To round out the session, we heard from Dr Binit Lamichane (UWA) who delved in to viral dark matter, exploring RNA virus diversity in mosquitoes using metatranscriptomics

Dr Avram Levy (PathWest Laboratory Medicine) demonstrated the benefits of non-human sampling for public health and the considerations required to do it well

Dr Siobhon Egan (Murdoch Uni) introduced tick-borne diseases and their detailed investigations connecting the veterinary and medical research

A/Prof Josh Ramsay @drjoshramsay.bsky.social (Curtin Uni) sharing exciting new tech to gain a deeper understanding of quorum sensing in Rhizobia

A/Prof Allison Imrie (UWA) highlighting the endemic and introduced mosquito-borne viruses

Dr Amanda Ash (Murdoch Uni) addressing the need for low-cost detection and prevention strategies against parasite Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

Prof Elizabeth Watkin (Edith Cowan Uni) shifting the focus to microbes for biomining systems and rare earth elements

Prof Asha Bowen @thekidsau.bsky.social discusses the START study aiming for #GroupAStreptococcus point of care testing in remote regions

Clin A/Prof David Speers (PathWest Laboratory Medicine) takes us through #HepatitisB and the clinical and veterinary genomic applications