Seminars - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Below seminars are held in the Doherty Auditorium, Ground Floor.
Update March 2022: Department seminars will be delivered in a hybrid format.
Research Seminars - Held on Thursdays 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 Fridays from 4.00pm – 5.00pm.
Doherty Institute Immunology Theme: Data Presentation Series - Fortnightly on Mondays 1.00pm - 2.00pm generally featuring speakers from across the Institute.
Below seminars are held in the larger Seminar Room GM002, Ground Floor Mezzanine
Currently on hold
Work in Progress Seminar Series - generally held every third Thursday of each month at 4pm
Currently on hold
Respiratory Research Seminars - generally held every third Monday of each month at 11am
Seminar attendees are welcome to refreshments after every each seminar.
Enquiries: micro-admin@unimelb.edu.au
2022 DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR SCHEDULE
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March | Dr Belinda Hall University of Surrey, UK | How the exotoxin mycolactonedrives Buruli ulcer pathology Zoom ID: 861 5591 0502 | Prof Tim Stinear | |
| Wednesday 30 March, 12pm | Dr Jason Kelly Fiona Elsey Cancer Center, Ballarat | The functional potential of MAIT cells in human colorectal cancer. In-person only, L5 Seminar Room | Dr Hamish McWilliam | |
| 31 March | A/Prof Kaylene Simpson Peter Mac | Using multi-OMIC approaches to drive target discovery Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Dr Nick Scott | |
| 28 April | Dr Michelle Wille University of Sydney | Towards an understanding of the ecology of viruses in wild birds Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Dr Danielle Ingle | |
| Monday 9 May, 3:30pm | Genoveffa Franchini, M.D. | HIV vaccine candidate efficacy augmented by the zinc finger inhibitor SAMT-247 via NK cytotoxicity, monocytes efferocytosis and decreased T-cell activation Zoom ID: 863 8329 9492 | Prof Damian Purcell | |
| 12 May | Dr Karl Hassan University of Newcastle | A decade of research into Acinetobacter efflux pumps Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Dr Nick Scott | |
| 19 May | Justin S. A. Perry, Ph.D. M.A. (Weill Cornell Medical Center (USA) | Novel adaptations supports homeostatic apoptotic cell clearance by macrophages in limited-oxygen environments Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Presented by POSSIIM | |
| 26 May | Dr Cyril Seillet WEHI | Neural control of non-canonical function of innate immune cells Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Prof Scott Mueller | |
| 2 June | Susan Johnson, PhD Vaxart, Inc. (USA) | Drop the needle: Oral tablet vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Zoom ID: 857 7231 4373 | Prof Stephen Kent |
2022 PhD COMPLETION ORATION SCHEDULE
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE | HOST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February | Damien Phan | RNA Stability in alphavirus infected cells Zoom ID 828 0122 4201 | Fazakerley Lab |
| 25 February | Not available | ||
| 4 March | Stefano Giulieri | Exploiting bacterial adaptation analyses to improve clinical management of Staphylococcus aureus infections In person attendance: Doherty Auditorium or Zoom ID: 872 0892 6615. Password: 165742 | Howden/Stinear Labs |
| 11 March | Tina Meischel | Understanding the early events in influenza A virus infection of human airway macrophages compared to epithelial cells Zoom ID: 97 1674 8507 Password: 899504 | Londrigan/Reading Labs |
| 18 March | Sarah Sandford | Formation and maintenance of immune memory after viral infection in the intestines Zoom ID: 810 5080 1027 Password: 361519 | Mueller Lab |
| 1 April | Not available | ||
| 15 April | Not available (Good Friday) | ||
| 29 April | Christina Scheffler | Characterization and prevention of stunning, a cytotoxic T lymphocyte inactivating program that impairs adoptive T cell therapy against cancer Zoom ID: 840 1296 9788 Password: 989968 | Villadangos Lab |
| 6 May | Yianni Droungas | Evaluating chimeric HBeAg-epitope HBV virus-like particles for their ability to generate therapeutic anti-HBV responses Zoom ID: 846 2137 8685 Password: 234731 | Revill/Netter Labs |
| 13 May | Katherine Gourley | Interleukin-1 is Unique In Its Ability to Modulate PD-L1 and PD-L2 Expression By CD1a+ Mo-DCs Zoom ID: 846 1977 9851 Password: 615595 | Godfrey Lab |
| 20 May | Marina Zupan | The molecular basis for zinc import in Streptococcus pneumoniae via the solute-binding protein AdcAII Zoom ID: 813 7882 6985 Password: 281755 | McDevitt Lab |
| 27 May | Not available | ||
| 3 June | Not available | ||
| 10 June | Alice Trenerry | tba | Mackenzie Lab |
| 17 June | Courtney Lane | tba | Howden Lab |
| 1 July | Not available | ||
| 22 July | Not available (IgV seminar) | ||
| 29 July | Sam Davis | tba | Chung Lab |
| 5 August | Not available | ||
| 12 August | Isaac Barber-Axthelm | tba | Kent Lab |
| 19 August | Ebene Haycroft | tba | Chung/Kent Labs |
| 26 August | Ashley Hirons | tba | Purcell Lab |
| 2 September | Not available | ||
| 30 September | Not available (GF Holiday) | ||
| 7 October | Calvin Xu | tba | Godfrey Lab |
| 14 October | Not available (MRFF COVID Immunity meeting) | ||
| 21 October | Cheryll Sia | tba | Williamson Lab |
| 28 October | Sven Engel | tba | Bedoui Lab |
| 18 November | Not available (Symposium with Peter Mac) | ||
| 25 November | Ariane Renita Lee | tba | Bedoui Lab |
| 2 December | Not available (ASI) |
2022 DOHERTY INSTITUTE IMMUNOLOGY THEME - DATA PRESENTATION SERIES
| DATE | SPEAKERS | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| 11 April | Catarina Almeida – Godfrey Lab Laura Cook – Villadangos lab Chair: |
ID: 835 3261 8073 Passcode: 964385 |
| 9 May | Phoebe Dewar – McCluskey Lab Samantha Davis – Chung lab Chair: | ID: 835 3261 8073 Passcode: 964385 |
| 23 May | Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz – Heath Lab Maximilien Evrard – Mackay lab Chair: | ID: 835 3261 8073 Passcode: 964385 |
WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR SERIES
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RESPIRATORY RESEARCH SEMINARS
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