Prof Karla Helbig, specialising in #innateimmunity and lipid droplets in viral infection @latrobe ; passionate about training the next generation of scientists!

Bundoora, Melbourne
Joined August 2017
Excited to share a huge team effort in @NatureComms showing lipid droplets as more than cellular fat stores! By integrating proteomics and lipidomics, we found they act as dynamic antiviral organelles coordinating host defence against viral infection! 👇 shorturl.at/jiJzp
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Lunchtime walk through the beautiful @latrobe wildlife sanctuary ❤️
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30 min break in the day with @GrasLab to walk the beautiful @latrobe campus ❤️
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👏🏻 to @Irumi_A for presenting her research into the roles lipid droplets may play during viral infection and what we can learn from EVs! 🦠 #lorneiandi @The_VIIN
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#LorneIandI here we come!! Looking forward to some great science 💙
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Come join us in gorgeous Lorne, Australia, for the @The_VIIN Infection and Immunity Conference (19-21 Feb). It’s a fabulous line-up this year 😉 👇🏻 In person (sea-side 🏖️ ) and virtual registration options available! Do not miss out!! lorneinfectionimmunity.org/r…
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Merry Xmas from our lab to yours!! It’s been a massive year of wins, some losses AND 2 PhD submissions ⭐️ !! Celebrate all the wins (big or small), do great science, have fun and always enjoy your team! ❤️🎄
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🔈Are you an Australian domestic student looking for an industry PhD scholarship with a BIG top-up! Do you want to work with @CSIRO and abalone farmers to help breed abalone resistant to viral infections!! Please re-tweet!! 👇
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So very proud of our very own @Irumi_A for winning the departmental HDR Engagement and Impact prize for an outstanding year of research and commitment to building an engaged and connected HDR cohort in @MAPP_latrobe ⭐️⭐️👏🏻🥂
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Congratulations to these superstars!! Communicating their science at the @MAPP_postgrads and winning best talk, best poster and best tweet!! 🦠
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It’s PhD thesis hand up day! 👏 A huge congratulations to @TimetogoZ on this achievement! I could not be prouder; you have achieved so much and are a super⭐️ in my eyes. I am so excited to see where your fabulous science takes you next ❤️ 🦠 🔬
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Congratulations to our fabulous PhD student @Irumi_A on winning the @latrobe University 3MT (and people’s choice 😉)!!! So proud of your science communication skills showcasing a role for lipid droplets in cell communication! @SABE_latrobe @ebony_monson @LIMSLTU
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My Friday office comes with a dog today👏❤️😊! It’s going to be a great day!! @latrobe @LTUresearchers @LIMSLTU
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Photos from my office today 😉; a day in Tasmania with our Industry partners! We love viruses and abalone!! @SABE_latrobe @MAPP_latrobe @LIMSLTU @LTUresearchers
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Happy Tuesday morning from @latrobe; what a gorgeous day for science! Even though it’s freezing 🥶 😂
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A #WFH Friday means walks in the sun with this cutie! So pretty 😊 #cavoodle ❤️
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Winners are grinners; and lipid droplets and viruses for @Irumi_A and @abbey_milligan won the day! Congrats to these two superstars ⭐️ for session prizes at today’s @LIMSLTU science bites competition! Go team! 👏
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Major grant rounds finished ✅; no big deadlines for 10 days ✅ Beautiful Victorian Alpine country here we come 😊! Ah work life balance; or at least an attempt at it 😂
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It was fabulous getting to spend the day visiting ACDP @CSIRO and touring the facility. Hoping to continue building collaborations between @SABE_latrobe @LIMSLTU and @csiro to better understand viral infections across species!!
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