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Rehana Hewavisenti

@rehanahewa

Research Associate investigating HPV-driven cancer @KirbyInstitute @UNSW. Passionate about everything #Tcells, #Immunology, #Cancer #oncogenicviruses #HIV

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Happy #IWD2024 to all the phenomenal women who break down barriers and strive for greatness πŸŒŸπŸ™ŒπŸΎ. I am honoured to work with amazing women Kirby Institute, UNSW UNSW Medicine & Health who inspire me every day #womeninSTEM. Cheers to us: past, present, and future. #CountHerIn #InspireInclusion

Happy #IWD2024 to all the phenomenal women who break down barriers and strive for greatness πŸŒŸπŸ™ŒπŸΎ.

I am honoured to work with amazing women <a href="/KirbyInstitute/">Kirby Institute, UNSW</a> <a href="/UNSWMedicine/">UNSW Medicine & Health</a> who inspire me every day #womeninSTEM. Cheers to us: past, present, and future.
#CountHerIn #InspireInclusion
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This year Honours/PhD Students & EMCR (<10 years post-PhD) are invited to submit a 300 word Abstract for consideration for a ⚑️Lightening Talk⚑️. Generous cash prizes to be awarded thanks to our sponsors @nanostringtech and BD Biosciences πŸ™ Submit here: forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPa…

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Thanks Cancer & Immunology Ideas Forum and sponsors for the opportunity to present our work on HPV-driven anal dysplasia. I was honoured to be awarded first prize in the rapid fire talks. The cutting-edge research and speed geeking were awesome ways to network with people! πŸ”¬ Kirby Institute, UNSW

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Good morning Dublin! Ecstatic to be attending the New Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy satellite meeting to kick off the start of #ECI2024 in the beautiful convention centre. Looking forward to hearing about the recent advances in immunology from experts all around the world

Good morning Dublin! Ecstatic to be attending the New Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy satellite meeting to kick off the start of #ECI2024 in the beautiful convention centre.

 Looking forward to hearing about the recent advances in immunology from experts all around the world
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What a wonderful opening ceremony to kick off #ECI2024 Plenaries Cecilia Garlanda discussed SARS-CoV-2 complement activation & viral inhibition. Judith Allen provided insights into IL4Ra tissue resident macrophage responses in helminth infections UNSW Medicine & Health Kirby Institute, UNSW

What a wonderful opening  ceremony to kick off #ECI2024 

Plenaries Cecilia Garlanda discussed SARS-CoV-2 complement activation &amp; viral inhibition. Judith Allen provided insights into IL4Ra tissue resident macrophage responses in helminth infections
<a href="/UNSWMedicine/">UNSW Medicine & Health</a>
<a href="/KirbyInstitute/">Kirby Institute, UNSW</a>
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Keynote speaker James Allison discussed CTLA-4 immune checkpoint blockade therapy & the induction of specialized TH1 CD4+ T cell subsets. He discussed future directions of ICI therapy in making "cold tumours" hot again to improve patient survival. πŸ”₯ #ECI2024 bring on day 2 πŸ“…

Keynote speaker James Allison discussed CTLA-4 immune checkpoint blockade therapy &amp; the induction of specialized TH1 CD4+ T cell subsets. 

He discussed future directions of ICI therapy in making "cold tumours" hot again to improve patient survival. πŸ”₯

#ECI2024 bring on day 2 πŸ“…
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Very Inspiring talks this morning atΒ  Cancer Immunology and immunotherapy sessions #ECI2024 πŸ—£οΈπŸ“š Of particular interest, Ana L Correia discussed the clinical challenges with cancer cell dormancy whilst Andrew Sewell updated us on TIL therapy. Kirby Institute, UNSW EFIS

Very Inspiring talks this morning atΒ  Cancer Immunology and immunotherapy sessions  #ECI2024
πŸ—£οΈπŸ“š

Of particular interest, Ana L Correia discussed the clinical challenges with cancer cell dormancy whilst Andrew Sewell updated us on TIL therapy.
<a href="/KirbyInstitute/">Kirby Institute, UNSW</a>
<a href="/EFIS_Immunology/">EFIS</a>
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Bob Balderas from BD Biosciences educated us on ways to improve #FlowCytometry panel designs. Prof. Tak Mak, the 2nd keynote speaker at #ECI2024, discussed new #Oncology targets surrounding metabolic adoption, genomic instability, and #immunotherapy πŸ§ͺ🧬πŸ’ͺ EFIS

Bob Balderas from <a href="/BDBiosciences/">BD Biosciences</a> educated us on ways to improve #FlowCytometry panel designs.

Prof. Tak Mak, the 2nd keynote speaker at #ECI2024, discussed new #Oncology targets surrounding metabolic adoption, genomic instability, and #immunotherapy
πŸ§ͺ🧬πŸ’ͺ 

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πŸ“’πŸ”΄Symposium on Tissue Resident T Memory Cells with Georg Stary, Liv Eidsmo and Molly Ingersoll! Engaging talks about their role in skin and mucosal membranes, in psoriasis, and urinary tract infectionsπŸ’‘ πŸ‘A big thank you to Chairs Frode Jahnsen, Kingston Mills for guiding

πŸ“’πŸ”΄Symposium on Tissue Resident T Memory Cells with Georg Stary, Liv Eidsmo and Molly Ingersoll! Engaging talks about their role in skin and mucosal membranes, in psoriasis, and urinary tract infectionsπŸ’‘
 
πŸ‘A big thank you to Chairs Frode Jahnsen, Kingston Mills for guiding
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An insightful Day 3 at #ECI2024 exploring #immunometabolism, #cancer, & #autoimmunity & more The #innateimmunity plenary shed light on the promising potential of Itaconate in treating #inflammatory disease & implications of mitochondrial damage on chronic inflammation.πŸ§ͺπŸ”¬

An insightful Day 3 at #ECI2024 exploring  #immunometabolism, #cancer, &amp; #autoimmunity &amp; more

The #innateimmunity plenary shed light on the promising potential of Itaconate in treating #inflammatory disease &amp;  implications of mitochondrial damage on chronic inflammation.πŸ§ͺπŸ”¬
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And that's a wrap #ECI2024 πŸŽ‰ It was a wonderful week packed with amazing #immunology research, networking, and sightseeing. 🌍 Thankful to EFIS for the travel grant & πš‚πšŠπš›πšŠπš‘ πš‚πšŠπšœπšœπš˜πš— Kirby Institute, UNSW for the opportunity to present our research internationallyπŸ”¬

And that's a wrap #ECI2024 πŸŽ‰

It was a wonderful week packed with amazing #immunology research, networking, and sightseeing. 🌍

Thankful to <a href="/EFIS_Immunology/">EFIS</a> for the travel grant &amp; <a href="/sarah_sasson/">πš‚πšŠπš›πšŠπš‘ πš‚πšŠπšœπšœπš˜πš—</a> <a href="/KirbyInstitute/">Kirby Institute, UNSW</a> for the opportunity to present our research internationallyπŸ”¬
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Panel members Director Tony Kelleher, Prof Gail Mathews, Dr David Khoury & Soph Kloosterman shared their valuable insights on developing #Independence for #EMCRs Honoured to be part of the Kirby Institute, UNSW EMCR Committee who organised this event #AcademicChatter UNSW Medicine & Health

Panel members Director Tony Kelleher, Prof Gail Mathews, Dr David Khoury &amp; Soph Kloosterman shared their valuable insights on developing #Independence for #EMCRs

Honoured to be part of the <a href="/KirbyInstitute/">Kirby Institute, UNSW</a> EMCR Committee who organised this event #AcademicChatter 
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Well said! I always love our team catchups. I'm excited for what the future holds and what exciting #immunology discoveries are ahead. #science #teamπŸ”¬πŸ§ͺπŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ Kirby Institute, UNSW UNSW Medicine & Health

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I was honoured to receive the ECR Oral Presentation Award at #IPVC2024 for my research on HPV-driven anal dysplasia. πŸ”¬πŸ† The conference highlighted groundbreaking HPV advancements and provided a great opportunity for networking, all in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.

I was honoured to receive the ECR Oral Presentation Award at #IPVC2024 for my research on HPV-driven anal dysplasia. πŸ”¬πŸ†

The conference highlighted groundbreaking HPV advancements and provided a great opportunity for networking, all in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.