As part of the annual Day of Immunology activities in Victoria, the Centre for Innovation in Infectious Disease and Immunology Research (CIIDIR) part of the Deakin School of Medicine, is proud to invite members of the public and medical staff and students to attend our Discovery Tour, where our passionate research scientists in the field of infection & immunity will present posters and talks about their work and how they positively impact the world.

 

Program:

Presentations

A/Prof. Daniel O’Brien

Paradoxical reactions in Buruli ulcer treatment: a victim of our success.

Denise Airey

Q Fever outbreak to Goat vaccine.

Posters

Rachel Webb

Investigating neutrophil function in zebrafish with mutations that cause acute myeloid leukaemia.

Tilini De Silva

The development of MicroRNA (miRNA) biomarker-based diagnostics for the vector-borne diseases.

Dr Mythili Tadepalli

Comparison of Borrelia Virachip® IgM/IgG and Borrelia ViraStripe IgM/IgG assays for the detection of antibodies against specific Borrelia species in human serum.

Anna-Maria Balauca

The role of the placental immune response in the development of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Rinu Thomas

From Itch to Insight: Revolutionising Ocular Allergy Diagnosis Through Real-Time Immunology.

Charuni Dunuke Arachchilage

Evaluation of the effectiveness of an autogenous Coxiella burnetii vaccine in dairy goats in an endemic farm in Australia.

Dr Bing-Ru Wu and Claire Emson

Fighting the Flu: Unlocking the Power of Human Proteins to Stop Influenza.

 

 

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