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📢We're so proud to share that Professor Dena Lyras, BDI Deputy Director & ARC Laureate Fellow, has been appointed as a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious title conferred on Professors at the University. Congrats! 🎉Read more bit.ly/3NWNpMp
1/Congrats to all on the @CellCellPress study! Shout out to BDI’s @CamillaFaoro, co-first author, for her work (structures & binding studies) on immune receptor variants found in First Nations people, revealing insights into their immune recognition. More: bit.ly/40qYyMW
Researchers from @MonashBDI and @TheDohertyInst have uncovered an archaic gene offering new insights into disease susceptibility for First Nations people. This discovery could pave the way for improved health outcomes and tailored medical strategies.
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Prof James Whisstock’s discoveries include elucidating the mechanism of function of perforin-like proteins and using his discoveries to develop new immunotherapeutics. #AAHMSFellow@Monash_FMNHS
1/Paving the way for possible new treatments of diseases triggered by abnormal cell growth,research published in @Nature, co-led by BDI's @Dr_Ellisdon & @MIPS_Australia@dr_MLHalls, co-first @BJ_Charles@luptoncj, has solved the structure of ‘LYCHOS’. More bit.ly/3XQ9EIl
2/ Using cryo-EM, the team showed LYCHOS is a unique hybrid of a cell transporter commonly found in plants (and not humans) and a G protein-coupled receptor. Read the paper in @Naturenature.com/articles/s41586-0…
1/ A mechanism to replace lost international revenue will be vital if Australia is to continue to excel in research that drives innovation & our nation's future economic prosperity, says Prof @jcarrollmonash in @timeshighered
With fewer overseas students, Australia must fully fund research: the government must recognise that lower international revenues will make research costs unsustainable, says @jcarrollmonash, @MonashBDI@MonashUnibit.ly/3zDZthD
ALT A balanced structure of various rocks in a seemingly impossible arrangement, with one long red rock horizontally balanced on a single rounded stone, with two smaller rocks poised on its ends. In the background, there is a clear blue sky above and a blurred pile of multicolored rocks beside a calm sea.
2/ Government policy needs to join the dots: regulating student numbers must be coupled to increasing revenue for indirect research costs, so that host institutions can pay for government-commissioned research, Prof @jcarrollmonash in @timeshighered. More bit.ly/4cYNdr7
1/ Hopefully catalysing institutions to be more inclusive in the workplace, #MonashSensoryScience — a program employing laboratory staff with disabilities & bringing science to life for those with low vision — has been highlighted in @CellCellPress. More bit.ly/45XK5ZI
ALT Dr Erica Tandori holding a tactile 3D model of a virus, part of the Sensory Science exhibition
Congrats 👏to @BobLeung4 (@greeninglab) & Zakia Haque (Mansouri Lab) on winning the @MonashUni VC top awards for graduate excellence in @Monash_FMNHS, respectively the Mollie Holman medal & VC Commendation for Thesis Excellence🥇🥇! Well done! Read more: bit.ly/4cpcme7
I am thrilled to share that our paper is now published in @CellReports We revealed a critical role of arginine in enhancing the detection of Acinetobacter baumannii, a ‘Critical Pathogen’ classified by the World Health Organization @MonashBDI@monashmicrodoi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.202…
BioCurate will be hosted by @MonashBDI to present information on this year’s BioCurate Opportunity Assessment round and to hear brief project pitches from researchers. Register for the event by email: mnhs.business.development@monash.edu