I am thrilled to have received a Jack Brockhoff ECR grant to delve further into the infectious causes of idiopathic urethritis. Massive thanks to Catriona Bradshaw and Lenka Vodstrcil for all their support and mentorship!

Our Editorial Fellow Programme is expanding! Early career researcher ✅ Interested in STIs and sexual health ✅ Curious about the peer review, editing and publishing of medical research ✅ Ready to join? Head here for all of the details! bit.ly/3D56WFT

Our Editorial Fellow Programme is expanding! Early career researcher ✅ Interested in STIs and sexual health ✅ Curious about the peer review, editing and publishing of medical research ✅ Ready to join? Head here for all of the details! bit.ly/3D56WFT

Honours student Rebecca Farquharson's paper has just been published in Frontiers. This work shows that those living further from the sexual health clinic were more likely to delay healthcare seeking and calls for improved local access to healthcare: bit.ly/3U1HlmJ

Excited to co-chair the Novel strategies to optimise vaginal health symposium with Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH at #STIHIV2023. Join us, Supriya Mehta, Catriona Bradshaw, Caroline Mitchell, & @Cerca_et_al to discuss #BacterialVaginosis #VaginalMicrobiome #Biofilms & more! stihiv2023.org/wednesday-july…

Attending #STIHIV2023 in July? Join Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH & I at the Novel strategies to optimise vaginal health symposium. Hear Supriya Mehta, Catriona Bradshaw, Caroline Mitchell, @Cerca_et_al discuss #BacterialVaginosis #VaginalMicrobiome #Biofilm & more! stihiv2023.org/wednesday-july…

We are looking for a motivated masters student to join our team at #UQCCR! If you have an interest in #Mycoplasma genitalium and #AntimicrobialResistance please DM us!!! 🤓🔬🦠🧬💊🧐

4 weeks til #ISSTDR #STIHIV2023 Join Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH & I at the Novel strategies to optimise vaginal health symposium. #VaginalMicrobiome experts Supriya Mehta Catriona Bradshaw Caroline Mitchell & @Cerca_et_al will discuss #BacterialVaginosis #Biofilm & more! bit.ly/3pgJPnT

Hello. I’m looking for an Australia-based RA (possible PhD student) to work on our oral gonorrhoea infection model to screen for new treatments. More info at go.unimelb.edu.au/v32s

Less than 2 weeks til #STIHIV2023 Join Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH & I at the Novel strategies to optimise vaginal health symposium with Supriya Mehta Catriona Bradshaw Caroline Mitchell & @Cerca_et_al. We will discus the latest in #BacterialVaginosis #Biofilm & all things #VaginalMicrobiome

PhD position for our human tissue model of oral gonorrhoea infection. International students with excellent academic results & IELTS score of 7 or more overall, at least 7 in writing & at least 6 in reading and speaking will be considered. findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/11…

Access to cheap & accessible non quinolone treatments is essential for the management of #Mycoplasma genitalium. Minocycline is one example, & was found to cure 68% of macrolide-resistant Mgen infections in a retrospective analysis of 123 patients. tinyurl.com/yck7aemd

I am honoured to have received the 2023 ASRHA young leader award! Thanks to @shsov for the nomination. Big thanks to Lenka Vodstrcil & Catriona Bradshaw for all their support & mentorship over the past few years - best team to work with!

When your team accidentally nail the Wiggles colour scheme😂

New paper out from Ranjit Samra in Open Forum Infectious Diseases on efficacy of sitafloxacin for #mycoplasma genitalium in an era of increasing #antimicrobialresistance: doi.org/10.1093/ofid/o… Previous failure of moxifloxacin > 8X risk of treatment failure Alfred Research Alliance @MonashCCS @SHSOV

Have you submitted your abstracts for #IUSTI2024? Submission close on the 3rd March!

Please read this if you’re interested in sexual health, atypical infection manifestations and antimicrobial stewardship. bit.ly/42OaBmL STI_BMJ Erica Plummer Lenka Vodstrcil Catriona Bradshaw

We are pleased to announce that the Late-Breaker Abstract submission for the #IUSTI2024 World Congress is now open, but only for abstracts related to "Clinical Management" & "Epidemiology and Surveillance" Deadline: 11:59pm AEST 9 June 2024 More details: iusti2024sydney.org/late-breaker-a…

For #WorldHepatitisDay, we are releasing a topic collection on viral hepatitis. sti.bmj.com/pages/topic-co… With 14 articles focused on the epidemiology, role of sexual transmission, diagnosis and prevention of viral hepatitis, don't miss this exciting issue of STI today! #WHD

This is a great opportunity for ECRs looking to get experience with the editorial and peer review process!