
Ka Yee Fung
@kayeefung1
Postdoc Scientist working on gastrointrstinal cancers and infections
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28-03-2019 12:45:08
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Get along to the fabulous annual VIIN young investigator symposium. Now a virtual extravaganza spread over Oct 12- 16. Great Science & opportunity to present. Organised by our enthusiast ECRs! viin.org.au/event/viin-you…, VIIN , CiiiD Hudson, Hudson Institute of Medical Research

New research from Professor Sammy Bedoui, Dr Paul Whitney and researchers from WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) has revealed the multiple, intertwined cell death systems that prevent the spread of the ‘intracellular’ bacterium #Salmonella. Published today in Immunity. doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne…


Understanding Microbiology has never been more important. Viral pandemics, bacterial resistance to antibiotics and now Cell Host & Microbe have an issue dedicated to how our microbiota impacts human health cell.com/cell-host-micr… monash micro Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

A desperate need to raise awareness within government regarding the impending Australian "Research funding crisis: imminent and enormous" bit.ly/33Vuegq Dan Tehan @GregHuntMP Karen Andrews MP Tanya Plibersek Kim Carr Brendan O'Connor Clare O'Neil MP


Proud of this work from my lab Kate Fitzgerald. Great work FigHumph and our many collaborators Paul Thompson and many others. science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…


#UMCCRSeminar: How do the unique populations of immune cells in the gastrointestinal tract play a role in both the development and defence against #ColorectalCancer? Dr Lisa Mielke of ONJ Cancer Research Institute will discuss the potential of immunotherapies. REGISTER >> mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/centre-for-can…


latest paper involving the laboratory looking at gd T cells. Collaboration with Moody, van Rhijn and Hayday labs Brigham and Women’s Research Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute @ImagingCoE Human γδ T cells recognize CD1b by two distinct mechanisms pnas.org/content/early/…

Now Online! #Analyses from 40 #COVID19 #patients show that severe #disease is associated with #cytotoxic follicular helper cells and T-helper cells. 👉 bit.ly/33yeIX8 For all Cell Press #coronavirus research and commentary, visit cell.com/2019-nCOV #SARSCoV2


Cytokine assassins: flagellin-induced IL-22 and IL-18 employ different mechanisms to purge rotavirus-infected cells from the tips of small intestinal villi New in October's Science Immunology from Andrew Gewirtz's lab GSUIBMS Chassaing Laboratory Inserm Bit.ly/3d5tnfn



What better way to end week #1 in Melbourne than to have our latest paper come out in Gastroenterology. Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with impaired Th17 immunity to TcdB American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) BC Children's Hospital Research Institute gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

Our new review article looking how naive CD8+ T cells have a lot going on prior to activation. Great collaboration with Taylah Bennett #VibhaUdupa mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/2… #Tcells #Naive #Immunity

Super happy to get this work out there at last!!! Beautiful structures and elegant mechanistic analysis - Great work @riley_dm and Eric Hanssen!! biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…