Our research focuses on drug resistant bacterial pathogens and host responses that control gut infections. We have a special love of RIP kinases and cell death.

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined November 2022
We and @PearsonLab22 wrote a massive review on Salmonella effectors in @MicrobioSoc. Huge congrats to lead author @timeshpillay and all those who made this possible. tinyurl.com/4dafbv39
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Salmonella Typhimurium is a well-studied bacterium that has over 40 such effectors, so we brought together a team to review the literature on how these effector proteins work tinyurl.com/4dafbv39 @MicrobioSoc (2/10)
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A rewarding collaboration between @PearsonLab22 @Hudson_Research & @ThurstonLab @cbrb_Imperial with Sahampath Hettiarachchi, Jiyao Gan, @Ines_DdO, Xiu-Jun Yu, @BeeCurieous, Teresa Thurston and @JacPearaon_79 (9/10)
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🍏🍊🍌🍉🍓🍒🫐🍍🥑 🥥🥝🌽🥕🍠🥦🫑🌶️🥬 It's #WorldFoodSafetyDay   1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill from contaminated food each year, with children under 5 being the most affected bit.ly/2AcvsnE #FoodSafety
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Delighted to be featured with @GantierLab in this year’s @Hudson_Research annual report - we discuss the #RNA revolution and our exciting new projects funded by @VicGov_DJSIR mRNA Victoria and @nhmrc. Check it out: issuu.com/hudsoninstitute/do…
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Nearly two decades ago @MonashScholars gave me an incredible opportunity to go to @Cambridge_Uni - it changed my life & career - it is also the most diverse & extraordinary group of Alumni - Apply now !!
Applications for the 2024 John Monash Scholarship are open! Start your application today by visiting: johnmonash.com/scholarships/…
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Fantastic to see CiiiD PhD student @Remy_Young_ competing tonight as part of the @ASM_VicBranch Nancy Millis Awards! Great effort Remy 👏 @Forster_Lab @Hudson_Research
Our last speaker of the night is Remy Young with her talk examining how commensal species can support community stability within the microbiome!
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🧵1/3 Published in @NatureMicrobiol, a world first study led by Monash BDI's Dr @RachaelLappan and Prof Chris Greening @greeninglab has unearthed the mystery behind how many microbes living in the deep ocean get their energy without sunlight. Read more bit.ly/3DJnjYF
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What a great way to kick off an exciting year of cell death talks! 💃 Can't wait @PearsonLab22 😁 @CiiiD_Hudson
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We're looking forward to seeing you all there! 🥳 ACDS #IWD2023 Special seminar event, Wed 8th March 10am - 12pm AEDT, hybrid talks from 11am. Register for morning tea here: form.jotform.com/23015693238… Not an ACDS member yet? Join online at our website australasiancelldeathsociety… (4/4)
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@TheDawsonLab is hiring!!! Applications are now open for a wet-lab scientist to work closely with me on a range of cutting-edge projects at the intersection of #singlecell #epigenetics and #immunooncology! Apply at link below or send me a DM for more info. careers.petermac.org/job-inv…
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Around 10% of #Newborn #Babies in #Australia experience #Seizures. 👶 In our latest #QandA, Dr Tamara Yawno (@tyawno) answers your #Questions, focussing on her work trialling the anti-seizure drug #Ganaxolone Read more👉🏾 bit.ly/3XeLSom
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Congratulations to Prof Si Ming Man, who has just been awarded the prestigious Frank Fenner Prize at @ScienceGovAu #PMPrizes! 🏆 A worthy recognition of @SiMingMan1's inspirational example in and outstanding contributions to Australian infectious disease research 👏🎉 @ourANU
I'm very honoured to have received the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year at the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. Thank you The Honourable @AlboMP, Prime Minister of Australia, and The Honourable Ed Husic, Minister for Industry and Science for this recognition.
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Did you fire all the women?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk19 Nov 2022
Just leaving Twitter HQ code review
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What does the Fellowship mean to you? “Being awarded the Fellowship is a dream come true! It has instilled a huge amount of confidence in myself to explore my own scientific ideas whilst following my passion in outreach and communications.” – @SomeBlondeSci of @WEHI_research
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Fantastic news this morning with #ACDS member & lab head Dr @JacPearson_79 included in the 2022 #SuperstarsofSTEM! 🎉 Wonderful to see @ScienceAU celebrating the amazing diversity of Australian research & increasing visibility of women in STEM 👏👩‍🔬 @PearsonLab22 @Hudson_Research
We are thrilled to announce molecular microbiologist Dr Jaclyn Pearson @JacPearson_79 @Hudson_Research as one of our incredible new #SuperstarsofSTEM. Congratulations Jaclyn! scienceandtechnologyaustrali…
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15 million babies are born #Prematurely #EveryYear. 1 million of these babies will not survive #WorldPrematurityDay Make a difference this #FestiveSeason to the lives of preterm babies like Max (pictured) by supporting our Infants’ Health Appeal: bit.ly/3TxxvZs @NoldLab
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Well done to all of the CiiiD students and ECRs who presented their work as short talks and ‘Science Bites’ at this year’s #VIINYIS! 👏@MaddieWemyss @eng_vik @nk_campbell @RubyDaw26 #YoungVIIN2022 @Hudson_Research
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MadeleineWemyss @MaddieWemyss from @CiiiD_Hudson @Hudson_Research is our penultimate speaker for this session, speaking to us about how Salmonella induces cIAP1 degradation to promote macrophage cell death
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“A normal T cell can’t be transferred into another person to create a therapy, it is not that simple, an issue akin to a mismatched key to a lock.” The research of L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow @_fernace from @TheDohertyInst covered in @theheraldsun 👏 #FWIS2022
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