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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us at AIMI for your PhD!

We have a position open with @iduggin.bsky.social investigating the mechanisms and evolution of cell division across bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes.

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PhD opportunity available at the Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection, UTS, with Iain Duggin. | Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection

PhD opportunity available at the Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection, UTS, with Iain Duggin. Join a collaborative team investigating how cells divide across archaea, bacteria, and eukar...

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Jul 16

Many fantastic talks from AIMI students and researchers at the annual ASM @aussocmic.bsky.social meeting in Adelaide over the past few days. Congrats to all!
Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara
Lachlan Chisholm
Jonathan Koong
@hannjbrown.bsky.social

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · Jul 8

We did it! What a fabulous learning opportunity to be part of UTS 2025 Research Translation Competition. So excited to see what's ahead for our Wonder Project! @aimi-uts.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social Congrats to other teams & thx to competition organisers and judges.

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JAMS Sydney @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social · Jun 18

JAMS June Monthly is next week🥳

📅 Tuesday 24th June, 2024
📍 The Rose, Chippendale (LOCATION CHANGE!)

Can't wait to see you all at this new location! Come for the microbes, stay for the mates 🍻

#microbiolgy #JAMSmicro #science #seminar #networking #biology #research

@doylemt1.bsky.social

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ASM NSW-ACT Branch @asm-nswact.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Early Career Microbiologist Award!

🏆 Winner: Dr Hannah Brown @hannjbrown.bsky.social

🏆 Runner-Up: Dr Binod Rayamajhee

We’re proud to support the next generation of microbiology leaders and can’t wait to see where their research takes them!

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Hannah Brown 🧂🦠🔬 @hannjbrown.bsky.social · Jun 23

Feeling very humbled by receiving this award and equally excited to attend ASM in Adelaide this year! 🎉

ASM NSW-ACT Branch @asm-nswact.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎉 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Early Career Microbiologist Award!

🏆 Winner: Dr Hannah Brown @hannjbrown.bsky.social

🏆 Runner-Up: Dr Binod Rayamajhee

We’re proud to support the next generation of microbiology leaders and can’t wait to see where their research takes them!

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · Jun 19

The MIF @aimi-uts.bsky.social is proud to display the new #AcknowledgementGuidelines launched by @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social and @globalbioimaging.bsky.social – helping #ImagingScientists get #CreditWhereItsDue
Download poster & join the campaign! globalbioimaging.org/documents/im...

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · May 13

Brand new preprint on #AMR plasmids in Acinetobacter from @mehrad-hamidian.bsky.social
@liamtobin1.bsky.social and @margaretlam.bsky.social

Congratulations all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Mehrad Hamidian @mehrad-hamidian.bsky.social · May 13

🚨 New preprint out!
Pan-Genus Analysis and Typing of AMR Plasmids in Acinetobacter
Here, is the link: doi.org/10.21203/rs....
#AMR #Acinetobacter @liamtobin1.bsky.social @margaretlam.bsky.social @aimi-uts.bsky.social

Pan-Genus Analysis and Typing of Antimicrobial Resistance Plasmids in Acinetobacter

Plasmids play a central role in horizontal gene transfer and bacterial adaptation, especially in the context of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among opportunistic pathogens. Some members of the genus ...

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Apr 23

Happening TODAY! Don’t miss out!

Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia
Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hi everyone, just a quick reminder about @aimi-uts.bsky.social hosting Prof Leo Eberl next week for an @asm-nswact.bsky.social event!

Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia
Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Mar 28

AIMI is excited to host Professor Leo Eberl from the University of Zurich, in collaboration with @asm-nswact.bsky.social

Please join us on April 24th to hear about Leo’s work on Burkholderia quorum sensing, biofilms, and more!

Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia
Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hi everyone! This is official, with the participation of @asm-nswact.bsky.social , @aimi-uts.bsky.social will host Prof Leo Eberl from the Univ of Zurich to talk about the most fascinating bacteria: #Burkholderia
Please register for this exciting event!!!!!

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Feb 17

Excited to share this article with the community! Many thanks to @dezieleric.bsky.social for allowing me to start this work during my PhD and for his continued support. I also appreciate @mariecg.bsky.social for her amazing contribution and constant support!

Eric Déziel @dezieleric.bsky.social · Feb 17

New paper out! Phenotypic variation is a feature of several Burkholderia species. We found that quorum sensing and adenosine DNA methylation are two antagonistic systems independently controlling phase variation in B. ambifaria. Great work by @pmlcoulon.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Quorum sensing and DNA methylation play active roles in clinical Burkholderia phase variation | Journal of Bacteriology

Some Burkholderia species are pathogenic to plants, animals, or humans. In immunocompromised individuals, and people suffering from cystic fibrosis, infection from the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bc...

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Pauline M.L. Coulon @pmlcoulon.bsky.social · Feb 17

Grateful to @tstinear.bsky.social and @abdou-hachani.bsky.social for letting me to continue this work during my time @thedohertyinst.bsky.social

Many thanks to @garry-myers.bsky.social for letting me carry this project forward and start my new chapter of #Burkholderia CMV at @aimi-uts.bsky.social

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · Feb 7

@aimi-uts.bsky.social @australianmms.bsky.social Our very own Dr Amy Bottomley presents a talk on potential reuse of student prac data at #APMC13 #ACMM28 👏

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SFM Microbial Pathogenesis @sfmpathogenesis.bsky.social · Dec 27

A simple ex vivo bladder infection model permits study of host-pathogen interactions in UTI
✍️Rixa-Mareike Köhn, Molly A Ingersoll and colleagues @institutcochin.bsky.social @pasteur.fr
@aimi-uts.bsky.social

#MicroSky #Infection #UTI
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Liam Tobin @liamtobin1.bsky.social · Dec 18

I’m pleased to share the publication of my latest first-author manuscript. I would like to thank @mehrad-hamidian.bsky.social, Eradah Abu Sabah, and @garry-myers.bsky.social—as well as our collaborators, Patrick McGann and Francois Lebreton.
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Genomic analysis of early ST32 Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered in US military treatment facilities reveals distinct lineages and links to the origins of the Tn6168 ampC transposon

AbstractObjectives. To study the population structure and genomic characteristics, including antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmid types and surface poly

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Louise Cole @louisecole.bsky.social · Dec 13

What a great way to end a tough year @aimi-uts.bsky.social with a Dean's award for the 'Wonder" project. This award also belongs to Rachel Landers and her FASS team and featured scientists @carminegentile.bsky.social Yan Liao Claire Richards Amy Bottomley Anya Salih @micro-au.bsky.social

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Nov 22

MinD proteins regulate CetZ1 localization in Haloferax volcanii www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... #jcampubs

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Dec 6

Four out of five prizes won🎖️ by AIMI students at the UTS Faculty of Science Transdisciplinary ECR Retreat

Congratulations to:
Lachy (best talk)
Liam (runner up talk)
Sophia (people’s choice talk)
@arianacostas.bsky.social (best poster)

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Garry Myers @garry-myers.bsky.social · Dec 4

Protein degraders delivered via mRNA…

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Programmable protein degraders enable selective knockdown of pathogenic β-catenin subpopulations in vitro and in vivo

Aberrant activation of Wnt signaling results in unregulated accumulation of cytosolic β-catenin, which subsequently enters the nucleus and promotes transcription of genes that contribute to cellular p...

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Dec 5

AIMI’s end of year event is underway, with many grants, awards, papers, and other outstanding achievements to celebrate 🎉🥂

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Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Nov 21

Time for prizes!

Speaker prizes go to Abiye Tigabu Molla and Andrey Verich

Poster prizes go to Zein Maatouk, Ghayah Bahatheg, Jiawei Shen, Brodie Gillieatt, and Jonathan Koong

Congratulations to all! 🎉

Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection @aimi-uts.bsky.social · Nov 21

Samitha Bandaranayake (UNSW) on #AMR profiles in Salmonella

Breyer-Lynne Woodland (UTS) talking about proteoform-centric technologies for understanding #AMR mechanisms

Andrey Verich (The Kirby Institute, UNSW) on Machine learning for screening diagnostic targets for Neisseria

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Mozammel Hoque @mozammel.bsky.social · Nov 21

Excited to present my research at the @aimi-uts.bsky.social symposium on #AMR.

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