CIIC are delighted to congratulate CIIC postdoc research fellow Dr Saeideh Hajighasemi, a researcher in the Allergy Research Group led by Professor Janet Davies, on being awarded a AIFA Viatris Early Career Researcher Grant, announced at the recent ASCIA Annual Conference held in Brisbane.

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Celebrating CIIC HDR research at the first HDR Dialogues event of 2025. Many thanks to the presenters, Jahirul Islam, Tristen Jackson,M.S.,Jeimy Jimenez Loayza, Mary Ann Zajackowski and Kate Zimmermann. Also thanks to CIIC HDR reps Nicolau Palma and Caroline Dowsett for organising this event.

CIIC recently welcomed Honours student Jordyn Rudowski. Jordyn recently graduated with a Bachelor of Biomed Science and is undertaking an Honours project under supervision of Professor Tony Kenna to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of camel milk on the human intestinal epithelium.

CIIC welcomes HDR student Alika Collinge to the centre. Alika is undertaking a PhD in the Respiratory Virology Research Group under the primary supervision of Professor Kirsten Spann. Welcome Alika!

CIIC Welcomes Dr Yvette Ong to the Centre.
Dr. Yvette Ong recently completed her Ph.D. in Microbiology from UQ and will be working with Prof Greg Cook investigating the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and strategies to counteract the problem of rapidly increasing AMR in bacteria.

Congratulations to CIIC HDR student Nowshin Sharar awarded runner-up of the ASM Queensland Branch Mobile Genetic Elements Award.

Congratulations to CIIC researcher Associate Professor Francesca Frentiu, Allergy Research Group Leader at CIIC who has been awarded NHMRC Ideas Grant funding for the project, Combatting mosquito-borne encephalitic viruses: new biocontrol and risk prediction tools.

CIIC were recently sponsors of the Industry Engagement Award at the 12th Autralasian Virology Society Meeting held at Crestwick, Victoria. Congratulations to the recipient of the award Caolingzhi Tang from the University of Melbourne.

Congratulations to Professor Tony Kenna on his appointment as President of ASMR.

CIIC HDR Nowshin Sharar presenting in the Cell Envelope session at the BacPath 2024 conference yesterday.

CIIC 2024 Symposium