Laurette

A cancer biologist working on changing the world through science👩🏻‍🔬

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Our lab’s brainchild is out! In this paper, we show inhibition of endocytosis is able to trap drug targets on cancer cell surfaces, which monoclonal antibodies can bind to, thus allowing immune cells to recognise and kill cancer cells. @SimpsonTeamUQDI #AcademicChatter

[Cell @CellCellPress]

Article in this issue of Cell: Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating Antibodies - https://t.co/2KWw3J2Z9i

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Well done, @EmmaKarlsen10! 🤩

[Aideen McInerney-Leo she/her @Amcinerneyleo]

So proud to share our paper reporting a new gene #ERBB3 for familial #lungcancer in @hmg_journal. Great collaboration with @SimpsonTeamUQDI
“Germline ERBB3 mutation in familial non-small-cell lung carcinoma: expanding ErbB’s role in oncogenesis” https://t.co/fMD1To8LfK

[Kellie N. Smith @SmithImmunology]

Tonight I will sleep easy for the first time in a long time. >500,000 single T cell transcriptomes, all publicly available. Also accepting donations after we spent all our money on this study. 🤣 Thank you so much @Nature! Have at it, world! 🍾🍾🍾

https://t.co/64rXOuKtw2

[Fiona Henderson @DigiPathFiona]

Does any PhD student @LivUni fancy gaining industry experience in the field of cell and molecular biology?! if so PM me 🤓🙂Retweets welcome! @promegauk #lifeatpromega

[Nicholas Marzano @NickMarzano_]

Decided to 3D print some gel combs, ended up costing $0.5 for 10 rather than $100 for 5 from BioRad, might need to see what else can be made to help out around the lab with help from @UOWMakerspace @MolHorizons @ihmri

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

@TatYanes4 @Amcinerneyleo

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Ending this incredibly frustrating day with a strong G&T while trying to finish up some of my pottery pieces.

[PA Research Foundation @PARFoundation]

Start collecting your cans and bottles because you can now recycle and support medical research and patient support initiatives through the PA Research Foundation. More on how you can recycle your eligible containers for research here. https://t.co/bnc14FHAED

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

@TatYanes4 I was on level 6 and saw both of you taking photos. Very cute!

[Cell @CellCellPress]

Presenting research from Godwins Echejoh published in @CellCellPress “#Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating #Antibodies” https://t.co/KpSfIxNyfU #FacesOfCell

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Our lab’s Wonder Woman! ❤️

[Simpson Team_Cancer Therapy @SimpsonTeamUQ]

Check out this inspiring article about Dr Blerida Banushi👉🏼 Being fearless – one step at a time. ⁦@UQMedicine⁩ ⁦@TRI_info⁩

Blerida, you are a really remarkable woman and we are very proud to have you in our team! https://t.co/Xwvb6RNVbp

[Simpson Team_Cancer Therapy @SimpsonTeamUQ]

Check out this review by Dr. Chew @qowb_chew 👉🏼 https://t.co/vu6K13sYOi
Here we discuss the current landscape of combination therapies of checkpoint inhibitors. @UQMedicine @TRI_info #cancertherapies @PARFoundation

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

This morning emails consist of “your article is now published...” and “we regret to inform you that...”. Both within one min of each other. My review paper is out now and I’ve received my fellowship rejection letter.

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Just catching up on Twitter this morning and saw multiple tweets regarding a fellowship that I have applied for. At this stage I’m assuming I didn’t get it. Twitter tells you the outcome faster than official emails 😂

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Hanging out with my favourite nerds after nine weeks of WFH! So weird to feel grass again 😂 (we had to move a little closer to take the photo but we definitely kept an appropriate distance from each other after that)

[Simpson Team_Cancer Therapy @SimpsonTeamUQ]

Our lab has escaped and are outside. Having a picnic behind TRI.
Note: Stemetil not administered, lab members not clustered, social distancing applied😉

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

Still having the company meetings online.

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

@Fer_NK_nando Thank you! It was a good learning experience. Not giving up - writing another fellowship application as we speak. :)

[Laurette @qowb_chew]

Received the outcome of my first fellowship application - I didn’t get it. So I took the day off from writing another fellowship and made a Singapore local favourite, chicken and potatoes curry puffs! Ugly but tasty.