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Global biomarkers of sepsis-causing bacteria investigated through the lens of multi-omic approaches
Bringing together some of Australia’s leading biomedical microbiologists and bioinformaticians to develop a reference bacterial sepsis dataset.
Tsunami-driven, transoceanic spread of microbial pathogens impacting cetacean health and conservation
This post refers to the very interesting, seminal article by Dr James T. Carlton and coworkers, published six years ago and dealing with an unprecedented, tsunami-driven, transoceanic spread of marine organisms following the dramatic 2011 earthquake in Eastern Japan (1).
The A(H5N1) avian influenza virus and its intriguing trajectories between domestic animals, wildlife and humans
While the SARS-CoV-2 betacoronavirus keeps undergoing mutations, thereby increasing its affinity to target cells and tissues and bypassing antiviral immunity, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A(H5N1) has alarmingly emerged, once again, in the global eco-epidemiological scenario.
Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis is spatially organized in the pathogen Brucella abortus
In Gram-negative bacteria, newly made lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is exported to the outer membrane. We report where key steps in the LPS biosynthesis occur in the asymmetric bacterium Brucella abortus. Moreover, we discovered an enzyme with two activities allowing it to complete LPS biosynthesis.
Behind the paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows.
Coronaviruses: Past, Present and Future
Research, thoughts, and experience related to the coronavirus family.
CoViD-19 and China, the story could repeat itself!
Following the draconian measures already put in place throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a very relaxed approach has been recently adopted by Chinese health authorities in order to stop the people's angry protests against the "zero Covid" strategy.
LRRC15, a newly identified, ACE-2-antagonizing SARS-CoV-2 viral receptor
A new SARS-CoV-2 viral receptor, "leucine-rich repeat containing protein 15" (LRRC15), has just been described by a team from the University of Sydney (Loo et al., 2023).
Climate Change and One Health, One Earth, One Ocean
Although seas and oceans cover approximately 70% of our Planet, much more attention has been hitherto devoted to terrestrial ecosystems.
Increasing the success potential of promising biotech companies
Biotech startups benefit society by solving unmet scientific and medical needs, but more can be
done to move their technologies to market more quickly. We propose a novel equity-free Post-I-Corps Program modeled on academic and private sector accelerators, dedicated exclusively to I-Corps graduates.
After the Paper
Exploring what happened after a paper was published, from follow up studies to career impact.
On the Road
Updates from conferences, field work, lab visits, and vacations around the world.
Don't miss our Research Data webinar with Figshare: driving open science through data sharing
The need for research data to be made available is being increasingly recognised, for example in policy announcements by NIH and WHOSTP. Join us for a conversation on the development of Springer Nature's data policies, practical initiatives and implications for Open Research publishing.
Two courses, PCR Bootcamp and the Nature Masterclasses online course on Managing Research Data to Unlock its Full Potential, that advanced my career and research on mosquito control blankets
In 2020, I was registered for PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Tanzania. Although I was lucky to secure fees from my employer, PAMVERC, I still required additional funds that would facilitate me to attend necessary trainings and conferences.
