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💥WAMM💥
What a day highlighting Western Australian Microbiology at #WAMM2024
Featuring expert speakers across #clinical, #environmental, #molecular and #onehealth micro, student/ECR selected abstracts and posters
Thanks to our organising committee and generous sponsors! ❤️
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Got a copy of Sunday Times #newspaper? Pleasure to chat with Katie Hampson about ways to reduce food-borne illnesses over the festive season - especially in Australia's warm Christmas 🎄!
The West Australian: perthnow.com.au/news/health/…
#foodmicrobiology #rinawong #DrRina #scientist
Tying #WAMM2024 together we focus on One Health 🌏
Featuring Prof Tom Riley (@UWAresearch) sharing the history of #Cdiff and the challenges it represents across different niches
"Bonding" over Molecular Microbiology Session invited speakers at #WAMM2024
With Renee Ng @_reneenicole (@TheKids_AU) speaking about the #Phage WA journey
A/Prof Allison Imrie (@UWAResearch) highlighting the endemic and introduced mosquito-borne viruses
A/Prof Josh Ramsay @DrJoshRamsay (@CurtinUni) sharing exciting new tech to gain a deeper understanding of quorum sensing in Rhizobia
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Blink and you will miss it!
Our flash talk speakers did a fantastic job covering their research in only 3 minutes ⏰
⚡️Soraya Leedham
⚡️Van Thai
⚡️Melanie Andrew
⚡️Xinyuan Zhu (@Xinyuan_Z_)
⚡️Joe Hooton
⚡️Nicole Bzdyl (@NBzdyl)
⚡️Ashleigh Peck
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Getting down to Earth with our Environmental Microbiology Session invited speakers
Dr Jason Terpolilli (@MurdochUni) uncovering the diversity of Rhizobia in Australia with their incredible database
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Prof Elizabeth Watkin (@EdithCowanUni) shifting the focus to microbes for biomining systems and rare earth elements
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Dr Amanda Ash (@MurdochUni) addressing the need for low-cost detection and prevention strategies against parasite Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
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Spotlight on ECRs at #WAMM2024
⭐️Anita Williams (@catanita) highlighting #AMR differences among kids and adults
⭐️Maria Gonzalez-Rovira (@mariagonrov) examining the amniotic fluid #microbiome
⭐️Caroline Thant comparing diagnostic assays to improve #Flavivirus detection
Kicking off the #WAMM2024 Clinical Microbiology Session with our invited speakers!
Prof Mark Nicol (@UWAresearch) discusses childhood respiratory infections and the role of bacterial and viral interactions
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Clin A/Prof David Speers (PathWest Laboratory Medicine) takes us through #HepatitisB and the clinical and veterinary genomic applications
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Prof Asha Bowen @AshaBowen (@TheKids_AU) discusses the START study aiming for Group A Streptococcus point of care testing in remote regions
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At our inaugural WA Microbiology Meeting #WAMM2024 we had the pleasure of welcoming @hayleyjnewton from Monash Uni (@MonashUni) as our esteemed Xmas Orator!
Sharing the beautiful, yet complex and multifaceted world of Coxiella that her team continues to unravel 🤩
