Wai-Hong Tham
@thamlab.bsky.social
🇲🇾 scientist in 🇦🇺 | 🦟 🩸 #malaria |🦙 #nanobodies | Prof @WEHI_research @ourANU | on Wurundjeri, Ngunnawal & Ngambri lands | views my own 🏃🏻♀️ 🍜
🎉Graduation Day! Congratulations to Dr Jaison D Sa @jaisondsa.bsky.social who was awarded his PhD from University of Melbourne
Wonderful to celebrate with his family, the lab and his co-supervisor Phillip Pymm 💕🎓 @wehi-research.bsky.social
Wonderful to celebrate with his family, the lab and his co-supervisor Phillip Pymm 💕🎓 @wehi-research.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🎉Graduation Day! Congratulations to Dr Jaison D Sa @jaisondsa.bsky.social who was awarded his PhD from University of Melbourne
Wonderful to celebrate with his family, the lab and his co-supervisor Phillip Pymm 💕🎓 @wehi-research.bsky.social
Wonderful to celebrate with his family, the lab and his co-supervisor Phillip Pymm 💕🎓 @wehi-research.bsky.social
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
ARC says they’ll announce Centres of Excellence outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 9th Dec).
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
ARC says they’ll announce Centres of Excellence outcomes tomorrow (Tuesday 9th Dec).
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
This is more than 2 months late, most likely due to the new security checking requirements for ARC grants. Centres of Excellence grants also need to have been approved by the Minister.
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
MHH invites applications for a W1 university professorship for Systems Virology at CSSB. The research focus should be on analyzing viral infections using innovative, systemwide methods to elucidate virus-virus and virus-host interaction networks.
More info: t1p.de/nag2v
@bosse-lab.bsky.social
More info: t1p.de/nag2v
@bosse-lab.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
MHH invites applications for a W1 university professorship for Systems Virology at CSSB. The research focus should be on analyzing viral infections using innovative, systemwide methods to elucidate virus-virus and virus-host interaction networks.
More info: t1p.de/nag2v
@bosse-lab.bsky.social
More info: t1p.de/nag2v
@bosse-lab.bsky.social
HAP2 is an ancient fusogen and used by malaria parasites for gamete fusion during fertilisation 🦟
Please check out our preprint on Plasmodium falciparum HAP2 - crystal structure of domain 3 and nanobodies 🦙💎 still so much to discover about this fascinating protein 🥚
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Please check out our preprint on Plasmodium falciparum HAP2 - crystal structure of domain 3 and nanobodies 🦙💎 still so much to discover about this fascinating protein 🥚
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Crystal structure and nanobodies against domain 3 of the malaria parasite fusogen Plasmodium falciparum HAP2
Malaria parasites are transmitted to humans through a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Within the mosquito midgut, malaria parasite gametes are activated and undergo fertilisation. If ...
www.biorxiv.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
HAP2 is an ancient fusogen and used by malaria parasites for gamete fusion during fertilisation 🦟
Please check out our preprint on Plasmodium falciparum HAP2 - crystal structure of domain 3 and nanobodies 🦙💎 still so much to discover about this fascinating protein 🥚
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Please check out our preprint on Plasmodium falciparum HAP2 - crystal structure of domain 3 and nanobodies 🦙💎 still so much to discover about this fascinating protein 🥚
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
#ARCschedule Dec25
Outcomes expected … at some point, for Centres of Excellence – now 5 weeks late!
Other events:
🔹Close: Discovery Projects Expressions of Interest
🔹Take a damn break; you’ve more than earned it!
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected … at some point, for Centres of Excellence – now 5 weeks late!
Other events:
🔹Close: Discovery Projects Expressions of Interest
🔹Take a damn break; you’ve more than earned it!
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#ARCschedule Dec25
Outcomes expected … at some point, for Centres of Excellence – now 5 weeks late!
Other events:
🔹Close: Discovery Projects Expressions of Interest
🔹Take a damn break; you’ve more than earned it!
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected … at some point, for Centres of Excellence – now 5 weeks late!
Other events:
🔹Close: Discovery Projects Expressions of Interest
🔹Take a damn break; you’ve more than earned it!
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
"We estimate that a 1% increase in annual mining area was associated with a 24% increase in monthly malaria cases in the Yanomami. Also ... an estimated excess of 102,870 malaria cases occurred from 2018 to 2023 due to increased mining activity"
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Mining and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon and in the Yanomami indigenous land
Author summary The expansion of illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon, and particularly in indigenous lands, has produced severely negative environmental and health externalities. One major health co...
journals.plos.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"We estimate that a 1% increase in annual mining area was associated with a 24% increase in monthly malaria cases in the Yanomami. Also ... an estimated excess of 102,870 malaria cases occurred from 2018 to 2023 due to increased mining activity"
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Join CSSB! The Sondermann lab is interested in deciphering the molecular processes that determine bacterial interactions in microbial communities. They are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate the bacterial secretion systems involved in these processes.
Apply now: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...
Apply now: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Join CSSB! The Sondermann lab is interested in deciphering the molecular processes that determine bacterial interactions in microbial communities. They are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate the bacterial secretion systems involved in these processes.
Apply now: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...
Apply now: v22.desy.de/e67416/recor...
Fun presenting our malaria work at Stromlo Plant Pathology - thanks @plantpathpete.bsky.social for the invite!
Megan Outram & Grace Jones gave lovely talks on our new work on chytrid fungus @biologyanu.bsky.social 🐸
Lovely to catch up with Barbara Howlett & learning about fungi 🍄🟫
#strompath25
Megan Outram & Grace Jones gave lovely talks on our new work on chytrid fungus @biologyanu.bsky.social 🐸
Lovely to catch up with Barbara Howlett & learning about fungi 🍄🟫
#strompath25
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Fun presenting our malaria work at Stromlo Plant Pathology - thanks @plantpathpete.bsky.social for the invite!
Megan Outram & Grace Jones gave lovely talks on our new work on chytrid fungus @biologyanu.bsky.social 🐸
Lovely to catch up with Barbara Howlett & learning about fungi 🍄🟫
#strompath25
Megan Outram & Grace Jones gave lovely talks on our new work on chytrid fungus @biologyanu.bsky.social 🐸
Lovely to catch up with Barbara Howlett & learning about fungi 🍄🟫
#strompath25
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Hello UK, West Nile Virus carrying mosquito Culex modestus is coming to a ditch near you! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Evidence of much wider distribution of the potential West Nile virus vector, Culex modestus, in the UK - Parasites & Vectors
Culex modestus is a primary vector of West Nile virus (WNV) in Europe, feeding on both avian and mammalian hosts. Since its rediscovery in the UK in Kent in 2010, its range has been reported throughou...
link.springer.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hello UK, West Nile Virus carrying mosquito Culex modestus is coming to a ditch near you! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
What a day at the Académie des Sciences! 🎉 Honored to receive the Allianz Prize / Institut de France. Huge shoutout to my dream team — none of this happens without you. 🙏🏽💥
@ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social
@inserm.fr
@cnrs.fr
@ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social
@inserm.fr
@cnrs.fr
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What a day at the Académie des Sciences! 🎉 Honored to receive the Allianz Prize / Institut de France. Huge shoutout to my dream team — none of this happens without you. 🙏🏽💥
@ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social
@inserm.fr
@cnrs.fr
@ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social
@inserm.fr
@cnrs.fr
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Last week we had the CCeMMP Symposium 2025. Fantastic event with an outstanding line-up of speakers. There were 2 poster prizes and 1 oral presentation prize; thrilled that we did a clean sweep! Huge congratulations @tiltedscientist.bsky.social @somavallyd.bsky.social and @lucatroman.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last week we had the CCeMMP Symposium 2025. Fantastic event with an outstanding line-up of speakers. There were 2 poster prizes and 1 oral presentation prize; thrilled that we did a clean sweep! Huge congratulations @tiltedscientist.bsky.social @somavallyd.bsky.social and @lucatroman.bsky.social
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Excited to share matchbox. It’s super fast and versatile to search for patterns in reads, I’m curious to see all the uses it will find!
Congrats to @jakobschuster.bsky.social , co-supervisors @michaelbclark.bsky.social @mritchieau.bsky.social and team!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats to @jakobschuster.bsky.social , co-supervisors @michaelbclark.bsky.social @mritchieau.bsky.social and team!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Excited to share matchbox. It’s super fast and versatile to search for patterns in reads, I’m curious to see all the uses it will find!
Congrats to @jakobschuster.bsky.social , co-supervisors @michaelbclark.bsky.social @mritchieau.bsky.social and team!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats to @jakobschuster.bsky.social , co-supervisors @michaelbclark.bsky.social @mritchieau.bsky.social and team!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Next up: David Vaux with "An Office for Research Integrity in Australia – What are the barriers?"
* 23 European countries and 6 others have offices for research integrity.
* Australia has a guide with principles and responsibilities but institutions essentially investigate themselves.
#IRICSydney
* 23 European countries and 6 others have offices for research integrity.
* Australia has a guide with principles and responsibilities but institutions essentially investigate themselves.
#IRICSydney
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Next up: David Vaux with "An Office for Research Integrity in Australia – What are the barriers?"
* 23 European countries and 6 others have offices for research integrity.
* Australia has a guide with principles and responsibilities but institutions essentially investigate themselves.
#IRICSydney
* 23 European countries and 6 others have offices for research integrity.
* Australia has a guide with principles and responsibilities but institutions essentially investigate themselves.
#IRICSydney
Introducing Dr Jaison D Sa @jaisondsa.bsky.social who was awarded his PhD from University of Melbourne 🎉🎉
Co-supervised by Phillip Pymm and me
🩸Stabilized vivax antigen for serodiagnostics
🧬 Alpseq open source nanobody discovery workflow
🦙Nanobodies to Plasmodium adhesins – watch this space!
Co-supervised by Phillip Pymm and me
🩸Stabilized vivax antigen for serodiagnostics
🧬 Alpseq open source nanobody discovery workflow
🦙Nanobodies to Plasmodium adhesins – watch this space!
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Introducing Dr Jaison D Sa @jaisondsa.bsky.social who was awarded his PhD from University of Melbourne 🎉🎉
Co-supervised by Phillip Pymm and me
🩸Stabilized vivax antigen for serodiagnostics
🧬 Alpseq open source nanobody discovery workflow
🦙Nanobodies to Plasmodium adhesins – watch this space!
Co-supervised by Phillip Pymm and me
🩸Stabilized vivax antigen for serodiagnostics
🧬 Alpseq open source nanobody discovery workflow
🦙Nanobodies to Plasmodium adhesins – watch this space!
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
The ostriches have been culled and that particular H5N1 outbreak has finally been contained.
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The ostriches have been culled and that particular H5N1 outbreak has finally been contained.
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Here is @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social's reliably excellent account of the entire ordeal.
www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
1/New paper from Zheng Wu, Phong Nguyen et al. @cri-utsw.bsky.social shows how cells balance the two pathways that produce purine nucleotides: de novo purine biosynthesis (DNPB) and purine salvage. The surprising mechanism involves NUDT5, a Nudix hydrolase
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
NUDT5 regulates purine metabolism and thiopurine sensitivity by interacting with PPAT
Cells generate purine nucleotides through de novo purine biosynthesis (DNPB) and purine salvage. Purine salvage represses DNPB to prevent excessive purine nucleotide synthesis through mechanisms that ...
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
1/New paper from Zheng Wu, Phong Nguyen et al. @cri-utsw.bsky.social shows how cells balance the two pathways that produce purine nucleotides: de novo purine biosynthesis (DNPB) and purine salvage. The surprising mechanism involves NUDT5, a Nudix hydrolase
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
We’re delighted to share our most recent quarterly report from Altmetric Explorer to showcase the top 5 trending articles from across our publications, ranked by Altmetric score. See the thread below for trending articles and find out more here: buff.ly/rcMJA2N
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’re delighted to share our most recent quarterly report from Altmetric Explorer to showcase the top 5 trending articles from across our publications, ranked by Altmetric score. See the thread below for trending articles and find out more here: buff.ly/rcMJA2N
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
#ARCschedule Nov25
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#ARCschedule Nov25
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Outcomes expected for DECRA, LIEF & presumably(?) Centres of Excellence ("postponed" on 3 Nov).
Other events:
🔹Open: Discovery Projects EOI
🔹Close: ITRP & Future Fellowships
🔹Selection meeting: Linkage Projects (2025 round 2)
Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Stylidium utricularioides - the Pink Fan Triggerplant
One of the triggerplants endemic to Western Australia, this distinctive species grows in winter wet areas and flowers in late spring through to early summer
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature
One of the triggerplants endemic to Western Australia, this distinctive species grows in winter wet areas and flowers in late spring through to early summer
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Stylidium utricularioides - the Pink Fan Triggerplant
One of the triggerplants endemic to Western Australia, this distinctive species grows in winter wet areas and flowers in late spring through to early summer
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature
One of the triggerplants endemic to Western Australia, this distinctive species grows in winter wet areas and flowers in late spring through to early summer
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #nature
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#CentresOfExcellence #CE26
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
ARC has "postponed" announcement of Centres of Excellence outcomes!
It says "due diligence checks" are still being carried out on some applications.
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Stunning illustration of mimicry! Common cuckoo eggs (top row) imitate the eggs of their host species (bottom row). The 30 October issue of Science explains this dazzling coevolution with genomic data — though I admit, it’s complex enough that I’d struggle to teach it! 🧪🌿🌎🦉
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Stunning illustration of mimicry! Common cuckoo eggs (top row) imitate the eggs of their host species (bottom row). The 30 October issue of Science explains this dazzling coevolution with genomic data — though I admit, it’s complex enough that I’d struggle to teach it! 🧪🌿🌎🦉
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Really interesting interview. @timcoulson.bsky.social and I were also fortunate to chat with David Baker on our podcast which you can catch here: Science Of The Times EP7 Pt2 - Interview with 2024 Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry David Baker
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
November 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Really interesting interview. @timcoulson.bsky.social and I were also fortunate to chat with David Baker on our podcast which you can catch here: Science Of The Times EP7 Pt2 - Interview with 2024 Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry David Baker
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
youtu.be/jShxgJ3XrWA
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
I promised myself that when I next had a successful grant, I'd share a snapshot of my trail of unfunded submissions.
With gratitude to the ARC, looking forward to next several years of collaboration on effort motivation with @minzlicht.bsky.social, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, and Frederik Anseel!
With gratitude to the ARC, looking forward to next several years of collaboration on effort motivation with @minzlicht.bsky.social, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, and Frederik Anseel!
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I promised myself that when I next had a successful grant, I'd share a snapshot of my trail of unfunded submissions.
With gratitude to the ARC, looking forward to next several years of collaboration on effort motivation with @minzlicht.bsky.social, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, and Frederik Anseel!
With gratitude to the ARC, looking forward to next several years of collaboration on effort motivation with @minzlicht.bsky.social, Deena Skolnick Weisberg, and Frederik Anseel!
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
Registrations for the Stromlo Plant Pathogen Conference #StromPath25 are rolling in fast and the program is now full!
Exciting lineup from Japan, Korea, USA, UK, NZ + strong local crew. Join us in Canberra — rego open until Nov 13.
Program available here tinyurl.com/3e3tx9j2
Exciting lineup from Japan, Korea, USA, UK, NZ + strong local crew. Join us in Canberra — rego open until Nov 13.
Program available here tinyurl.com/3e3tx9j2
10th Stromlo Plant Pathology Conference | wheatbiosecurity
tinyurl.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Registrations for the Stromlo Plant Pathogen Conference #StromPath25 are rolling in fast and the program is now full!
Exciting lineup from Japan, Korea, USA, UK, NZ + strong local crew. Join us in Canberra — rego open until Nov 13.
Program available here tinyurl.com/3e3tx9j2
Exciting lineup from Japan, Korea, USA, UK, NZ + strong local crew. Join us in Canberra — rego open until Nov 13.
Program available here tinyurl.com/3e3tx9j2
Reposted by Wai-Hong Tham
We are looking for a computational postdoc to work with us on new optimisation algorithms to make #RELION even better. Join our bubbly team at the @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge, UK. 🤗 RTs appreciated.
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
Quick Check Needed
mrc.tal.net
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We are looking for a computational postdoc to work with us on new optimisation algorithms to make #RELION even better. Join our bubbly team at the @mrclmb.bsky.social in Cambridge, UK. 🤗 RTs appreciated.
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
mrc.tal.net/vx/appcentre...