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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Yay, after eight years, it's here! 🧬🦠 Our new Nat comms paper explores how lipid droplets remodel during viral infection to support antiviral defence Proud to be co-first alongside the wonderful Jay Laws and @timetogoz.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... @helbiglab.bsky.social

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Lipid droplets are key immunometabolic platforms in early antiviral defence @natcomms.nature.com @ebony-monson.bsky.social @timetogoz.bsky.social @latrobe.edu.au @helbiglab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We are launching something very exciting next week!! If you are a lipid researcher, love lipids or might need a lipid collaborator in the future, please follow and share! #lipids #lipidresearch

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The Lipid Network @thelipidnetwork.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Lipids are everywhere in biology, but lipid researchers are often scattered across disciplines. Membranes, metabolism, infection, neuroscience, lipidomics… the field is huge, but the community isn’t always connected. Something new is coming to change that. Stay tuned. 🧬

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Victorian Infection and Immunity Network @theviin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A rousing talk by @ebony-monson.bsky.social from @limsltu.bsky.social all about how their lab is working to enhance the biodistribution of artificial lipid droplets as a novel lipid particle delivery system in vivo! 🦠🧠 #lorneiandi

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

First day back at work for 2026, and excited to share that @gurgaganveer's first paper from his PhD has been published in @acsnano! If you are interested in the biology of endosomal escape & strategies for enhanced delivery of therapeutics, check it out: bit.ly/4roRcnp

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

this is unsustainable, the $600M underspend of the #MRFF could be funnelled, or at least partially funnelled, to supporting excellent #NHMRC applications that fall below the funding cut off because there is too little money in the pot #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #SaveOzScience

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Very excited to be at my first @amersocvirology.bsky.social meeting in beautiful Montreal! So much amazing virology research so far, and 2 more days to go!! #ASV2025

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🧠 Nerd Nite #63 is 1 week away—and nearly sold out! 🌬️ Kira Hughes on weighing air to fight asthma 🐦 Jacinta Humphrey on suburban bird turf wars 💋 Sex with Lex on kink, intimacy & more 📍 Howler, June 11 🎟️ Grab tix: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Nerd Nites next show is on the 11th June!! Come to hear fabulous talks from @kiraetsa.bsky.social, @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and Sex with Lex!! Tickets only $17 and are available here 🤓: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

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helbiglab.bsky.social @helbiglab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Congratulations Z; it’s a great piece of work!

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helbiglab.bsky.social @helbiglab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Excited to share our research on optimizing phospholipids in artificial lipid droplets (aLDs) for better delivery in vivo 🐟 🐭 . Even to the BRAIN 🧠 Kudos to @timetogoz.bsky.social and @ebony-monson.bsky.social for this milestone paper! Superstars⭐ 👇 shorturl.at/vEHPh @limsltu.bsky.social

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Zahra Telikani @timetogoz.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Excited to share that my first first-author paper from my PhD is finally out! If you're interested in lipids and lipid droplets, check out our Artificial Lipid Droplets 🧪⚗️🦠🔬👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @helbiglab.bsky.social @ebony-monson.bsky.social @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Excited to share our latest work, creating an artificial lipid droplet! 🦠🧠 This is @timetogoz.bsky.social's first first-author paper from her PhD, and my first senior-author paper!! 🎉🥹 Check it out ⬇️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @helbiglab.bsky.social @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social

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Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @virusesimmunity.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Submit your abstract and apply for a scholarship by May 13th to share your research in #longCOVID and other post-acute infection syndromes at this upcoming @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting. Looking forward to seeing you in Santa Fe! #KSLongCOVID26 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

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Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes | Keystone Symposia

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, August 2025, in Santa Fe, with field leaders!

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

👏 Very excited for our latest work to be out! We worked with Wintermute Biomedical to describe the antiviral mechanisms of Solexan™ (GS-1) to Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Find it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @helbiglab.bsky.social

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Steve Turner @sjturn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Fantastic meeting, Aus Virology is as strong as ever!

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I Am Dr.Sam @iamdrsam.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Do you want to recap the highlights of the last @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social meeting? Have a read of the AVS12 Meeting Report 👇

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Australasian Virology Society @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Exciting news! The AVS12 Meeting Report is now published in the @asm.org Journal of Virology! 🎉 AVS prides itself on supporting diverse voices in virology through career development, Indigenous engagement, collaboration, and recognition of excellence. Read it here: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Twelfth scientific biennial meeting of the Australasian Virology Society: AVS12 2024 | Journal of Virology

The Australasian Virology Society (AVS) biennial meeting is highly recognized as the premier virology conference in Australasia, fostering collaboration across diverse fields of virology and promoting...

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Eliver Ghosn @eliverghosn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We are #Hiring! Please share! #ImmunoSky 🧪 Join our multi-disciplinary B-cell team @Emory/ATL to lead exciting projects on human immunology funded by the Gates Foundation and the NIH (Position fully funded and not dependent on future grants). ghosnlab.science/join-us #BYourCell

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Join our multi-disciplinary team as a Postdoc or a Bioinformatician in B-cell Immunology to lead exciting projects on human immunology funded by the Gates Foundation and the NIH (Position fully funded and not dependent on future grants).

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🚨 Only 5 days left to grab your tickets for Nerd Nite next week!! Get ready for an epic night of science, storytelling, and silliness with fellow nerds-@drshanerrr.bsky.social, Dr Mitko Oldfield and Trang Nova! Get your tickets: moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

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GrasLab @graslab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If you are on campus in Bundoora @latrobeuni.bsky.social on Wednesday 2nd of April come and help research 😉👍

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🚨Our lab is recruiting!!! 🎓 Fully Funded PhD Scholarship Available! Are you passionate about lipid droplets, protein-protein interactions, and cutting-edge biomedical research? Please get in touch with @helbiglab.bsky.social if you are interested!! 🔬

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ANZSEV @anzsev.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The fantastic line-up of speakers for our virtual (and free!) mini-symposium on The Foundations of EV Therapeutics has been announced! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧 🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST 🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Just a reminder that the measles vaccination is not linked to autism, and much data exist to support that.

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡

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ISAR International Society for Antiviral Research @isaricar.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

New paper: GS-1 blocks entry of herpes viruses and more broadly inhibits enveloped viruses www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It was so fun chatting to @drshanerrr.bsky.social about all things, lipid droplets, our immune response and science communication!! If you feel like listening to our chat, you can find it here: www.rrr.org.au/explore/prog...

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Trevor Lithgow @trevor-lithgow.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

www.arc.gov.au/about/our-or... The ARC is seeking nominations from … us. If you are a Blue Sky researcher who believes that extraordinary science should be funded in Australia, please apply to this call. Imagine a college of experts who were - ahem - experts. It isn’t too late to save the @ARC

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Happy #IWD2025 to all the wonderful women in STEM, and to our male colleagues that support us 👩‍🔬 Diversity is so important in science and I'm very lucky to be part of a group that celebrates this! @helbiglab.bsky.social @irumii.bsky.social @jacintaagius.bsky.social @timetogoz.bsky.social

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GrasLab @graslab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Saturday 8th of march will be International Women’s Day #IWD@work @limsltu.bsky.social #MarchForward Lucky to have some Superstar #WomenInSTEM in my group Meet Dr Emma Grant

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GrasLab @graslab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🥂🥂🥂AMAZING !!!! Super proud of this two fantastic emerging leaders in #Science so happy to have you both @limsltu.bsky.social and with a very well deserved support from @nhmrc.bsky.social to further develop your research program 🥳🥳🥳 @latrobeuni.bsky.social

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

PhD milestone day! We are lucky to have 2 fabulous students presenting milestone talks today: @irumii.bsky.social and @jacintaagius.bsky.social! I love hearing how far students progress in their projects in a year! 🔬🦠👩‍🔬

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

A great collection of Aussie infection and immunity researchers!! 🦠🔬👩‍🔬🥼

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Dr Ryan Farr @docfarr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Great list @ebony-monson.bsky.social 👌 Feels good connecting with scientists again during #lorneiandi

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Dr Ryan Farr @docfarr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

"This is the hot mess of influenza" - Patrick Reading, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza He's not wrong... #lorneiandi @theviin.bsky.social

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Victorian Infection and Immunity Network @theviin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We've created a starter pack for everyone attending & supporting this year's Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference! 🔬🧪🦠🏖️ Let us know if you're attending #lorneiandi and would like to be added! Check out the starter pack here: go.bsky.app/G6cE3nw

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helbiglab.bsky.social @helbiglab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

#LorneIandI here we come!! Looking forward to some great science 🩵 @ebony-monson.bsky.social @irumii.bsky.social

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Wade Kelly @wadekelly.com · 11/02/2025

Excited for tonight's season kick-off of Nerd Nite Melbourne with hosts @ebony-monson.bsky.social and Haylo Roberts. Talks include @julianoshea.bsky.social @dilendra.bsky.social and Sexologist Laura Lee. Tix are sold out, but if you haven't been, go to the next one! m.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ner...

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Buy NERD NITE MELBOURNE #61 tickets, VIC 2025 | Moshtix

Buy NERD NITE MELBOURNE #61 tickets for 2025 at Moshtix. Taking place at HOWLER, MELBOURNE on February 11st, 2025, you can find more ticket and event information, lineup, artists, set times and extra ...

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