Amanda Patchett

Immunologist @csiro fighting infectious disease in fish and beyond 🐟 Proud Mum, devout Tasmanian, citizen explorer and MS survivor 🌿

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Tasmanian devil facial tumour research challenged: disease may not be declining after all https://t.co/fJFntCx0U8

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

An important example of how improper science changed public perception, impacting conservation of a critical species.

Congrats @maxi_prep on setting the record straight.

DFTs remain the primary cause of Tassie devil decline - interventions like vaccines could ensure longevity.

[Max Stammnitz @maxstammnitz.bsky.social @maxi_prep]

Q: What could GO WRONG with a major cancer genomics study in which tumours are sequenced to only 15x depth?

A: An awful LOT! 😟

Our detailed reanalysis now out in @RSocPublishing:
https://t.co/Bblr2tERXp

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[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Amazing encounter with this beautiful echidna today on Tasmania's takayna coast. For the ecologists out there, is this a case of leucism?

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Had a great time at #WACI2024 earlier this month catching up with old and new friends to discuss all things animals and immunology! Congratulations @WildImmunity and @WACImmuno for organising a great workshop. Stay tuned for #WACI2025

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

Former #TasmanianDevil researcher and current @CSIRO scientist @Amanda_Patchett brings leading edge computing and immunology to the workshop!

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

@WACImmuno is in the early stages of planning #WACI2025. Let us know if you are interested and what dates would work best for you! Please #retweet
@Grahammunology @MartinlabUSF @SiddleHannah @beddoelab @Xenojacko @CamilaEspejo19 @ProfKenField @SimonAB @amybpedersen @OneHealthRes

[WACImmuno @WACImmuno]

Registration is open for #WACI2024 . Join us in Hobart, #Tasmania 1-2 Feb 2024.
No registration fee and we provide #FreeLunch and morning/afternoon snacks. Space is limited so register now!
https://t.co/mzo1ffZgsh #WildImmunology @mlbaker4 @Amanda_Patchett @Sharkviro

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

Looking for a PhD student to help develop a Wildlife health intelligence system! This machine learning project but will include regular interactions with #Tasmanian devils in captivity and some fieldwork. Contact me @wildimmunity for info. Please RT
https://t.co/VuhAUqPoEx

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

We are looking for people to serve as an external member of the @UTAS_ Institutional Biosafety Committee. This is a chance for volunteers to play a role in shaping the future of research in #Tasmania.
https://t.co/Eec8rW1XhC

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Another exciting postdoc opportunity in Hobart!
CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Viral Molecular Immunology https://t.co/zGltHaE787

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

First paper since changing research field. Loving learning all the interesting things about immune systems and disease in our fellow fishies🐟Congrats team! https://t.co/EiX9IR6Azi

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Congratulations @ndabigaye for your first PhD paper! Check out link the below for more awesome Tassie devil research from my old lab ⬇️

[Ahab Kayigwe @ndabigaye]

Excited to share my first PhD paper published in the Journal of General Virology @MicrobioSoc. https://t.co/2KO67GxrHV. Thanks to everyone involved.

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

Do we have a vaccine to stop devil facial tumour disease yet? No. Are we making progress? Yes.
We published 4 papers in 3 months and won an @arc_gov_au #LinkageProject grant. Read about here @ConversationEDU https://t.co/LuafbhWHNG. Thank you @ResearchMenzies @UTAS_ #Tasmania

[Andy Flies @WildImmunity]

In a paper by @ndabigaye in the Journal of General Virology @MicrobioSoc we have shown that an adenoviral vector that encodes devil interferon-gamma (#IFNG) can transduce devil facial tumour cells in the lab and upregulates MHC-I on bystander cells.
https://t.co/XRfIMsY0GO

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Looking for a postdoc in immunology or molecular biology to join our amazing team at CSIRO in Hobart! Exciting opportunity developing lab technologies in animal immunology below⬇️🐟🐖🐓

CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Animal Mucosal T Cell Biology https://t.co/oNhfRaPAdC

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Looking for a postdoc in immunology or molecular biology to join our amazing team at CSIRO in Hobart! Exciting opportunity developing lab technologies in animal immunology below⬇️🐟🐖🐓

CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Animal Mucosal T Cell Biology https://t.co/oNhfRaPAdC

[CSIRO @CSIRO]

Join #TeamCSIRO and make the impossible happen.

We’re recruiting the next generation of inventors, innovators and change makers.

You’ll work as part of #CSIRO Missions and Future Science Platforms to help solve Australia’s greatest challenges. https://t.co/rMTBfA0HPk

[Prof Carolyn Hogg @HoggCarolyn]

Excited to see our latest Tasmanian devil paper; investigating genome-wide genetic diversity at 1,819 SNPs & functional diversity at over 500 genes from 31 wild locations plus the zoo-based insurance population & Maria Island https://t.co/qT0qWCiy52 1/🧵

[Amanda Patchett @Amanda_Patchett]

Exciting new things are happening in #immunology at #CSIRO 🧪🔬🧬 We've been developing projects to improve infectious disease resilience in animals and humans. #IRFSP website now live - check it out for recruitment opportunities and exciting new science! https://t.co/z6UhynuD0b

[CSIRO @CSIRO]

Mission: Possible? 👩🏽‍🔬

We're recruiting the next generation of innovators and inventors.

We have opportunities for early career researchers in science and engineering to work on #CSIRO Missions.

Join #TeamCSIRO and help make the impossible possible. https://t.co/2qrxHduNh9