Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026My lab is recruiting! To coincide with my relocation to WEHI in July, I’m recruiting for two Research Officer (Postdoc) positions. Both roles will be involved in advancing development of vaccines and therapeutics for Streptococcus pyogenes. Please spread the word! 📣 See 🧵for details 👇 154
Reposted by Dr Danika HillEthan Goddard-Borger @ethangbaus.bsky.social · 04/02/2026🚨 Our new paper is out today in Nature Chemical Biology: “Pan-specific antibodies to uncover bacterial pseudaminylation” doi.org/10.1038/s415... This is the product of a collaboration between many teams, led by @nickescott.bsky.social, @payneresearch.bsky.social and myself. 1/6doi.orgUncovering bacterial pseudaminylation with pan-specific antibody tools - Nature Chemical BiologyPseudaminic acids (Pse) are a family of carbohydrates found within bacterial lipopolysaccharides, capsular polysaccharides and glycoproteins. Now, monoclonal antibodies have been developed that recogn... 2258
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I’m really excited to begin this next chapter for my research at @wehi-research.bsky.social later this year. I also want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all my colleagues from @monashuniversity.bsky.social for their support these past 5 years. 1140
Reposted by Dr Danika HillJoanna Groom @groomlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Thrilled to have our latest research @wehi-research.bsky.social published in @natimmunol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... This work was an outstanding partnership between talented PhD student Len Dalit (now postdoc, no 🦋) and bioinformatician @chinweetan.bsky.social Thread below...nature.comDivergent cytokine and transcriptional signatures control functional T follicular helper cell heterogeneity - Nature ImmunologyDalit, Tan and colleagues provide a multiomic profile of T follicular helper (TFH) cells responses to diverse pathogens, revealing a blueprint for transcriptional flexibility and new tools to interrog... 33916
Reposted by Dr Danika HillCyril Seillet, PhD @seilletlab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025🎓 PhD positions available @MonashUni Join our lab to explore how neurons and immune cells shape gut immunity! 🧬 Single-cell RNAseq 🔬 3D imaging 🧠 Neuro-immune interactions 👥 Great mentoring & collaborations Apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/Seilletlabtinyurl.comUnderstanding the neuroimmune regulation of innate immunity | Supervisor Connect 099
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Congrats @linterman.bsky.social @smguillaume.bsky.social and team for this nice study about B cells fighting on the front lines (the 🫁) 170
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025New preprint alert 🚨 My team and I are pleased to share our most recent story about how bacterial pathogen (Streptococcus pyogenes, Strep A) exposure induces antibody responses against glycan and protein antigens. For paper: SSRN ssrn.com/abstract=519... biorxiv : doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 23210
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I’m so excited to be a chief investigator for this $10M Wellcome Trust grant, and for all the important things we’re going to learn about immunity against Strep A with researchers spanning three continents. 0111
Reposted by Dr Danika HillJoanna Groom @groomlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Kicking off the new year searching for a postdoc to join our team @wehi-research.bsky.social Apply now and spread the wordwehi.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comResearch OfficerJob Title Research Officer Job Description An excellent opportunity is available for a Research Officer to join the Groom Laboratory in the Immunology Division at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical re... 01013
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Really important #ImmunoSky findings from @jenjuno.viralvaxlab.com and co-authors about the pitfalls of using activation markers to detect antigen-specific T cells. Good news is they’ve found a marker combination that gets rid of bystander activated cells! Check out the preprint and 🧵 below 👀 1171
Reposted by Dr Danika HillJennifer Juno @jenjuno.viralvaxlab.com · 20/12/20248/9 In short, we suggest in vitro stimulation activates ag-specific T cells, which secrete cytokines and activate Treg and Th17/22 cells. Without careful phenotyping, all of these cells can get picked up as AIM+, accounting for the Th17-like memory cells found in many virus-specific AIM datasets. 192
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My n=1 experiment confirms that this scientifically tested recipe makes a delicious Cacio e Pepe, and the pre-print is surprisingly thorough! 1110
Reposted by Dr Danika HillNikki Moreland @njmoreland.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Finally jumping into 🦋 - and what better way to do than highlighting this super thread. Wonderful to have been involved in this study with our Strep A friends across the Tasman 1103
Reposted by Dr Danika HillJosh Osowicki @joshosowicki.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This #StrepA paper was a LONG labour of love from a great team 😊 Equal first & senior author credits buried at the very end, so I want to highlight the critical contributions of Dr Hannah Frost & @njmoreland.bsky.social & Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social rdcu.be/d2gBVrdcu.beStreptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis elicits diverse antibody responses to key vaccine antigens influenced by the imprint of past infectionsNature Communications - Streptococcus pyogenes is a deadly bacteria without a vaccine. Here, researchers measured antibodies in serum and saliva from a strep throat human challenge trial. Baseline... 43413
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024🎉 I'm a #newPI , and I'm so excited to share our new paper out in Nature Comms today! 🧵 rdcu.be/d2gBV Quick intro for the new followers: I'm from Monash Uni in Melbourne, and we study T and B cell responses to viruses, bacteria & parasites with the goal of improving vaccines. #ImmunoSky #MicroSky 1713424
Reposted by Dr Danika HillIMAGE Lab @labphan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Hi everyone still plenty of room in the B cell starter pack please message if want to join the party! go.bsky.app/8avwjYw 11114
Reposted by Dr Danika HillSeth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This week in #ScienceImmunology: @jackiheraudfarlow.bsky.social , Carl Walkley, & colleagues used a genome-wide #CRISPRscreen to determine that a GGNBP2– CNOT10/11 complex is required for the accumulation of unedited #immunogenic self- #dsRNA & its sensing by #MDA5!science.orgGGNBP2 regulates MDA5 sensing triggered by self double-stranded RNA following loss of ADAR1 editingGGNBP2, CNOT10, and CNOT11 are required for innate immune response after the loss of ADAR1-mediated editing of self dsRNA. 0228
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2024Today I had a collaborator say “I never share my findings with anyone before they’re published. I’ve been burnt before”. It’s got me wondering how widespread ‘getting burnt’ is in science. 🤔 #ImmunoSky I’m keen to hear horror stories and what impact it had on your approach to science!! 110
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2024I spent this last week at Biomolecular Horizons conference in Melbourne and fell in love with the “Stories and Structures” art exhibit on display from Microscopy Australia. (1/2) It’s worth a look! micro.org.au/stories-stru...micro.org.auStories and Structures – New Connections - Microscopy Australia 120
Dr Danika Hill @precisionvaxlab.bsky.social · 24/09/2024My X feed is mostly gun violence and pro-Trump nonsense. Time for a radical change! Hoping to find the twitter community I’ve lost. I’m interested in all things immunology, but particularly adaptive immune responses to vaccines and infectious disease. Bring on bluer skies! 139524