Paola Vaz

Research Fellow in Veterinary Virology/Microbiology @FVASUnimelb @ApcahUnimelb
Research loves = Viral/microbial evolution, pathogenesis and genomics

[MicroSeq2026 @Microseq_ASM]

🚨Registration for MicroSeq2023 opens tomorrow!
Don't miss our epic line-up of speakers including @StevenJRobbins @DrFranShort @monica_kehoe @SubirSarker3 talking about coral microbiomes, human bacterial pathogens, plant viruses, and veterinary viruses
👉https://t.co/5CelKffCWa

[Anna MacDonald @Dr_AnnaM]

A plug from @DuckSwabber for the upcoming MicroSeq online conference - all things microbiology and sequencing for Aus and NZ ECRs. Rego opens soon: https://t.co/HDVU9wbmXe #ICG2023 @GeneticsAus

[PHD Comics @PHDcomics]

Is this going to be on the test?

[Australian Chief Veterinary Officer @ChiefVetAus]

Feedback is currently open for the Victorian Biosecurity Strategy - have your say on how the biosecurity system in Victoria can be strengthened to protect the land, waters, communities, culture, and economy: https://t.co/gcfgqzFMU4
@VicGovAg @DAFFgov

[Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert @KMooreGilbert]

I spoke with @abcsydney @rgloveroz earlier today about Iran's 10 month old protest movement and the return of the 'morality police' to the streets
https://t.co/qzvrylPLko

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

lol who did this

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Raindrops ignite

What bioluminescence looks like In the rain

[Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM @MVEG001]

Science’s true gender gap: this study demonstrates who publishes, gets credit, moves around, receives funding, collaborates and receives citations - demonstrating deeply ingrained bias against women.
https://t.co/Re9tiy6O9i

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Spectacular iridescent cloud observed in China

A diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets individually scattering light. They often occur on lenticular clouds on top of a cumulonimbus, called pileus

[read more: https://t.co/5BjLnzKzTd]

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

today's editorial from @theage

*Politics and science don’t mix. It’s time for change*

https://t.co/ljZaVMgkyi

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

We spent a couple of months investigating the Medical Research Future Fund, interviewing 50+ people, and obtaining docs under FOI.

Here's what we found

https://t.co/6ZWT67VvOZ

[IOM2023@Osaka @IOM_Osaka]

This time we try YouTube streaming for IOM members.

[Michelle Wille @DuckSwabber]

I've updated my avian influenza resources page, with links to Australia's official response guidelines (AUSVETPLAN) and starting to collate all the literature I tweet.
👉https://t.co/5z26h7MThH

[Pascal Geldsetzer @PGeldsetzer1]

Biggest thing to ever come out of my little group. Pls help spread this finding!

We found clean, CAUSAL evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a good chunk of dementia cases. So, could a virus cause Alzheimer’s->YES!

Hear me out & see preprint: https://t.co/25f5XFQj8R
🧵1/

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

Office hours when you can meet with your professor

[Sarah Roberts @sarahecroberts]

Not sure how happy staff will be with the news that @MonashUni made a $259m surplus whilst making 277 staff redundant in 2020. Genuine #COVID crisis-led redundancies + poor financial planning? Or simply opportunistic terminations? Pub test fail @NTEUNational @NTEUVictoria