Research lab @monashbdi🦠 We study gut bacterial pathogens, how they interact with their hosts and cause disease

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15 Nov 2024
We have recently joined LinkedIn and would love to connect with you! Give us a follow to join our network and learn about what we do to better understand gut pathogens, their virulence factors and how they interact with the host to cause disease 🦠🔬 au.linkedin.com/in/lyras-lab…
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📢We're so proud to share that Professor Dena Lyras, BDI Deputy Director & ARC Laureate Fellow, has been appointed as a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious title conferred on Professors at the University. Congrats! 🎉Read more bit.ly/3NWNpMp
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A reminder to submit your abstracts for MGE AUS by November 29th - Student/ECR focused - Travel sponsorships available - Keynote speakers announced - Two day program coming soon - Early bird prices still available mgeaus.org @AUSSOCMIC
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Registration and abstract submission for MGE AUS, a brand new meeting dedicated to mobile genetic elements are now open! -ECR and PhD student focused -Two day program to be announced soon -$150 student rego -Lots of prizes -Submissions close 29th Nov mgeaus.org
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11 Sep 2024
On the final morning, experts discuss mechanisms of drug resistance as well as vaccines, alternative therapies and drug discovery! Check it out 👇🏽 #AMRSymposium2024
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So thankful to the organisers for the opportunity to share our work on capsules and recipients at #ISPB2024 Such an amazing week of plasmid biology! @PlasmidSociety
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29 Aug 2024
So proud of Desirel Ng who won one of the top three prizes at the @MonashUni-wide Visualise Your Thesis final for her audio/visual animation of her PhD project. It was a pleasure seeing such creative science communication from all the talented finalists! doi.org/10.26180/25981594.v1
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28 Aug 2024
So happy to see our structural and molecular biology collaboration with @DrSheenaMcGowan out in @CommsBio. We show that C. difficile uses an endolysin for toxin secretion, a mechanism which seems to occur in a controlled manner without cell lysis nature.com/articles/s42003-0…

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The oral–gut microbiome axis in health and disease rdcu.be/dOzKm Kunath, Wilmes et al. explore the interaction between the oral and the intestinal microbiota and how they influence each other and the development of different diseases. @wilmeslab @microsyseco
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23 Jul 2024
Registration for the AMR symposium in Singapore from Sept 9-11, 2024 is closing on Sept 5. Check out the exciting program that also features selected early career speakers & poster flashtalks! @FillouxLab @LyrasLab @KelWyres @OlayaRendueles @DrKatHolt @TheFrankelLab
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#EDI Panelled with the best - Prof Dena Lyras, @RochelleSoo1, & @sam_manna3! V. interesting & open discussions on pertinent/interrelated topics: childcare, LGBTQIA , neurodiversity, & PoC/WoC experiences in navigating Micro/STEMM & beyond! #ASM2024 #ASM2024_XAward @AUSSOCMIC
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20 May 2024
Double the celebrations with our recent wonderful graduates 🌟Dr🌟 @AshleighPRogers and Master's student Georgie Gilmore who is continuing her research as a PhD student with us this year 🎓🥳 @MonashBDI
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27 Mar 2024
Attending #ASM2024? Make sure to check out our special panel session on equality diversity and inclusion in microbiology!
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18 Mar 2024
Please join us for our next ASM Hour, for three fascinating talks from our Mobile Genetic Elements Special Interest Group: Date: 12pm AEST, Tuesday April 9th theasm.org.au/asm-hour Hope to see you there!
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15 Mar 2024
Huge congratulations to Georgie Gilmore who won 1st place for the ASM Vic Branch Award last night for her Masters work supervised by @Sci_Sez, Yogi Srikhanta, @DrSheenaMcGowan and Prof Dena Lyras! @ASM_VicBranch
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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Cephamycin-Based Antisporulation Agents targeting Clostridioides difficile - PubMed dlvr.it/T0MsX7 #cdiff #cdi

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19 Dec 2023
Happy holidays from the Lyras lab! 🎄
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Congrats👏to our five @MonashBDI researchers on their @nhmrc Investigator Grant awards! Prof Mariapia Degli-Esposti FAA @The_DE_Lab, A/Prof @KarlaHutt @HuttLab, Prof Jian Li FAA, Dr @bhusalrp Dr @AE_Shahine @RossjohnLab. Read more about their projects: bit.ly/45jiEYa
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Really excited to be co-chairing this brand new special interest group with the incredible @DrJoshRamsay
21 Nov 2023
Did you know the ASM has a new SIG dedicated to mobile genetic elements? These important elements shape microbial evolution and underpin the rise of AMR. ASM members interested in MGEs of any kind are invited to register their interest in the link below forms.gle/3327fftJxmQSxdYj8
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15 Nov 2023
So proud of @HoudaiiHousam who moved to Australia to start her PhD in 2020 just before covid became a pandemic and after years of hard work and perseverance she reached her final candidature milestone and gave an excellent pre-sub presentation today 🥳 @MonashBDI
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