Reporters ask government 1. Why it’s better to shut down later than early? 2. What expert advice relying on (make predictions public) and what level of infections/deaths are in models? 3. Why full lockdown needs 6 mnths when disease period 3 wks #COVIDー19 #Lockdownaustralia

At current growth of Aus Covid-19 infections (doubling every 3.7 days) we have 23 days till ICU beds over capacity (5% infections requiring ICU, 2200 ICU places, 4 day doubling). Will current unclear, mostly optional restrictions halt this? #COVIDー19 #Lockdownaustralia

Why is a possible lockdown later better than earlier? #qanda

Great to be able to share our new insights on regulation of capsule production in Pasteurella multocida. Big congrats to lead author Tom Smallman Tom and Marina Harper and Galain Williams. doi.org/10.1128/spectr…

Our new work on delivery determinants of an Acinetobacter T6SS effector. Great work from monash micro PhD students (now postdocs) Valeriya Bezkorovayna and Brooke Hayes and @cescagillet and David I Roper from Life Sciences. Also Dr Sheena McGowan and Marina Harper. doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Excited to share our new work, led by Brooke Hayes and Marina Harper and with Dr Sheena McGowan as senior author, on Type VI secretion system Rhs effector and delivery mechanisms now finally out today in Nat. Commun. doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Excited to highlight our new work in #mbio showing how an A. baumannii type VI secretion system effector functions and is delivered. Awesome work by Valeriya Bezkorovayna , Brooke Hayes Francesca Gillett , Amy Wright David I Roper Dr Sheena McGowan and Marina Harper journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Just a call out to microbiology researchers, especially those with an interest in one health bacterial pathogenesis, that early bird registration for MedVetPathogens2025 conference in Prato, Italy (May 26-29) closes 3rd March. See medvetpathogens2025.org

#bacpath prize winners. Lucy, Tim, Ben, Amelia, Andrew, Jacqueline and Matthew. Maria Liaskos also a winner.