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Rebecca Webb @WreckaWebb

loves frogs and beer

Joined January 2015
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OHRG spreading the word about Fantastic Frogs and their Frightful Fungal Foes at “A day at Melbourne” experience for high schoolers @UniMelb
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I’m on my way home from an epic stint at Macquarie. Everything went smoothly in the lab (this NEVER happens!), which meant I could fit in a visit to the frog conservation hero’s at Taronga zoo and hear about GGBF habitat restoration from RZS NSW. I also did a lot of snorkelling.
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Proud to be part of this. annualreviews.org/eprint/V6C…
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I'm grateful for the @UniMelb global collaboration award which allowed me to travel to @UofR and get involved in this great research on the unexpected interaction of chytrid and ranavirus. mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/1/154

The Binding, Infection, and Promoted Growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by the Ranavirus FV3

Increasing reports suggest the occurrence of co-infection between Ranaviruses such as Frog Virus 3 (FV3) and the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in various amphibian species....

mdpi.com
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A great opportunity to develop novel tools for amphibian conservation. Apply: findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/….
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"No Chytrid left behind" I'm pleased to have been involved in the development of a universal PCR assay for chytrid detection. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1155/2023/9980566

A Universal and Efficient Detection of Chytridiomycosis Infections in Amphibians Using Novel...

Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease in amphibians caused by two chytrid fungi, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), and is the worst infectious...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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We are looking for a PhD student with molecular biology skills to join our team. For more information, and to apply, please visit: findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/…
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We are looking for a PhD student to develop innovative methods for combatting chytridiomycosis. Please share @OneHealthRes
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A short review on the emergence of chytridiomycosis in Australia, and the important contribution of Queensland researchers and wildlife managers in the discovery of this disease. @jcu @OneHealthRes doi.org/10.1071/MA22056

Frogs vs fungus: the emergence of amphibian chytridiomycosis

By the late 1980s, widespread dramatic declines in amphibian populations were causing alarm. The culprit was identified as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (

connectsci.au
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My lovely supervisor, Cathy.
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After four years of long days in the field and even longer days in the lab. I made it! @jcu @CPHMVS_JCU #phddone
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Please enjoy this video of zoospores squeezing out of a zoosporangia.
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It was so nice to be invited to attend the inaugural “Rick Speare Oration”. A great man who made an epic contribution to human and animal health. We miss him.
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I'm excited to announce we have started our first large Bd-challenge study in corroboree frogs. This project has been many years in the making. We will be investigating the genetic basis of immunity in this critically endangered species @OneHealthRes @FVASunimelb @MicrobeMik 🐸🧬
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi #GARD2022
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Big Al!!!
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It’s been a very long and bumpy journey to thesis submission, but I made it. Cheers x
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Thanks #ASH22 for giving me an excuse to wear roller skates to a conference dinner.
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Who decided black histo foam was a good idea? Tissue samples are almost invisible 😂
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Growler by name, smiler by nature. #happyfrog
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