Viruses (Jun 2020)
Tenth Scientific Biennial Meeting of the Australasian Virology Society—AVS10 2019
- Karla J. Helbig,
- Rowena A. Bull,
- Rebecca Ambrose,
- Michael R. Beard,
- Helen Blanchard,
- Till Böcking,
- Brendon Chua,
- Agathe M. G. Colmant,
- Keaton M. Crosse,
- Damian F. J. Purcell,
- Johanna Fraser,
- Joshua A. Hayward,
- Stuart T. Hamilton,
- Matloob Husain,
- Robin MacDiarmid,
- Jason M. Mackenzie,
- Gregory W. Moseley,
- Thi H. O. Nguyen,
- Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu,
- Karl Robinson,
- Chaturaka Rodrigo,
- Julio Rodriguez-Andres,
- Penny A. Rudd,
- Anja Werno,
- Peter White,
- Paul Young,
- Peter Speck,
- Merilyn Hibma,
- Heidi E. Drummer,
- Gilda Tachedjian
Affiliations
- Karla J. Helbig
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
- Rowena A. Bull
- Viral Immunology Systems Program, The Kirby Institute, and School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Rebecca Ambrose
- Host Pathogen Interactions, Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC 3168, Australia
- Michael R. Beard
- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Helen Blanchard
- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
- Till Böcking
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging & EMBL Australia Node in Single Molecule Sci., University of New South Wales, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Brendon Chua
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Agathe M. G. Colmant
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Keaton M. Crosse
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
- Damian F. J. Purcell
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Johanna Fraser
- World Mosquito Program, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
- Joshua A. Hayward
- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
- Stuart T. Hamilton
- Serology and Virology Division, Department of Microbiology, NSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital and School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- Matloob Husain
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
- Robin MacDiarmid
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Jason M. Mackenzie
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Gregory W. Moseley
- Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
- Thi H. O. Nguyen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
- Karl Robinson
- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Chaturaka Rodrigo
- Viral Immunology Systems Program, The Kirby Institute, and School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Julio Rodriguez-Andres
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Penny A. Rudd
- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
- Anja Werno
- Microbiology Department, Virology/Serology Section, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- Peter White
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Paul Young
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Peter Speck
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
- Merilyn Hibma
- Department of Pathology, Otago Medical School, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
- Heidi E. Drummer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Gilda Tachedjian
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/v12060621
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 6
p. 621
Abstract
The Australasian Virology Society (AVS) aims to promote, support and advocate for the discipline of virology in the Australasian region. The society was incorporated in 2011 after 10 years operating as the Australian Virology Group (AVG) founded in 2001, coinciding with the inaugural biennial scientific meeting. AVS conferences aim to provide a forum for the dissemination of all aspects of virology, foster collaboration, and encourage participation by students and post-doctoral researchers. The tenth Australasian Virology Society (AVS10) scientific meeting was held on 2–5 December 2019 in Queenstown, New Zealand. This report highlights the latest research presented at the meeting, which included cutting-edge virology presented by our international plenary speakers Ana Fernandez-Sesma and Benjamin tenOever, and keynote Richard Kuhn. AVS10 honoured female pioneers in Australian virology, Lorena Brown and Barbara Coulson. We report outcomes from the AVS10 career development session on “Successfully transitioning from post-doc to lab head”, winners of best presentation awards, and the AVS gender equity policy, initiated in 2013. Plans for the 2021 meeting are underway which will celebrate the 20th anniversary of AVS where it all began, in Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
Keywords
- indigenous virology
- animal viruses
- virus–host interactions
- clinical virology
- immunology
- innate immunity
