ASM QLD Branch

The official Twitter account of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Society of Microbiology (@AUSSOCMIC).

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

We’re excited to announce that this year’s MIM2025 conference will feature two People’s Choice Awards for the best presentations! 🏆🥳
Join us to support our speakers and have your say by casting a vote.
For registration info and the full list of speakers, check out below 👇🏼

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

💡 ASMQ Summer Awards now open!
The @aussocmic QLD Branch is offering $1500 + 1-yr ASM membership to undergrads doing microbiology research in QLD. Winners present at the Nancy Millis Award Night (Feb 2026).
Apply by 21 Nov 2025 → [email protected]
#Microbiology #ASMQ

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨
MiM2025 — ASM QLD’s annual microbiology meeting 🧫✨
📍 Gold Coast | 🗓️ 22 Nov 2025 🧪 Talks & 5-min #Microbites for students
📨 Abstracts due 20 Oct — send to [email protected]
@aussocmic #MiM2025 #microbiology

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨
We’re excited to announce that MiM2025, the annual ASMQ conference, will be held on the Gold Coast on 22nd November. Open to ASM members AND non-members. More information and call for abstracts coming soon!

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

🚀 We're Live! 🎉
We’re excited to announce the launch of the official website for the Queensland branch of the Australian Society for Microbiology.
🔗 Visit us at https://t.co/JwQj5RQNtr

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

ASM is hosting Dr Jessica Thompson, Senior Editor at Nature Microbiology, for an interactive seminar followed by a standup lunch with EMCRs at two locations in QLD. Hear about her journey from researcher to editor – plus insights behind the editorial scenes.
👇🏼details below

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

🧫 Join us for our @AUSSOCMIC Visiting Speaker event at UQ on May 15!
Join Prof. Leo Eberl and Prof. Henrik Strahl for talks on #quorum sensing, biofilms & antibiotic mechanisms.
Lunch + rooftop drinks too! Registration QR code in flyer.🔗 Zoom: https://t.co/2pEmK7YpTo
#Superbugs

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Online! 💻
🗓 Wed, 23rd April 2025 | 6:30PM AEST
🦠 Case studies on #Metamycoplasma, #Trichophyton, #Dermatophilus, and “blood-loving” #Mycobacterium from top clinicians & microbiologists!
🔗 Register for Zoom https://t.co/H7hKA7BFNb
#ClinicalMicro

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

📢 Save the Date!
ASM & AIMS QLD Combined Scientific Meeting 🧫
🗓️ Wed, 4 June 2025 | ⏰ 6:30–8:00PM AEST | 💻 Zoom
🎯 Topic: Microbiology Menaces – Pathogens in Respiratory Diseases
Speakers TBA!
#Microbiology #ASM #AIMS

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

Join Dr. Katrina Lythgoe (@katrina_lythgoe) as she explores virus evolution across scales—from within-host dynamics to global pandemics! Using HIV, HCV & SARS-CoV-2, she'll reveal how selection pressures shape viral evolution.
📍 AIBN, UQ, St Lucia
💻 Zoom available

[UniSC: University of the Sunshine Coast @usceduau]

#Flooding can bring deadly soil bacterium to the surface 😷 Here's what you need to know to reduce the risk of infection during clean-up efforts of ex-tropical #CycloneAlfred 👉 🔗 https://t.co/mueO1jCclh

[Jilong Qin @JilongQ]

Our student Xavier Bertran (who is not on X) worked out that in a closed culture system, the nitro oxide donor SNP, in addition to its role in dispersing PAO1 biofilms, promotes PAO1 biofilm and planktonic cell growth, potentially through donating its iron centre.

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Brisbane & Online!
🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST
📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees!
🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts.
🔗 Register: https://t.co/1k58tq2RgF
#PublicHealth

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

Exciting news! The ASM QLD Branch is now on Bluesky. Follow us at @asmqld.bsky.social for the latest updates on the ASMQ community. #Bluesky #ASMQLD #Microbiology

[ASM NSW/ACT Branch @ASM_NSWACT]

🦠 Job Opportunity in Microbiology! 🦠

UNSW Sydney is hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Education Focused) in Microbiology! 🎓

📅 Apply by: March 31st, 2025

More details & applications here: https://t.co/NmsBzuRtwU

Please share with your networks or anyone interested!

[ASM @AUSSOCMIC]

Abstract submissions for #ASM2025 are now open! Get your abstracts in now!!

[ASM @AUSSOCMIC]

We have two new awards on offer for members this year! For more information on these awards and check out the other awards we have on offer, visit https://t.co/Xgzqb5cFl7

[ASM QLD Branch @ASM_QLD]

🚨 Queensland Microbiology ECRs – Want FREE registration for #ASM2025? 🚨
Send a 3-min video pitch about your research & you could win early-bird rego for the ASM 2025 Conference in Adelaide! 🎥🔬
📅 Deadline: Feb 14
Not a member? Join now ➡️ https://t.co/Exi66OWDYo #ECR

[Rhys Parry @RhysHParry]

🔬✨ First Keynote presentation at #MiM2025!
Dr. @NataleeNewton is presenting work on tick-borne flaviviruses with a chimeric viral platform, revealing high-resolution cryo-EM structures & antigenic insights. 🦠🔎
Exciting advances in #flavivirus vaccine development! @ASM_QLD

[Rhys Parry @RhysHParry]

Final session and keynote at #MiM2025 from previous @ASM_QLD chair Dr. John Atack @sciency_atack from @GlycoGriffith 🦠 "Understanding bacterial gene regulation to design better treatments." Can decoding gene regulation or phasevarions lead to more effective #antimicrobials?