I had an incredible opportunity to present at the Nancy Millis student awards night in a bid to be QLD's student award winner and I won!!! Next stop, Perth to present on the big stage at ASM annual meeting. ASM QLD Branch Centre for Bioinnovation Joanne Macdonald

Our researchers, including Dr Nina Pollak, worked with the CSIRO to develop a dipstick test that can screen for the potentially fatal #NipahVirus outside the lab! It will be especially helpful in rural or remote Asian areas that have experienced outbreaks. bit.ly/3JPbsKD

Today is #WorldMalariaDay! -Malaria is endemic in the Pacific. -Malaria incidence has more than doubled in PNG and the Solomons since 2015. -Children under 5 years old are the most vulnerable group. -We must achieve a malaria-free #Pacific #ZeroMalaria

Another amazing conference coming up. I'll be presenting a poster at this one and learning a lot from all the incredible speakers. globalmalariacongress2023.org

Welcome to the #ASM2023 conference‼️The first presentation is from Barry Marshall #Nobel Laureate for his discovery of the role of Helicobacter pylori in #gastritis. Today's lecture is on the role of Biotech, Industry, Therapies & Entrepreneurship in this discovery #Microbiology

UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast Centre for Bioinnovation Micro Crew at #asm2023 ASM We are excited for fantastic meeting UniSC represent 🦠 Vasilli Kasimov Cherri Samuel Phillips Genevieve Kerr Dr Ipek Kurtboke and others Chat to us about #chlamydia #vaccine #koala #malaria #diagnostics

A huge congratulations to our ASM Nancy Millis Student #award winners! Each presenter won their respective state's competition and these talks were truly superb. Well deserved!! #ASM2023