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Congratulations to Department's August graduands

Posted by on 15 August 2015 | Comments

Congratulations to the Microbiology and Immunology graduands who were awarded their degrees on Saturday 15 August.

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Dr Ros Kemp wins Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching award

Posted by on 12 August 2015 | Comments

Congratulations to Dr Ros Kemp, who was announced last night as a winner of the Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching award under the General category.

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Scavenging of trace gases sustains soil bacteria communities

Posted by on 6 August 2015 | Comments

In a paper just published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Professor Greg Cook and colleagues have demonstrated for the first time that acidobacteria, the second most dominant bacteria in global soils, rely on hydrogen gas for survival.

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Cook Lab TB genetics research awarded $450,000 HRC grant

Posted by on 3 August 2015 | Comments

Professor Greg Cook, Dr Htin Aung, and Dr Phillip Hill (Centre for International Health) have been awarded $450,000 to investigate the genetic basis of tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance in Indonesia and Myanmar. The funding has been made available as part of the e-Asia HRC (Health Research Council) Joint Research Programme.

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