@Immunity_Lab

Scientist and dog lover with a passion for immunology and science communication

Joined March 2019
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Our review explores potential reasons for the inconsistent findings between the 11 trials that have reported the effect of #BCG vaccination on protection against symptomatic #COVID19. bit.ly/44wYhq6 @ccanoble @immunity_lab @PittetLaure @CIDJournal #BRACEtrial #IDtwitter
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Are you a Bioinformatician looking for an interesting role? Here are a few exciting opportunities to work with our team: career10.successfactors.com/…
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Brilliant analysis highlighting one of the dangers of #AI.
Bloomberg Originals
@bbgoriginals14 Jun 2023
Generative AI doesn’t just reflect existing stereotypes, it may well exacerbate them. Analysis by Bloomberg News of thousands of AI-generated images produced concerning results, @leonardoonclt reports trib.al/k5f5Z8n
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Published today in @NEJM nej.md/41XGg3A #BRACEtrial found #BCGvaccine does not protect against #COVID19 Huge thank you to our participants & #researchers across🇦🇺🇳🇱🇪🇸🇬🇧🇧🇷 for their dedication. It's been an honour to work alongside & learn from this amazing team 👏

Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccine to Protect against Covid-19 in Health Care Workers | NEJM

The bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine has immunomodulatory “off-target” effects that have been hypothesized to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In this international, double...

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Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)@MCRI_for_kids27 Apr 2023
👨‍⚕️A Murdoch Children’s led international #trial into the immune-boosting benefits of the #tuberculosis vaccine, #BCG, has found it does not protect #healthcareworkers against #COVID19 | #WorldImmunizationWeek @nigeltwitt @gatesfoundation Read more➡️direc.to/jmck
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The changes introduced by @eLife make me wonder, when are we moving to a share economy with a ⭐ rating system? Free access to papers but you rate every paper you access and give comments. And yes you can & should give 5/5 where deserved!
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Each reviewer/reader would also be rated based on the quality of their reviews & comments.
📢 Just 2 days left to apply. The world-leading #InfectiousDiseases Research Group led by Prof @nigeltwitt, is looking for a Senior Project Coordinator to join our team. Find out more or apply: seek.com.au/job/58684456 #BCGvaccine #COVID19 #TB #BRACEtrial @MCRI_for_kids
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TIL the idea the coffee dehydrates you is based on a study from 1928 that looked at 3 people ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

No Evidence of Dehydration with Moderate Daily Coffee Intake: A Counterbalanced Cross-Over Study in...

It is often suggested that coffee causes dehydration and its consumption should be avoided or significantly reduced to maintain fluid balance. The aim of this study was to directly compare the...

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One of my favourite genres of scientific discoveries is when someone uses genetics to knock out a gene or a process that, based on a vast body of literature, is just assumed to be absolutely essential for VERY IMPORTANT STUFF and they find that?...the animals are mostly fine.....
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Came across this great table summarizing the barriers to cost-efficient clinical trials, in this perspective by Lauer et al. 5 years old but still so relevant today - so many areas to work on! nature.com/articles/nrcardio…
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@nhmrc15 Aug 2022
The survey on options to reach gender equity in the investigator grant scheme closes tomorrow. You can read the discussion paper and find a link to the survey here: nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/public…
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Australia has become the first country to offer self-testing swabs for cervical cancer screening. As of today, all eligible women just need to visit their GP and can choose to perform a self-test at the practice without a doctor present. ow.ly/mNXz50JMe99

Women can now use a self-test swab for cervical cancer screening. Why is it important?

The National Cervical Screening Program now includes a self-collection method that will revolutionise the way women view cervical cancer testing. How does the self-test work and why is it important...

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“This grant proposal describes breeding experiments in peas. This reviewer remains unconvinced about the translational benefits. Applicant should switch to a more economically important crop like wheat. Applicant’s productivity also an issue, no paper published in last 8 years”.
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We are on the look-out for a Research Assistant/Officer to join the Lynn Systems Immunology Group in Adelaide to investigate how microbes (pathogenic and commensal) modulate the immune system in different contexts. sahmri.org.au/careers-and-st… @sahmriAU @EMBLAustralia @Flinders
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I remember breaking down to my Ph.D. advisor about how stupid I felt while troubleshooting a problem in my project when she handed me this paper. Years later it is still relevant to young students starting off in Science. It's ok to feel stupid, we all do on a regular basis.
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Introducing our next interviewee of the Interview with Experts Series ✨ Dr Henrietta Williams ✨ Dr Williams is a Sexual Health Physician at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre seeing patients with STIs.
Introducing our next interviewee of the Interview with Experts Series ✨ Dr Henrietta Williams ✨ Dr Williams is a Sexual Health Physician at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre seeing patients with STIs.

ALT Introducing our next interviewee of the Interview with Experts Series ✨ Dr Henrietta Williams ✨ Dr Williams is a Sexual Health Physician at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre seeing patients with STIs.

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Congrats to Murdoch Children's A/Prof @GweeAmanda who has received an @hcfaustralia grant for her trial, which aims to better treat #children with #bone and #joint #infections through early #antibiotic treatment Read more: mcri.edu.au/news/project-bet… @gweeamanda @hcfaustralia
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Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate-use of Phages in Twenty Patients with Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease academic.oup.com/cid/advance…

Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-R...

We describe 20 consecutive cases of bacteriophage treatment of Mycobacterium infections. We observed no adverse reactions, favorable outcomes in at least 5

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Editor´s pick 🗯️ > check the article by @juliocroda et al on tuberculosis transmission in prisons, using #wholegenome analysis ➡️Findings indicate that prisons disseminate and are reservours for M.tuberculosis Read more: bit.ly/3MuLdsi
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