-novel-mechanisms-of-t-cell-antigen-recognition-and | Dr Susan Christo |
| 7 December | Dr Glen Carter (DMI) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/35561-dr-glen-carter-university-of-melbourne-the | Dr Nick Scott |
| 14 December | A/Prof Jennifer Hyde (University of Washington) | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/35556-aprof-jennifer-hyde-university-of-washington-role | Prof Jason Mackenzie |
2023 PhD COMPLETION ORATION SCHEDULE
Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
31 January Tuesday 4pm | Helena Horvatic | 'Obesity impairs virus-specific memory CD8+ T cell signalling and function'
Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162
| Kallies lab |
| 1 February | Lena Standke | 'Impact of inflammasome-induced extracellular vesicles on different bystander cells'
Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162
| Bedoui lab |
| 8 February 4pm | Rachel Pascoe | 'Pomalidomide enhances NK cell and HIV-specific CD8+ T cell immunity to drive clearance of HIV-infected cells' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Lewin lab |
| 15 February | Marcel Michla | 'Control of pulmonary immunity by physical exercise' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Mackay lab |
| 22 February | Ioanna Germuend | 'Multi-layer single-cell omics applications in the context of infection' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Kedzierska lab |
| 1 March 4pm | Paula Cevaal | 'Targeting the untargetable: Eliminating HIV latency using nanoparticle delivery systems' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Lewin lab |
| 8 March | Jessie Chang | 'Interrogating host-pathogen interactions during SARS-CoV-2 infection using RNA-sequencing' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Lachlan lab |
| 14 March Tuesday 4pm Zoom only | Freya Kretzmer | 'Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 based RiboTag strategy to identify regulators of melanoma immune interaction' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Gebhardt lab |
| 15 March | Magnus G. Jespersen | 'Characterising the genome dynamics of group A Streptococcal evolution' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Davies lab |
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22 March 4pm | Manja Thiem | 'Role of the chemokines CCL17 and CCL22 in bacterial infection and IL-33-induced immune responses' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Strugnell/Villadangos labs |
| 23 March Thursday 10am | Florian Gohr | 'Antiviral and antimicrobial inflammasome activation in intestinal epithelial organoids' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Mackenzie lab |
| 29 March Zoom only | Fatemeh Khatami | Role of ACKR3 in Cell Physiology and Pathology Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | F Mackay lab |
| 19 April | Dominik Schienstock | 'Cecelia: An image analysis toolbox to uncover immune cell interactions and behaviour' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Mueller lab |
| 26 April | Navnett Kaur | 'Characterization of the essential histidine kinase WalK from Staphylococcus aureus' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | McDevitt lab |
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3 May 4pm | Haoming Liu | 'Developing Triplex Forming Oligonucleotides as a 'Block and Lock' Strategy for an HIV Cure' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Lewin lab |
| 10 May | Laura McCoullough | 'CRISPR-Cas13b: A potential new novel therapy for hepatitis B infection' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Revill lab |
| 17 May | Charlie Higgs | 'The application of whole genome sequencing to the understanding, surveillance, and control of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in Australia' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Howden lab |
| 31 May | Not available - DMI Retreat | ||
| 28 June at 4pm zoom only | Adham Mohamed | 'RIG-I Stimulation: Towards enhancing the function of cytotoxic lymphocytes' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Brooks/Schlee labs |
| 26 July - MPhil Oration | Shirley Le | 'γδ T cell-derived IL-4 promotes cellular immunity to liver-stage malaria' Zoom Webinar ID: 869 6223 1391 Password: 230162 | Heath lab |
| 2 August | Not available - PhD Program Event | ||
| 23 August 4pm zoom only | Tarek Elmzzahi | Kallies lab | |
| 30 August | Adrianna Turner | Carter/Howden labs | |
| 6 September | Sara Zufan | Howden lab | |
| 13 September | Meghanashree Malavvar Shreenivas | Strugnell lab | |
| 27 September | Not available - Teaching purposes | ||
| 4 October | Isabelle Foo | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34156-investigating-the-immune-response-and-immunopathology- | Kedzierska lab |
| 11 October | Wuji Zhang | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34251-understanding-human-immunity-to-influenza-and | Kedzierska lab |
| 18 October at 12pm | Jennifer Habel | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34396-understanding-key-correlates-of-severe-respiratory | Kedzierska lab |
| 15 November at 12pm | Cameron Williams | Haque lab | |
| 22 November 4pm | Katharina Mauel | https://events.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical-sciences/event/34896-cellular-and-molecular-dynamics-of-splenic-myeloid | Heath lab |
29 November | Not available - ACH2 Conference | ||
| 6 December | Not available | ||
| 13 December | Not available – DMI EOY Function | ||
| 20 December | Not available - AV upgrade |