Historic News from Emerge Australia! Federal Govt to update ME/CFS & Long COVID clinical guidelines, aiding 250,000+ Australians. CEO Anne Wilson applauds Minister Mark Butler. Collaboration with NHMRC for 2-3 year guideline development. Details HERE: emerge.org.au/home-guideline…

We are pleased to announce the VIIN Young Investigator Symposium will be held on Friday November 8th at Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Parkville)! Please share on your socials 📢 We look forward to seeing you in November 😊 Registration & abstracts open Tuesday July 2nd 👇

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Burnet received A$274K from the Australian Government’s MRFF for the HEAL project, to design a clinical trial for novel #longCOVID therapies — collaborating with diverse communities to find effective treatments. Read more: burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-… Suman Majumdar Dr Michelle Scoullar (she/her)

We're proud to announce the launch of our inaugural disability action plan (DAP), reflecting our commitment to promoting equity and removing barriers for staff and students. We invite you to read our DAP, now available in a range of accessible formats: burnet.edu.au/the-institute/…

Thanks to ⁦Aisha Dow⁩ for bringing attention to the long diagnostic delay experienced by women with #POTS in Australia. A time for change ⁦Chris Picton MP⁩ ⁦Mark Butler MP⁩ ⁦Australian POTS Foundation⁩ ⁦NHMRC⁩ ⁦Heart Foundation⁩ smh.com.au/national/this-…

Two exciting projects received funding through our Burnext accelerator program. 1⃣EXPAND-C, enhancing hepatitis C testing and treatment via community pharmacies. 2⃣The ALT point-of-care test for rapid liver health monitoring. Read more about them: burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…

Considering an honours year? Come chat to us at tomorrow's Alfred Research Alliance Honours Information Night! 📍Alfred Innovation & Education Hub 📅 Thursday 8 August, 6-8pm 🧑‍🎓 Speak to students and staff from Burnet Institute Translational Medicine at Monash University Monash Public Health The Alfred Baker Institute

Registration & abstracts submissions close this Thursday (tomorrow)!

Research by Monash University and Burnet found kidney transplant recipients have weaker antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines compared to those on dialysis, making them more vulnerable to future infections. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1… Clinical & Translational Immunology Dr Gabriela Khoury

Medical research suffers from sex and gender bias. New standards hope to change that abc.net.au/news/health/20… via ABC Australia

Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid. In the PANORAMIC trial, people randomized to molnupiravir had less risk of Long Covid than people who received no antivirals My comment in the link below. A short🧵 thelancet.com/journals/lanin…