Microbiology and Immunology Otago

E mihi ana🎉

We are excited to celebrate the remarkable achievement of our 400-level students from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology for successfully presenting their research. Yesterday’s thesis presentations were a testament to exceptional research and dedication.

Dr Sam Wardell from the Pletzer laboratory presented his past and present research on AMR at this week's department seminar!
Thank you for discussing your extensive work on AMR evolution in vitro and within patients, as well as combination and novel therapies!
Fantastic mahi 🦠

Dr Alice McSweeney from the Ward laboratory presented her research at this week's department seminar!
Dr McSweeney described the enzymatic activity of the human norovirus ProPol and how it differs from the mature proteins, aiding in the understanding of norovirus replication🦠

Congratulations to the BMS symposium award winners from our department!
Mille Roy (Kemp lab) won the 3-minute research talk, Kartik Rawat (Husain lab) won 2nd place in the poster competition, and Riya Shajumon (Kirman lab) won 3rd place in the 10-minute talks🦠🧫🧪
Great mahi!

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Congratulations are in order for the Fineran laboratory on their phage anti-CRISPR Nature publication this month! The group discovered a new mechanism of action for a highly investigated anti-CRISPR protein with huge implications for gene regulation.
nature.com/articles/s4158…