🍻 #Pint25 is next week! Excited to see LIMS & La Trobe University Bendigo Rural Health School’s Dr Cristina Keightley, Dr Mwila Kabwe (Tucci Group) and Dr Tata Santosh Rama Bhadra Rao (Irving Group) present their research in Bendigo on 19 – 20 May! Book now 👉 pintofscience.com.au/events/bendigo

👏 Not only fantastic cross-disciplinary research from across LIMS & La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment, but a special milestone of firsts for Helbig Lab members Zahra Telikani (first-time first author) and Dr Ebony Monson (first-time senior author). Congrats to all! Read 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We’re hiring! Join La Trobe University as a Postdoc in Antiviral Host Responses. Work with the Antiviral Innate Immunity Lab to explore protein interactions on lipid droplets during viral infection. 📅Apply by 10 June: shorturl.at/SrHIV Funded by NHMRC Helbig Lab La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science

📢 Save the Date! Join us for La Trobe’s World Environment Day 2025 🌏 🗓 Thursday 5 June | ⏰ 12–2PM (AEST) 📍 WLT1, La Trobe Bundoora Be inspired by a TED-style talk from Associate Professor James Van Dyke and take part in a guided Citizen Science Walk! Register now

Your brain thrives on good stress! New book chapter explores Neurohormesis: how mild stressors (fasting, exercise, diet) activate resilience pathways to fight brain diseases. Congratulations Vernise Lim and Nishat Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

One week to go! Don’t miss #LaTrobeUni’s World Environment Day 2025 Celebrate research, conservation & community action 🌍 🗓 5 June | 12–2PM (AEST) 📍 WLT1, Bundoora ✅ FREE but limited spots! Register now 👉shorturl.at/2zq7k #WorldEnvironmentDay La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe University

🧠 It’s #WorldMSDay, which raises awareness for those affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Although common, MS is still poorly understood – but research by A/Prof Jacqueline Orian shows that rogue platelets might hold the key to early intervention. Read: tinyurl.com/mv8kmray

Ever had to condense years of research into just 4 mins? That’s the challenge our HDRs and ECRs are taking on today! It’s all about showcasing their skills and the art of snappy science communication. We are thrilled to have researchers from La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment, SCEMs, LRHS and ONJCRI.

We’re excited to announce that LIMS & @SABE_Latrobe genomicist Dr Shannon Hedtke as the inaugural LIMS Marilyn Anderson Fellow, to support her critical, multidisciplinary research to accelerate the eradication of infectious parasitic diseases 👉 latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem… #Science

🐙 What do octopuses, short proteins and AI have in common? For LIMS & @SABE_Latrobe’s Dr Wenyi Li and RMIT University’s Dr Andrew Hung, they are key to finding new ways we can fight bacterial infection in the face of antibiotic resistance. Hear how 👉youtube.com/watch?v=Ese0ND… Wenyi Li

🧠 We're so excited to see LIMS, Cardiovascular Biology and Disease Research and La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment's Dr Helena Kim awarded La Trobe University's Tracey Banivanua Mar Fellowship - both wonderful recognition, and incredible support to further her critical research investigating stroke and cerebrovascular disease!