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16.01.2022 veski #Innovation #Fellow Prof Ben Marsland, at Monash University's Central Clinical School, & colleagues have identified two molecules with the potential to combat #asthma & other respiratory diseases such as Acute respiratory distress syndrome #ARDS) - the respiratory disease that is prevalent, and often fatal, in people with serious #COVID19. The research, published in Nature Immunology, Nature Research (Publishing) https://lnkd.in/g5vTSiZ looks at the impacts of the immun...e system on #gutbacteria. They transplanted gut bacteria from an immune-deficient mouse model into normal mice & observed the animals’ immune systems and were surprised to discover that the gut bacteria exhibited enhanced metabolism of L-tyrosine, resulting in the production of a byproduct called p-cresol sulfate (PCS). "We found that giving mice either L-tyrosine or PCS, provided significant protection against lung inflammation. " said Professor Marsland. L-tyrosine is currently sold as a dietary supplement, enabling the research team to fast track their discovery to clinical trials in 2021. With PCS suspected to be toxic, the research group is developing a form of PCS without the potential toxic side effects.

14.01.2022 Our 6th professional development session as part of the #veski inspiring women #STEMsidebyside program is #Leading self with #Courage, being delivered face-to-face by Dina Pozzo (MAPP. Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator) on 10 Feb 2021. This is the first time we have been able to bring the 2020 cohort together and we are thrilled to provide the opportunity for this amazing group of #WomenInSTEM to network and connect in person at ARRB - your National Transport Research Organ...isation. The demonstration of #Courage provides a number of individual and workplace benefits. This highly practical workshop seeks to heighten self-awareness of own courage by reflecting upon past courageous acts, helping develop a plan to access this knowledge so that individuals can better undertake courageous acts in the future. As Founder & Director of insium pty ltd, Dina launched their #LeadingwithCourage program at the 5th World Congress of Positive Psychology in Montreal in 2017. She is also accredited by Dr Brené Brown in Dare to Lead- an empirically based international courage-building program. #togetherwearestronger

14.01.2022 #veski is delighted to be delivering the 6th professional development session, as part of the 2020 #veski inspiring women #STEMsidebyside program, on Wed 10 February, finally bringing the 2020 cohort together under one roof - face-to-face - for the first time since the program began, to network & connect. Thanks to ARRB - your National Transport Research Organisation for hosting this session, and to all of our program and session partners who have helped to make the delivery of this 2020 program possible: https://bit.ly/2GBbr0j The University of Melbourne, Monash University RMIT University La Trobe University, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia Deakin University

02.01.2022 Two of #veski's past #STEMsidebyside participants have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC #IdeasGrants; Associate Professor Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u-Lino, Principal Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Health, The University of Melbourne for her research into #Preeclampsia and Dr Anne Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow and Laboratory head of the Stromal Immunology Laboratory at Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute for her research into #BreastCancer. Congratulations to you both!

02.01.2022 On #WorldCancerDay #veski highlights our #Innovation #Fellows making groundbreaking discoveries in #CancerResearch, to better understand cancers & to develop new therapies for treatments: Professor Ygal Haupt - Group Leader, The Haupt Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre https://bit.ly/2MSRkgT Associate Professor Ross Dickins - Head, The Dickins Group, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University https://bit.ly/3pVHzgV... Professor Mark Shackleton - Director of #Oncology The Alfred; Professor of Oncology, Monash University; Victorian Cancer Agency Clinical Research Fellow; & Chair, ANZ Melanoma Trials Group https://bit.ly/3jeuf4x Associate Professor Matthew Call - Division Head, Structural Biology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research https://bit.ly/2MsD26Y Professor Mark Dawson - Consultant Haematologist; Head, Translational Haematology Program; Group Leader, Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre https://bit.ly/36CqL6P Dr Vihandha Wickramasinghe - Group Leader, The Wickramasinghe Lab, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre https://lnkd.in/ecQBjgS #Cancer is the leading cause of death across the globe. We thank & acknowledge all those who work in #CancerResearch, whose dedication continues to push scientific boundaries.