Carolien van de Sandt (@cvandesandt) 's Twitter Profile
Carolien van de Sandt

@cvandesandt

Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne | Immunology | Virology | Influenza | COVID19 | Aging | Find me on Bluesky: @cvandesandt.bsky.sky

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Doherty Institute (@thedohertyinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new survey explores community views on #outbreak research. Understanding community needs is essential for an effective early response to outbreaks. Victorians can help protect their communities in future pandemics by participating in the survey: go.unimelb.edu.au/x4jp

A new survey explores community views on #outbreak research. Understanding community needs is essential for an effective early response to outbreaks. Victorians can help protect their communities in future pandemics by participating in the survey: go.unimelb.edu.au/x4jp
Kedzierska Lab (@kedzierskalab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Your immune system gradually loses it top team players when we get older 👱➡️👵 Our study in eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science investigates how long our good immune cells stay around – a 🧵⬇️ go.unimelb.edu.au/4sep Carolien van de Sandt Katherine Kedzierska Doherty Institute #Influenza #AgingResearch

Your immune system gradually loses it top team players when we get older 👱➡️👵
Our study in <a href="/eBioMedicine/">eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science</a> investigates how long our good immune cells stay around – a 🧵⬇️ go.unimelb.edu.au/4sep
<a href="/CvandeSandt/">Carolien van de Sandt</a> <a href="/KatherineKedz/">Katherine Kedzierska</a> <a href="/TheDohertyInst/">Doherty Institute</a> #Influenza #AgingResearch
Carolien van de Sandt (@cvandesandt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 our recent publication in eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science on how #influenza virus-specific CD8 T cells change from optimal immunity in adults to suboptimal immunity in the elderly. A 🧵by @Kedzierskalab ⬇️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Doherty Institute University of Melbourne

ESWI (@eswinfluenza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗓️ Only 3 weeks to go! 📍#ESWI2025 📆 20–23 October 2025 | Valencia, Spain 📝 Abstract submission deadline: 16 May 2025 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the largest European #scientific conference on #Influenza & #AcuteRespiratoryVirus diseases eswiconference.org/abstract-submi…

🗓️ Only 3 weeks to go! 📍#ESWI2025 
📆 20–23 October 2025 | Valencia, Spain
📝 Abstract submission deadline: 16 May 2025
🚨 Don’t miss your chance to contribute to the largest European #scientific conference on #Influenza &amp; #AcuteRespiratoryVirus diseases eswiconference.org/abstract-submi…
Australian Institute of Policy & Science (@aips_science) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Carolien van de Sandt says it is important for older people to get vaccinated at the start of the flu season, to boost other parts of their immune system, helping to protect them against circulating flu viruses. Read more on her research - aips.net.au/science-seeds #WorldImmunisationWeek

<a href="/CvandeSandt/">Carolien van de Sandt</a> says it is important for older people to get vaccinated at the start of the flu season, to boost other parts of their immune system, helping to protect them against circulating flu viruses.

Read more on her research - aips.net.au/science-seeds

#WorldImmunisationWeek
Doherty Institute (@thedohertyinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Australia has recorded an early increase in flu cases in all jurisdictions this year. What does this data tell us about the upcoming 2025 flu season? Here are the key insights from influenza media briefing hosted by Australian Science Media Centre 👉 doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… WHO CC Influenza Melbourne NCIRS

Michelle Wille (@duckswabber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wonderful to work with the ABC 7:30 team again this year on a story about the ongoing avian influenza panzootic. You can check out the TV story here: iview.abc.net.au/show/7-30/seri… or read the in print story here: abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1…

Wonderful to work with the ABC 7:30 team again this year on a story about the ongoing avian influenza panzootic.  
You can check out the TV story here: iview.abc.net.au/show/7-30/seri…
or read the in print story here: abc.net.au/news/2025-05-1…
Global Virus Network (@globalvirusnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Global Virus Network supports the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Preparedness Accord. It's a critical step toward global readiness, equity, and scientific leadership. No country should face the next pandemic alone. Read the full statement: ow.ly/ZpRz50VWzY1 #GVN #WHOAccord

The Global Virus Network supports the <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> Pandemic Preparedness Accord. It's a critical step toward global readiness, equity, and scientific leadership. No country should face the next pandemic alone.

Read the full statement: ow.ly/ZpRz50VWzY1 

#GVN #WHOAccord
Carolien van de Sandt (@cvandesandt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Very proud to present @JvdDijssel her final paper for her PhD in European Journal of Immunology where we used the latest Nanovial technology to activate CD8 T cells and link their TCRs to IFNy levels without the need to fix them! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej… Doherty Institute Sanquin

Global Virus Network (@globalvirusnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GVN member Dr. Florian Krammer (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) co-authored a study on the rising pandemic threat of H5N1 avian flu, calling for urgent action on vaccines, surveillance & control. Read more: doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02… #GVN #H5N1 #AvianFlu #PandemicPreparedness #OneHealth

GVN member Dr. Florian Krammer (<a href="/IcahnMountSinai/">Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai</a>) co-authored a study on the rising pandemic threat of H5N1 avian flu, calling for urgent action on vaccines, surveillance &amp; control.

Read more: doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02…

#GVN #H5N1 #AvianFlu #PandemicPreparedness #OneHealth
Michelle Wille (@duckswabber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Novel reassortant H5N1 w gene segments from Eurasian H5N1 + LPAI South + North American lineages from poultry (chickens/ducks) in Argentina in Feb 2025. 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Novel reassortant H5N1 w gene segments from Eurasian H5N1 + LPAI South + North American lineages from poultry (chickens/ducks) in Argentina in Feb 2025.
👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Florian Krammer (@florian_krammer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are looking to fill another postdoc position for our Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Science Outreach and Pandemic Preparedness (SOAP) at the Medical University of Vienna. This one is at the interface of virology and science outreach/community science.

Michelle Wille (@duckswabber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Well, thats the end of IAV, IBV, ICV and IDV... the influenzas have all new abbreviations now. Thanks ICTV microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Well, thats the end of IAV, IBV, ICV and IDV... the influenzas have all new abbreviations now.  Thanks ICTV microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…
ESWI (@eswinfluenza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 #ESWI2025 🚨 Key upcoming deadlines 🐦 Early bird registration ends on 30 June 2025 🚀 Extra call for abstracts in #Molecular #Virology open until 31 July 2025 🚀 Late breaker abstract submission is open until 10 August 2025 ➡️ eswiconference.org/abstract-submi…

🚨 #ESWI2025 🚨 Key upcoming deadlines 
🐦 Early bird registration ends on 30 June 2025 
🚀 Extra call for abstracts in #Molecular #Virology open until 31 July 2025
🚀 Late breaker abstract submission is open until  10 August 2025
➡️ eswiconference.org/abstract-submi…
Michelle Wille (@duckswabber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

H3 viruses have elevated HA substitution rate after introduction from wild birds to domestic poultry, partiularly domestic chickens. Novel chicken H3 viruses, especially H3N8 G25 viruses that have spilled over to humans 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

H3 viruses have elevated HA substitution rate after introduction from wild birds to domestic poultry, partiularly domestic chickens. Novel chicken H3 viruses, especially H3N8 G25 viruses that have spilled over to humans
👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…