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Brent Jones

@epibrent.bsky.social
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PhD student at Griffith University 🔬 Interested in all things infectious in One Health 🦠 Avid reader 📚 Ok musician 🎸 he/him 🦇 views my own 📍 Meanjin | Brisbane 🔗 linkedin.com/in/brent-jones-4a629374/

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Brent Jones @epibrent.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Here is an exciting story - understanding how age-based risk factors in the host may contribute to viral evolution of coronaviruses. 🦇🦠🔬 Super important work that takes a One Health approach to building a harmonious future with wildlife and the environment!
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Dutton's happy to welcome Netanyahu, a genocidal war criminal with an outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrant, to Australia. So guess it's no surprise he says a Coalition govt would reassess the security clearances of Palestinians who have arrived from Gaza #AusVotes25 What a ghoul
sbs.com.au
Dutton says Coalition would re-screen Palestinians and recognise new Israeli capital
Peter Dutton has cited security concerns for re-screening Palestinians from Gaza — a stance previously criticised — and said the Coalition would reinstate the Morrison-era recognition of West Jerusale...
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This Podcast Will Kill You @tpwky.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
It's time for the first #BOOKCLUB of the season! Erin Welsh sat down with the one and only @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social to talk about his latest book, Everything is Tuberculosis. Tune in for a tour through the history of tuberculosis and a reminder that investing in public health saves lives
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/04/2025
If you missed #QandA last night, Richard dropped some truth bombs. You can watch the highlights of his appearance here: australiainstitute.org.au/post/busting...
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Busting myths on QandA | Richard Denniss highlights - The Australia Institute
How is it that in Australia, one of the richest countries in the world, we feel poor?
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I have zero patience for “do climate work but just don’t call it that”. I am not talking in code about an existential threat bc a handful of Americans like profiting off oil and gas & have managed to brainwashed another handful of Americans. Don’t capitulate. They’ll take your funding anyway.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 14/04/2025
Neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton mentioned the two obvious reforms that would help to solve the housing crisis: scrapping or reducing negative gearing and removing the capital gains tax discount for investors.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Dr Laura Grogan, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Science at UQ, talks to CBCS about her career journey so far — notably making the switch from veterinary science to ecology and conservation. A talented artist as well as a scientist, you can also see some of her incredible artwork in the article too:
cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It's DAVID LITTLEPROUD DAVID LITTLEPROUD is the NATIONALS leader saying children who commit crimes do not deserve civil rights Guess which communities he's dehumanising & where this disgusting discourse leads #LegitimisingRacism #AusVotes25
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Brent Jones @epibrent.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Great quick read from some superstars in our group!! 🌳 🦇 🦠 💩 theconversation.com/what-is-aust...
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What is Australian bat lyssavirus? Can I catch it from bat poo? What if bats roost near me?
Infection with Australian bat lyssavirus is serious but extraordinarily rare, and there are effective treatments. So there’s no need to panic.
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Robyn Hall @viroepivet.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Rabies appears to be endemic now in this seal population. Lots of unanswered questions but may have spread from local jackals or other wildlife 😥
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Dr Alison Peel @alibat.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Thanks @janeqiu.bsky.social & @sciam.bsky.social for highlighting our work, and the imperative for ecological solutions to bat viral spillover. Progressing vaccines and health care is important for pandemic preparedness, but so are interventions to prevent spillovers happening in the first place.
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Brent Jones @epibrent.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
#Hendra@30 was an absolute blast! Had a great time catching up with close colleagues and meeting many new people doing fantastic things in the henipavirus space. Looking forward to #Nipah@30! #BatOneHealth #DiseaseEcology #henipavirus
Four researchers stand in front of two scientific posters.
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Brent Jones @epibrent.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Hi I'm Brent and I'm a PhD student working on viral co-infection dynamics, hoping (🤞) it will help us understand how interactions between #pathogens impact disease #spillover. On Bluesky to network 👋 and share what I'm reading 📖 #OneHealth #DiseaseEcology #zoonoses
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