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Rowena Bull

@robull.bsky.social

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Viral Immunologist - all things host and virus. AVS President and NHMRC Investigator.

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Australasian Virology Society @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social · May 30

New COVID-19 strain 'pretty much everywhere' in Australia
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New COVID-19 strain 'pretty much everywhere' in Australia — ABC News

Australians are being urged to get their COVID-19 booster as a new coronavirus variant drives up infections.

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Rowena Bull @robull.bsky.social · Mar 14

Registration now open for HCV-Flavi 2025!

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Rowena Bull @robull.bsky.social · Dec 6

Will COVID bivalent vaccines provide better protection against future variants? (Spoiler alert - yes) Find out why here: t.author.email.elsevier.com/r/?id=h77a8d...

Bivalent Omicron BA.1 vaccine booster increases memory B cell breadth and neutralising antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Current literature informs us that bivalent vaccines will generate a broader serum neutralizing antibody response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, but…

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Australasian Virology Society @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social · Dec 5

You can check out a sneak peak of this work here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Affinity of the Transmitted Founder Virus Drives Early Emergence of Hepatitis C Virus Specific Neutralising Antibodies

Delayed emergence of neutralising antibodies (nAbs) is a key predictor of failure to clear hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but the underlying causes for this

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Rowena Bull @robull.bsky.social · Dec 5

Enjoy your victory… it will be short lived!! Thanks @grovearmada.bsky.social for overcoming the jet lag and not only giving us an amazing talk but for also supporting our ECRs at #AVS12.

Rowena Bull @robull.bsky.social · Dec 5

Great turnout to our Indigenous virology panel discussing how @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social can better engage with our indigenous communities to conduct culturally aware research. #AVS12

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Ebony Monson @ebony-monson.bsky.social · Dec 4

I've made a starter pack for Aussie virologists joining Bluesky at #AVS12. Let me know if you would like to be added- please share 🤗

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Rowena Bull @robull.bsky.social · Dec 1

New look for @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social just in time for #AVS12

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Australasian Virology Society @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social · Dec 1

AVS is now on bluesky - just in time for our biennial meeting starting today #AVS12

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