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/ar… @HelbigLab @ebony_monson @LIMSLTU @latrobe

Lipid droplets are key immunometabolic platforms in early antiviral defence @NatureComms @ebony_monson @TimetogoZ @Latrobe @JayLaws15 @HelbigLab nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

1/3 ⭐ Big congrats to @ONJCRI and LIMS’s Dr Lisa Mielke, and VivaZome Therapeutics’s Dr Ella Johnston, who have each been awarded grants from @arc_gov_au! 👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/articles… #sciencenews #research #grantsuccess #LIMSLTU #latrobeuni

And #COVID can also damage the vision by crossing the blood-retinal barrier after systemic exposure. And don't forget the retina is part of the brain. #NeuroCovid More here: medicine.missouri.edu/news/c…

Virtual staining offers a promising approach to map dynamic cellular systems across various cell types conditions, broadening the scope of live-cell imaging. Congrats to Shalin Mehta & the team at #CZBiohubSF 🎉🙌 bit.ly/4jZJCvg

🎉Abstract submissions for #Drug_Delivery_Australia_2025 are now open! 2025 Conference will feature cutting-edge presentations, networking sessions, and industry engagement. Open to PhD students and EMCRs to showcase their research. See crsaustralia.org/drug-delive… @NanoMed_UNSW

Introducing the ✨2025 MAPP HDR Committee Members (2/2)✨

A little bit late but as they say, better late than never! Introducing the✨2025 MAPP HDR Executive Committee✨ Stay tuned for a bunch of fun upcoming events planned for the year, with trivia and our monthly Active Hour already in the books!

3/3 Huge congrats to the Poster Prize winners at the SABE ECR Showcase! 🧬 ECR Poster 🏆Best: Vivian Tran 🥈Runner-up: Siyang Ding 🔬 PhD Poster 🏆Best: Ben Arnolds 🥈Runner-up: Jayson Rose 👏Highly Commended: Milicent Opoku, Donia Abeid @LIMSLTU @latrobe @MAPP_latrobe @ABSS_postgrads @HelbigLab @PetrovskiLab @LabACDC @GrasLab @lewseylab @LTUresearchers @DanMissailidis @gr_drummond @ebony_monson @Kazebrafish @TravisKJohnson @wenyi_li68

Australian Government $7,500 Women in STEM Subsidy aprintern.org.au/business-in…

1/2 🧪 Iodine is a critical ingredient in the chemical industry as a reagent which converts stable Carbon-Hydrogen (C-H) bonds into unstable and reactive Carbon-Iodine (C-I) bonds – prized for their ability to help change and create new molecules. Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

📢 Exciting new research from @SABE_latrobe opens new doors for future biomedical research! Dr Zahra Telikani from @HelbigLab has developed tiny fat-based particles that travel to a wider range of cells and organs (including the brain) in mice and zebrafish models. Read more 👉 shorturl.at/UYWep “

This is heartbreaking...

Published today in Nature, @CamiloFaustAkl et al. (@KeithLigon5, @EAChiocca , @QuintanaLabHMS) reveal that GBM co-opts TRAIL astrocytes to suppress anti-tumor immunity. The team identify a distinct subset of TRAIL astrocytes within the GBM tumor microenvironment that induces apoptosis in CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells via a GBM-secreted IL-11 -> STAT3 signaling axis. These astrocytes also modulate microglia- and monocyte-derived TAMs, further amplifying T cell dysfunction. Notably, high TRAIL and IL-11 expression correlated with faster recurrence and worse survival in GBM patients, underscoring the clinical relevance of this pathway. Crucially, this immunosuppressive circuit can be therapeutically disrupted using an oHSV engineered to express an anti-TRAIL scFv—providing a compelling proof-of-concept for precision immunovirotherapy in GBM. @MGBResearchNews @MassGenBrigham, @harvardmed @bcmhouston @BUMedicine @DanaFarber @broadinstitute @mcgillu

🎉Big congrats to PhD candidate Stephanie Rutter from the Poon Lab in SABE @latrobe and @LIMSLTU. Her stunning microscopy image of influenza-infected cells captured using @LaTrobeBIP is featured on the May cover of @TrendsCellBio @TrendsCellBio 👏 The issue also includes an article by Dr Bo Shi, Dr Kha Phan & Prof Ivan Poon. Read👉shorturl.at/m2Aju @LTUresearchers @Dr_Ivan_Poon #sciencetwitter @AusCellDeathSoc #CellBiology #Microscopy

👏 Not only fantastic cross-disciplinary research from across LIMS & @SABE_latrobe, but a special milestone of firsts for @HelbigLab members Zahra Telikani (first-time first author) and Dr Ebony Monson (first-time senior author). Congrats to all! Read 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

So that’s just some of the research we do here at our multidisciplinary research centre! But today, we are joining together for a Healthy Heart Walk, and together, choosing healthier lifestyle choice & luckily surrounded by @latrobe’s beautiful scenery! 🍂🍃#HeartWeek2025

2/2 🔬 Want to learn about how our scientists are finding new ways to fight disease? Join us on Sun 4/5 for a FREE Day of Immunology Discovery Tour at LIMS! Details & registrations 👉 immunology.org.au/events/-AS… @latrobe @SABE_latrobe @ASImmunology

I've had so much fun organising the LIMS Discovery tours this year!! If you don't have plans on Sunday, come along and check out our wonderful labs at @LIMSLTU!!

This #WomensWednesday join us in congratulating @JemmaGasperoni for the conferral of her PhD and @MaeveOKeeffe016 for the conferral of her Master’s degree!! 🥳👏👏 We wish you all the best and can’t wait to see what you will achieve next! 👩🏼‍🔬🎓 #WomenInSTEM @SABE_latrobe