NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow. Research includes babies, bacteria & bacteriophages. Women's & Infants' Health. GroupBStrep. Find me on @lucyleef.bsky.social
Joined July 2011
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12 Jan 2018
Our review into #phage therapy applications during #pregnancy and the #perinatal period is available!! Check it out here: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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8 Jul 2025
Today's Day 1 of Group B Strep Awareness Week #gbsaw
It's crazy that all pregnant women & people aren't routinely given info about #groupBStrep or the chance to find out if they're carrying GBS.
So proud that @GBSSupport is working to change this. Do give them a cheeky follow
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6 Jul 2025
On 20 March 1996, baby Theo Plumb died at 17 and a half hours old from group B Strep infection. Nobody mentioned group B Strep to Theo’s parents, Jane and Robert, until after their baby son had died...
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15 Apr 2025
The T-series bacteriophages have impacted my career and are microbes our lab's research continues to use as model organisms.
You can read more as part of @NatureMicrobiol 'Microbes Matter' series below:
nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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27 Nov 2024
Still time to apply for travel awards to attends CRISPR 2025 in NZ
20 Nov 2024
📢 Calling all Early Career Researchers! 🌟
Apply now for travel grants to attend the CRISPR 2025 Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand 🇳🇿
💰 Up to US$500 for travel/accommodation
Deadline: Dec 6, 2024 🗓️
👉 crispr2025.org/grant
#CRISPR #ECR #Travelgrant #CRISPR2025
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26 Nov 2024
Looking forward to the inaugural @UWA_EMCRN Symposium focused on cross-disciplinary #collaboration✨
Featuring keynote address from WA icon @LynBeazley 😍
See you @uwanews on Dec 6th!
Limited tix available👉 events.humanitix.com/uwa-ear…
The Early-Mid Career Researcher Network is proud to present the inaugural UWA EMCR Symposium taking place on the Friday 6th December! We wish to thank our Gold Sponsors, Campus Plus, IIP and AIMS for supporting this event. Big thank you as well to Woodside for supporting the Sundowner event and the Forrest Foundation for supporting the awards acknowledging the work of EMCRs at UWA!
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1 Nov 2024
Early bird registration closes Tue 5th November #OHA2024
The 10th #OneHealth Aotearoa Symposium
📅3-4 December 2024
📍University of Otago Wellington
💻#AntimicrobialResistance, climate change, Te Ao Māori & more!
Link: otago.ac.nz/conference/one-h…
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Thanks to the @ForrestResearch Foundation for supporting the six Forrest Fellows in attending this year’s #ATSEAwards and New Fellows Showcase.
It was great to have you join: Dr @Lucyleef, Dr Houda Ennaceri, Dr Matt Dodd, Dr Jessica Kretzmann, Dr Adelle Goodwin and Dr Chong Wei.
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18 Oct 2024
I'm proud to announce the publication of the first paper based on my PhD dissertation about the study of prophages in Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from Argentina! Thanks to all the co-authors that contributed to this work! @MicrobioSoc
doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.00129…
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9 Oct 2024
⁉️ Let's get QUIZZICAL ⁉️
Test your trivia knowledge!🧠 With heaps of prizes on offer, our annual #QuizNight is not to be missed 🏆
🗓️ Oct 29th
🕖 From 7 PM
📍 Perth Soccer Club
PLUS all proceeds support #student awards! ❤️
Get your tickets🎟️trybooking.com/events/landin…
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9 Oct 2024
Beyond excited to hear from the research integrity icon Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest) in Perth tomorrow! 🤩 ✨️
Come along to the public lecture at @uwanews - register below
Also hopeful for a bit of #microbiology chat too🤞#BiksPicks
24 Sep 2024
I will give a public lecture at the @uwanews, WA, Australia, Thursday 10 October.
My visit is supported by the Forrest Hall Research Foundation, the Office of Research and Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia.
Registration:
events.humanitix.com/researc…
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19 Sep 2024
Huge thanks to @aipolsci and all of the supporters of #YTP2024, it was a privilege to be among the incredible #TallPoppy awardees! 🎉❤️
19 Sep 2024
🏆 Congratulations to Young Tall Poppy Dr Lucy Furfaro @Lucyleef @uwanews
The #YTP2024 @aipolsci award recognises her research to tackle infections during pregnancy and early-life 👏👏
@wamuseum
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17 Sep 2024
The best way to culture a community of #microbiology enthusiasts is to get together and chat!
🧪🫧Come along to our Microbial Mixer!🧪🫧
An informal and laid-back event where you can catch up with colleagues and meet new micro friends✨
RSVP essential: trybooking.com/events/landin…
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11 Sep 2024
Our next ASM Careers Night is at UWA (@uwanews) -
hear about the many different career paths in microbiology!
🗓️Wed 18th Sept, 5.30 pm
👥 Experts with different experiences
⭐️Job application tips
🍕 Pizza
Everyone welcome, REGISTER👇
trybooking.com/CVAQT
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11 Sep 2024
📣Attn: @UWAresearch #EMCRs
Registration is OPEN!
⭐️Share your research - submit an abstract 📝
⭐️Meet new colleagues from all disciplines 🗣
⭐️Plus, awards and prizes up for grabs 🏆
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27 Aug 2024
Super excited to read this work by @chcrestani, @rnzadoks & co! 👏
This research highlights the importance of deciphering the multi-host determinants of #GroupBStreptococcus
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17 Aug 2024
Happy @Aus_ScienceWeek! 🎉
A fantastic day of activities and talks at @ForrestResearch today - always so much fun to share the #science love ❤️ 🔬🦠
17 Aug 2024
@Lucyleef rocking it at our @ForrestResearch National Science Week event talking viruses, bacteria and phages @uwanews
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13 Aug 2024
What's small and lacks a typical cell wall?
⭐️Mollicutes⭐️
A fascinating class of bacteria and among the smallest in both size and genome.
We dive into what is known (and unknown) about phages of Mollicutes in our review featured in @AMI_SMIJournal's #bacteriophage collection👇
12 Aug 2024
The first article in our #bacteriophage themed collection has been published! @CatchpowleJody, @mike_beeton, @lucyleef & colleagues at @UWAresearch discuss the unique & diverse qualities of #Mollicutes & summarise knowledge of phages of these bacteria: ow.ly/l9ev50SRSlF
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⚗️Congratulations to #UWA's four WA Young Tall Poppy award finalists who have been recognised for their research and passion for communicating science! 🔬 @UWAresearch @Lucyleef @DaMaSampson @NJORobinson @KelseyRhianPool @aipolsci
uwa.au/9wsekb
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7 Aug 2024
Have you seen our latest review paper on metagenomic binning methods? If not go check it out. 😊
We review not only binning methods but also bin-refinement, visualisation, and evaluation tools used in metagenomic studies. 🧬 (1/n)
#Metagenomics #Binning #Bioinformatics
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Congratulations 2024 WA Young Tall Poppy’s!
Dr Neil Robinson
Dr Brennen Mills
Dr Kelsey Pool
Dr Lucy Furfaro
A/Prof Zoe Bradfield
Dr Luke Gray Whiley
Dr Danuta Sampson
Dr Angela Spence
Dr Liezhou Zhong
#ytp24
ALT 2024 AIPS Western Australia Young Tall Poppy science awards winners announced
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