Stopping superbugs with phage therapy 🛑🦠: Join School of Biological Sciences, Monash’s A/Prof Jeremy J Barr at our next Alumni webinar on Thursday 2 May from 8-9pm. Register here ✍: ow.ly/Z5m650QWjW7

For insights into the clinical application of this research, watch: ow.ly/csLB50QEOnV

Excited to share my latest work from the Marraffini Lab, in collaboration with Phoebe Rice, now online nature!!

nature.com/articles/s4158…

We report the discovery of DNA glycosylases that provide anti-phage defense in bacteria!

A thread 🧵: 1/

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Woohoo, our paper on the discovery of 65 new phages dependent on conjugative plasmids is published in it's final form today in Nature Communications ! Here follows a thread (1/ ) link.springer.com/article/10.103…

Get ready for a night to remember!

Our #VoM2024 dinner will take place at Rainforestation, just 30 min from Cairns within the World Heritage Listed Rainforest.

Immerse yourself in the Australian experience 🪃
We can’t wait to host you in Queensland Australia - register now!

The countdown to VoM2024 is on! ⏰ With just 18 weeks to go until July 15, excitement is building! 🎉

Plus, there's only ONE MONTH left until early bird registration closes. Don't miss out on discounted rates—secure your spot now! 🐦

Live countdown: bit.ly/VoM2024countdo… 👈

🚨 Late Breaking Abstract Submission Reminder! 🚨

Although the main call for abstracts for #VoM2024 has ended, a small number of late-breaking abstracts will be considered for poster presentations

Deadline: April 19th

Don't miss out! vom2024.org/cfa

I am recruiting a bioinformatics postdoc for developing bioinformatic pipelines for viral discovery and viromics to start in the Fall 2024.

Please check out the job posting here: integrativeviromicslab.com/open-positions

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🏨 Attending #VoM2024 ? Don't forget to secure your accommodation! 🌟

We've curated a selection of options within walking distance of the Cairns Convention Centre🚶‍♀️🚶

Check out this link for up to date information: vom2024.org/accommodation

Congrats EmmaWattsTV! Inspired that our #phage therapy story inspired you to make your #documentary , #LastChanceToSaveALife ! How cool that Jeremy J Barr is featured as he was central to Tom's cure. #AMR #superbugs #phage #ThePerfectPredator #memoir

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The abstract submissions for #VoM2024 reveal a strong interest in Phage Therapy and Virus-Host Interaction📝

Get ready for insightful sessions featuring invited speakers who will delve deep into these cutting-edge topics:
vom2024.org/speakers

Phages to stave off superbugs 🦠🧫 : Hear from School of Biological Sciences, Monash’s A/Prof Jeremy J Barr at our next instalment of the #MonashScience Alumni webinar series, who will discuss the science behind his lab’s life-saving research into phage therapy.

Register now ✍: ow.ly/Z5m650QWjW7

We're thrilled to support families by offering a family-friendly room with a live stream of the main sessions + a cosy parents room in the Cairns Convention Centre main foyer, equipped with all the essentials.

Your conference experience just got even more accommodating! 🍼👶

Phages on the Menu!

Write up on our previous PLOS Biology paper out in The Scientist

the-scientist.com/cellular-cuisi…

Insect sperm have been spendin' most their lives livin' in a prophage’s paradise

The phage-reproduction axis keeps on tunneling forward: science.org/doi/abs/10.112…

Huge congratulations to our Nancy Millis Awardee Hugh Cottingham Hugh Cottingham from Monash University 👏🏻 can’t wait to see you present at the ASM national meeting!

If you are in Copenhagen, join us for a 'Phage Phestival' tomorrow with talks by Rob Edwards and myself at 10am in Festauditoriet / Bülowsvej 🧬🎇🇩🇰!

We are both around for PhD defenses and lone brøndsted + Lars H Hansen brought us together for this nice event 😁.

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We're thrilled to announce Qantas as our official Travel Partner for #VoM2024 !

Get ready to fly high with up to 10% off domestic fares and 5% off international fares. Don't miss out on this first-class deal!

vom2024.org/airline-travel

We are thrilled to see such high engagement from ECRs for #VoM2024 counting for over half of abstract submissions! 🎉

To continue supporting #ECRs we're hosting a dedicated networking function on Tuesday 16 July.

Stay tuned for updates! 👀
vom2024.org/social-program

Alright stop, collaborate and listen, #phageWO is back with a brand new invention.

Developing sperm is in yellow. Long noncoding RNA is in blue. Cytoplasmic incompatibility depletes this blue messenger to initiate the catastrophic cascade leading to paternal-effect lethality.