Australian Infectious Diseases Research Symposium 2018
Tuesday 13th November 2018
Parnell Building (7) Room 234
Session 1
Chair: Alexander Khromykh (UQ-AID)
| 10.30 am | Bronwyn Harchand Frank Gannon - Welcome |
| 10.45 am |
Paul Young (UQ-AID, SCMB) Viral antigen clamping |
| 11.00 am |
Kate Stacey (UQ-AID, SCMB) TLR4 antagonists as therapy for dengue virus infection |
| 11.15 am |
David Harrich (QIMRB-AID) New small molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcription act by a novel mechanism. |
| 11.30 am |
Katharina Ronacher (UQ-AID, MRI) Differences in metabolic risk factors for tuberculosis in close contacts with diabetes from two ethnicities impacting M. tuberculosis growth. |
| 11.45 am |
Annika Antonsson (QIMRB-AID) Sexual behaviour, oral HPV infection and head & neck cancer |
| 12.00 pm |
Ian Henderson (UQ-AID, IMB) TBA |
| 12.15 pm | LUNCH |
Session 2
Chair: Mark Schembri (UQ-AID, TRI)
| 1.30 pm |
Kate Schroder (UQ-AID, IMB) Neutrophil NETosis in response to cytosolic bacteria |
| 1.45 pm |
Natalie Prow (QIMRB-AID) A new replication-defective, vaccinia-derived vaccine vector system (SCV) is effective in preclinical studies against Zika and chikungunya viruses. |
| 2.00 pm |
Ash Haque (QIMRB-AID) Using single-cell transcriptomics to explore host/pathogen interactions |
| 2.15 pm |
Christian Engwerda (QIMRB-AID) Manipulating immune responses to improve human health |
| 2.30 pm |
Nick West (UQ-AID, SCMB) Blocking Latent TB Infection to Reduce Therapy Duration |
| 2.45 pm |
AFTERNOON TEA |
Session 3
Chair: David Paterson (UQ-AID, UQCCR)
| 3.15 pm |
James McCarthy (QIMRB-AID) In vivo study of artemisinin resistance |
| 3.30 pm |
Antje Blumenthal (UQ-AID, DI) Innate immune recognition of pathogenic mycobacteria |
| 3.45 pm |
Matt Sweet (UQ-AID, IMB) Manipulating macrophage functions as an anti-infective strategy to combat bacterial pathogens |
| 4.00 pm |
Peter Sly (UQ-AID, LCCH) Air-liquid interface cultures of primary airway epithelial cells for studying innate immunity and susceptibility to infection |
| 4.15pm | Mark Walker - closing then mixer |
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