La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science

🫀 Congratulations to LIMS and @Latrobe_CVR member Dr Maria Jelinic on receiving a $150,000 @heartfoundation grant to investigate whether stressed cells and gamma delta T cells weaken coronary artery plaques, increasing the risk of heart attacks. Read 👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

Congratulations to LIMS Fellow & @SABE_Latrobe’s Dr Saimon Moraes Silva on receiving @RoySocChem’s Analyst Emerging Investigator Lectureship! The award will support Dr Silva to showcase his pioneering biosensors research at a leading international meeting.

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🐄🦠Meet LIMS PhD researcher Mikaela Whitty (@PetrovskiLab). Her research harnesses microbiology to improve cattle health, reduce methane emissions and explore phages to treat mastitis. She also proudly represented Melbourne at Ireland’s Rose of Tralee 👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

🔬 Congratulations to LIMS & @SABE_Latrobe’s Dr Wenyi Li on receiving an @ARC Future Fellowship! The fellowship will support his research developing peptides which target specific bacterial membranes – crucial in the fight against AMR. Read 👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/…
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🧬 Welcoming Dist. Prof Kevin Plaxco to LIMS and @SABE_Latrobe! Joining us from @UCSB, Prof Plaxco is a world-leading biosensors researcher, CSO at @Nutromics, and inventor of Nutromics’ DNA-based sensor tech👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

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