Here's a report from Jenny Sinclair @jsresearchpro.bsky.social on the low success rate for DECRAs this week, driven by high demand and low Government funding for early career researchers in Australia. [Free article in @resprofnews.bsky.social]

this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience

Very excited to be at my first @amersocvirology.bsky.social meeting in beautiful Montreal! So much amazing virology research so far, and 2 more days to go!! #ASV2025

🧠 Nerd Nite #63 is 1 week away—and nearly sold out! 🌬️ Kira Hughes on weighing air to fight asthma 🐦 Jacinta Humphrey on suburban bird turf wars 💋 Sex with Lex on kink, intimacy & more 📍 Howler, June 11 🎟️ Grab tix: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Nerd Nites next show is on the 11th June!! Come to hear fabulous talks from @kiraetsa.bsky.social, @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and Sex with Lex!! Tickets only $17 and are available here 🤓: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Congratulations Z; it’s a great piece of work!

Excited to share our research on optimizing phospholipids in artificial lipid droplets (aLDs) for better delivery in vivo 🐟 🐭 . Even to the BRAIN 🧠 Kudos to @timetogoz.bsky.social and @ebony-monson.bsky.social for this milestone paper! Superstars⭐ 👇 shorturl.at/vEHPh @limsltu.bsky.social

Excited to share that my first first-author paper from my PhD is finally out! If you're interested in lipids and lipid droplets, check out our Artificial Lipid Droplets 🧪⚗️🦠🔬👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @helbiglab.bsky.social @ebony-monson.bsky.social @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest work, creating an artificial lipid droplet! 🦠🧠 This is @timetogoz.bsky.social's first first-author paper from her PhD, and my first senior-author paper!! 🎉🥹 Check it out ⬇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @helbiglab.bsky.social @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

Submit your abstract and apply for a scholarship by May 13th to share your research in #longCOVID and other post-acute infection syndromes at this upcoming @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting. Looking forward to seeing you in Santa Fe! #KSLongCOVID26 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

👏 Very excited for our latest work to be out! We worked with Wintermute Biomedical to describe the antiviral mechanisms of Solexan™ (GS-1) to Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Find it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @helbiglab.bsky.social

Fantastic meeting, Aus Virology is as strong as ever!

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

Excited that this is finally online! @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social is always a great meeting and I had so much fun putting this report together! 🥳 Check it out here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Exciting news! The AVS12 Meeting Report is now published in the @asm.org Journal of Virology! 🎉 AVS prides itself on supporting diverse voices in virology through career development, Indigenous engagement, collaboration, and recognition of excellence. Read it here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

We are #Hiring! Please share! #ImmunoSky 🧪 Join our multi-disciplinary B-cell team @Emory/ATL to lead exciting projects on human immunology funded by the Gates Foundation and the NIH (Position fully funded and not dependent on future grants). ghosnlab.science/join-us #BYourCell

🚨 Only 5 days left to grab your tickets for Nerd Nite next week!! Get ready for an epic night of science, storytelling, and silliness with fellow [email protected], Dr Mitko Oldfield and Trang Nova! Get your tickets: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

If you are on campus in Bundoora @latrobeuni.bsky.social on Wednesday 2nd of April come and help research 😉👍

🚨Our lab is recruiting!!! 🎓 Fully Funded PhD Scholarship Available! Are you passionate about lipid droplets, protein-protein interactions, and cutting-edge biomedical research? Please get in touch with @helbiglab.bsky.social if you are interested!! 🔬

The fantastic line-up of speakers for our virtual (and free!) mini-symposium on The Foundations of EV Therapeutics has been announced! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧 🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST 🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime

Just a reminder that the measles vaccination is not linked to autism, and much data exist to support that.

Are you excited for #ASV2025? Check out the schedule at a glance and more information on our webpage. asv.org/asv2025/ #LoveVirology

No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡

New paper: GS-1 blocks entry of herpes viruses and more broadly inhibits enveloped viruses www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It was so fun chatting to @drshanerrr.bsky.social about all things, lipid droplets, our immune response and science communication!! If you feel like listening to our chat, you can find it here: www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or... The ARC is seeking nominations from … us. If you are a Blue Sky researcher who believes that extraordinary science should be funded in Australia, please apply to this call. Imagine a college of experts who were - ahem - experts. It isn’t too late to save the @ARC

Happy #IWD2025 to all the wonderful women in STEM, and to our male colleagues that support us 👩‍🔬 Diversity is so important in science and I'm very lucky to be part of a group that celebrates this! @helbiglab.bsky.social @irumii.bsky.social @jacintaagius.bsky.social @timetogoz.bsky.social

Saturday 8th of march will be International Women’s Day #IWD@work @limsltu.bsky.social #MarchForward Lucky to have some Superstar #WomenInSTEM in my group Meet Dr Emma Grant

🥂🥂🥂AMAZING !!!! Super proud of this two fantastic emerging leaders in #Science so happy to have you both @limsltu.bsky.social and with a very well deserved support from @nhmrc.bsky.social to further develop your research program 🥳🥳🥳 @latrobeuni.bsky.social

PhD milestone day! We are lucky to have 2 fabulous students presenting milestone talks today: @irumii.bsky.social and @jacintaagius.bsky.social! I love hearing how far students progress in their projects in a year! 🔬🦠👩‍🔬

A great collection of Aussie infection and immunity researchers!! 🦠🔬👩‍🔬🥼

Great list @ebony-monson.bsky.social 👌 Feels good connecting with scientists again during #lorneiandi

"This is the hot mess of influenza" - Patrick Reading, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza He's not wrong... #lorneiandi @theviin.bsky.social

Last day of #Lorneiandi @theviin.bsky.social! 🦠🔬 @irumii.bsky.social @helbiglab.bsky.social

We've created a starter pack for everyone attending & supporting this year's Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference! 🔬🧪🦠🏖️ Let us know if you're attending #lorneiandi and would like to be added! Check out the starter pack here: go.bsky.app/G6cE3nw

#LorneIandI here we come!! Looking forward to some great science 🩵 @ebony-monson.bsky.social @irumii.bsky.social

Excited to be in Lorne for the next couple of days for @theviin.bsky.social #LorneIandI @irumii.bsky.social @helbiglab.bsky.social

Dear Virology Community, please see ASV’s statement to our members and the scientific community. asv.org/asv-statemen...

Excited for tonight's season kick-off of Nerd Nite Melbourne with hosts @ebony-monson.bsky.social and Haylo Roberts. Talks include @julianoshea.bsky.social @dilendra.bsky.social and Sexologist Laura Lee. Tix are sold out, but if you haven't been, go to the next one! m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

Ever wonder how #Tcell can adapt to so many #influenza strains that can circulate and protect us? Check out some of my beautiful structures just published in #science #immunology @science.org #TcellAreCool ❤️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Today is the abstract deadline for ASV2025 in Montreal, Canada! Submit by 11:59 pm ET tonight (2/3)! asv.org/asv2025/abst...

Back from a long break. And exciting week with the @limsltu.bsky.social retreat day 1 today. Strategy, science and planing for the future !!!!

We are looking for a postdoc for an ERC funded project at @albertpol.bsky.social Lab at @idibaps.bsky.social in Barcelona. Do you want to use 3D #epithelioids to study the role of lipid droplets against bacterial infections? Come and join us!👇 www.clinicbarcelona.org/uploads/medi...

What are 26 different Rab GTPases doing on Lipid Droplets? Are lipids transferred by membrane contact sites? Moving the FAT: Emerging roles of Rab GTPases in the regulation of lipid droplet contact sites M Alonso @albertpol.bsky.social and Harriet P Lo www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I am appalled by the ASM's decision to remove DEI content from their website. Here is my email to the American Society for Microbiology, @ASM.org asking them to put everything back as it was. If you are an ASM member, please consider writing them.

Looking for a PostDoc? Exciting science and great city! Join us @albertpol.bsky.social @albertherms.bsky.social in @idibaps.bsky.social Barcelona to work in an @ercresearch.bsky.social funded project to study how lipid droplets attract and kill bacteria. www.clinicbarcelona.org/uploads/medi...

Have you ever wondered why we’re so fascinated by world records? Join us at Nerd Nite Melbourne where Julian O’Shea uncovers: ✨ The quirky history of world records 🤔 Why they matter (or maybe they don’t?) 🎯 What it really takes to break one Tickets on SALE NOW!! www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

🚀 NERD NITE MELBOURNE IS BACK FOR 2025 🧠✨ We are kicking off the 2025 season with some next-level guests (stay tuned 👀). 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now and if you haven't been before, join us for some nerdy fun at the pub!! www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...