In the Media: Highlights from Dept Microbiology & Immunology

Our experts from the Dept of Microbiology & Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute have been at the forefront of breakthrough research, media commentary and COVID-19. Here are some of the latest highlights.

Media Highlights October

Dr Glen Carter, Dr Adrianna Turner and Prof Benjamin Howden’s research published in Nature has found that an antibiotic for liver disease patients could expose them to greater risk of a dangerous superbug. Read More. Media Coverage included The Guardian, ABC PM, Title Press, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, India Times, Weekly Voice and Hospital & Health Care among others.

Dr Michelle Wille was interviewed by the Australian Financial Review in the article ‘Nothing is stopping it’: spread fears for avian flu on the move.

Hon Prof Shahneen Sandhu, Prof Sammy Bedoui, Prof Tony Papenfuss, and Prof Grant McArthur are part of a collaborative team awarded $5m NHMRC Synergy Grant to improve immunotherapy against melanoma. Read More.

Prof Stephen Kent was featured across The Herald Sun, Science Daily, Daily Telegraph and on various radio stations for his research with RMIT University that identified the cause of mRNA vaccine side effects. Read More.

Dr Michelle Wille was interviewed by The Saturday Paper in the article Government ‘slow to grasp’ looming threat of avian flu.’

Prof Sammy Bedoui and his research into early immunity and the body’s first line of defence was highlighted by the Doherty Institute’s Spotlight on Therapeutics series. Read More.

Dr Jessica Webb, Dr Patiyan Andersson and Prof Ben Howden research, published in the Lancet Microbe is a first of a kind model that can be used by countries around the world to integrate and utilise pathogen genomics technology for their response to infectious diseases. Read More.

Dr Michelle Wille was interviewed by Science News Explores in the article ‘In 2024, bird flu posed big risks – and to far more than birds’.

Prof Tim Stinear, Prof Paul Johnson, Jessica Porter, Dr Veronique Paris, Dr Emma Hobbs, Dr Katherine Gibney, Dr Andrew Buultjens, Prof Ary Hoffmann, Maria Globan, and Dr Jane Oliver were highlighted as part of the ‘Beating Buruli in Victoria’ research project team named a finalist in the 2024 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards for their work investigating how Buruli ulcer is spread in Victoria. Read More.

Dr Oanh Nguyen and Dr Louise Rowntree were awarded the prestigious Woodward medal for their work on human T cell responses to respiratory viral pathogens. Read more.