So proud of these guys!! 4 PhD milestone talks all done 👏! A conformation, a mid-candidature and 2 pre-submission talks! Awesome work!! 🦠

A bar at La Trobe University uni? Whaaaaat? O-week is fun for postgrads too 🤭 Impromptu milestone completion celebration 🎊🥳🎉 (missing Irumi Amarasinghe though) Jay Laws, PhD Zahra Telikani Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment La Trobe MAPP Postgrads

🎙️ Tune in to ABC News Radio now to hear our very own Jacinta Agius discussing her groundbreaking research on saving Australian abalone from AVG! 🐚🔬 Don't miss this incredible journey of science and conversation! Helbig Lab La Trobe University La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment abc.net.au/southeastsa

Could not be more proud of my lab bestie!!! Always doing cool and exciting things 🥳

Which Helbig lab mood are you today 😁😠🤨😝

Happy international women’s day to all the amazing women I am lucky to work with ❤️🥰

Super dooper proud of bestie Jacinta for publishing her “first” first author paper!!!! Woohoo 🙌

Come grab tickets to hear me ramble on about my PhD research over a beer or 2+ the other two super interesting talks 🎉🎉 Hope to see everyone there 😜

✨A fantastic Nerd Nite Melbourne coming up on 3 Sep, featuring LIMS, @MAPP_Latrobe and La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment PhD student Jay Laws (Helbig Lab)! You don't want to miss this one - more details and tickets here: melbourne.nerdnite.com La Trobe University Jay Laws, PhD #sciencetwitter #nerdnite #immunology

Ever wondered how our bodies react after they are infected with a virus? At our next show, Jay Laws, PhD will describe how he has discovered how tiny 'fatty soldiers' in our cells can boost immunity and help fight viruses! 🦠💪 Tickets are on sale now! moshtix.com.au/v2/event/nerd-…

Why do some people succumb to severe respiratory diseases? Our study at Cell defines how OLAH, a key fatty acid enzyme, drives severe respiratory viral infections Katherine Kedzierska Brendon Chua The Jeremy Chase Crawford Lab Doherty Institute cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

I am now able to share my Visualise Your Thesis video. It is a huge challenge to condense my research and #MECFS into a 1 minute video and am so proud that I was able to do this. There is also a popular vote competition so please pass the link on. latrobe.edu.au/library/resear…

I couldn’t be more proud of Zahra Telikani ! Your hard work and dedication to science is truly inspiring. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you and anyone is lucky to have you around, you really are special ❤️🤩💪

Massive congratulations to Dr. Ebony Monson, PhD for receiving the SABE Early Career Research Award! 🌟 Go superstar! Also, massive congratulations to "ALMOST" Dr. Vivian Tran, PhD for receiving the Deans Commendation Award for outreach & community engagement! 👏 Gems of #STEM!

Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my PhD! This milestone would never be possible without the amazing people I am lucky to surround myself with 🥹🥹🥹

Special congrats to La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science #super #star students from the Helbig Lab 🎉🎉🎉 Jacinta Agius and Irumi Amarasinghe 👍😉👏 great job to you two!!!

Nothing gets me more excited than this annual event filled with nothing but the best research from an amazing department! #MAPPSYMPOSIUM2024 La Trobe MAPP Postgrads

So very proud of our very own Irumi Amarasinghe for winning the departmental HDR Engagement and Impact prize for an outstanding year of research and commitment to building an engaged and connected HDR cohort in Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology ⭐️⭐️👏🏻🥂

And just like that, the Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology HDR Student Society wraps up 2024 with our final event - a Wellness Retreat! See the highlights below! A huge thanks to our incredible committee for their hard work in organising events that HDR students loved this year👏 Here’s to 2025! 🫶🏼

🚨Our lab is recruiting!!! 🎓 Fully Funded PhD Scholarship Available! Are you passionate about lipid droplets, protein-protein interactions, and cutting-edge biomedical research? Please get in touch with @helbiglab or myself if you are interested!! 🔬 La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science