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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Many fantastic talks from AIMI students and researchers at the annual ASM @aussocmic.bsky.social meeting in Adelaide over the past few days. Congrats to all! Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara Lachlan Chisholm Jonathan Koong @hannjbrown.bsky.social

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We did it! What a fabulous learning opportunity to be part of UTS 2025 Research Translation Competition. So excited to see what's ahead for our Wonder Project! @aimi-uts.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social Congrats to other teams & thx to competition organisers and judges.

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JAMS Sydney @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

JAMS June Monthly is next week🥳 📅 Tuesday 24th June, 2024 📍 The Rose, Chippendale (LOCATION CHANGE!) Can't wait to see you all at this new location! Come for the microbes, stay for the mates 🍻 #microbiolgy #JAMSmicro #science #seminar #networking #biology #research @doylemt1.bsky.social

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ASM NSW-ACT Branch @asm-nswact.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Early Career Microbiologist Award! 🏆 Winner: Dr Hannah Brown @hannjbrown.bsky.social 🏆 Runner-Up: Dr Binod Rayamajhee We’re proud to support the next generation of microbiology leaders and can’t wait to see where their research takes them!

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Hannah Brown 🧂🦠🔬 @hannjbrown.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Feeling very humbled by receiving this award and equally excited to attend ASM in Adelaide this year! 🎉

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The MIF @aimi-uts.bsky.social is proud to display the new #AcknowledgementGuidelines launched by @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and @globalbioimaging.bsky.social – helping #ImagingScientists get #CreditWhereItsDue Download poster & join the campaign! globalbioimaging.org/documents/im...

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder about @aimi-uts.bsky.social hosting Prof Leo Eberl next week for an @asm-nswact.bsky.social event!

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

AIMI is excited to host Professor Leo Eberl from the University of Zurich, in collaboration with @asm-nswact.bsky.social Please join us on April 24th to hear about Leo’s work on Burkholderia quorum sensing, biofilms, and more!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Excited to share this article with the community! Many thanks to @dezieleric.bsky.social for allowing me to start this work during my PhD and for his continued support. I also appreciate @mariecg.bsky.social for her amazing contribution and constant support!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Grateful to @tstinear.bsky.social and @abdou-hachani.bsky.social for letting me to continue this work during my time @thedohertyinst.bsky.social Many thanks to @garry-myers.bsky.social for letting me carry this project forward and start my new chapter of #Burkholderia CMV at @aimi-uts.bsky.social

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

@aimi-uts.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social Our very own Dr Amy Bottomley presents a talk on potential reuse of student prac data at #APMC13 #ACMM28 👏

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SFM Microbial Pathogenesis @sfmpathogenesis.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A simple ex vivo bladder infection model permits study of host-pathogen interactions in UTI ✍️Rixa-Mareike Köhn, Molly A Ingersoll and colleagues @institutcochin.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @aimi-uts.bsky.social #MicroSky #Infection #UTI www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Liam Tobin @liamtobin1.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I’m pleased to share the publication of my latest first-author manuscript. I would like to thank @mehrad-hamidian.bsky.social, Eradah Abu Sabah, and @garry-myers.bsky.social—as well as our collaborators, Patrick McGann and Francois Lebreton. @aimi-uts.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jac/article/...

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Genomic analysis of early ST32 Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered in US military treatment facilities reveals distinct lineages and links to the origins of the Tn6168 ampC transposon

AbstractObjectives. To study the population structure and genomic characteristics, including antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmid types and surface poly

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

What a great way to end a tough year @aimi-uts.bsky.social with a Dean's award for the 'Wonder" project. This award also belongs to Rachel Landers and her FASS team and featured scientists @carminegentile.bsky.social Yan Liao Claire Richards Amy Bottomley Anya Salih @micro-au.bsky.social

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

MinD proteins regulate CetZ1 localization in Haloferax volcanii www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... #jcampubs

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Four out of five prizes won🎖️ by AIMI students at the UTS Faculty of Science Transdisciplinary ECR Retreat Congratulations to: Lachy (best talk) Liam (runner up talk) Sophia (people’s choice talk) @arianacostas.bsky.social (best poster)

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

AIMI’s end of year event is underway, with many grants, awards, papers, and other outstanding achievements to celebrate 🎉🥂

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Time for prizes! Speaker prizes go to Abiye Tigabu Molla and Andrey Verich Poster prizes go to Zein Maatouk, Ghayah Bahatheg, Jiawei Shen, Brodie Gillieatt, and Jonathan Koong Congratulations to all! 🎉

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Samitha Bandaranayake (UNSW) on #AMR profiles in Salmonella Breyer-Lynne Woodland (UTS) talking about proteoform-centric technologies for understanding #AMR mechanisms Andrey Verich (The Kirby Institute, UNSW) on Machine learning for screening diagnostic targets for Neisseria

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Mozammel Hoque @mozammel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Excited to present my research at the @aimi-uts.bsky.social symposium on #AMR.

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

For the final session of the day we have five talks from HDR students. Starting off the session is Liam Tobin (AIMI, UTS) on #AMR in A. baumanii Abiye Tigabu Molla (UNSW) on profiling resistance and virulence factors in P. aeruginosa #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The final two talks of the session come from Prof. Mark Wilcox (UNSW) talking about the development of antimicrobials for contact lenses A/Prof. Sophia Gu (UNSW) talking about the use of two-dimensional nanomaterials for delivery of drug-free medicines #AMR #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Starting session three on drug discovery and alternative approaches, Prof. Jon Iredell of Westmead/USYD, talking about precision therapeutics for the treatment of #AMR #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Finishing off session 2 on mechanisms of resistance we have: A/Prof. Karl Hassan (Newcastle University) talking about antibiotic passage across gram-negative cell envelopes A/Prof. Sally Partridge (Westmead/USYD) on resistance plasmids in Enterobacterales #microbiology #microsky #AMR

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Up now, our second keynote speaker for today, Prof. Ruth Hall (USYD) - Antibiotic resistance - a new problem or old enemy? #AMR #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

To wrap up the first session of the day... A/Prof. Thomas Gottlieb (Concord Hospital/USYD) on gram negative #AMR and its impact in Australian hospitals Dr. Ala Moha (CSIRO/Westmead) on One-Health and why its important for the future of #AMR #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our first keynote speaker, Prof. Ian Paulsen, talking about repurposing of 'normal' genes to confer multi-drug resistance #microbiology #microsky #AMR

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We're all set up and ready for an amazing day of #AMR talks at the #AIMI X ASM NSW-ACT Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium! #microbiology #microsky

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Interested in following our researchers and their work? Find them in our starter pack of AIMI researchers! go.bsky.app/QYFfTtT #microsky #microbiology

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our mission is to decipher interlinked human, animal, and environmental problems in microbiology and disease We investigate how microbes grow, live, adapt, and survive, with a focus on antibiotic resistance, infectious diseases, vaccine development, and biosecurity

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JAMS Sydney @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

JAMS Sydney has made its way to Bluesky! ✨ Help us connect JAMSters as they make their way over so let us know if you'd like to be added! 🦠 go.bsky.app/B1uUprK

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