Entries by Jennifer Huynh

Monash Sensory Science Exhibition brings art and science together for diverse needs participants

Activating art and technology to explore the science of autoimmunity, the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute hosted a free sensory exhibition on Friday 30 June,  curated specifically for blind, low-vision and diverse needs audiences. Designed for all ages and levels of science literacy, the Monash Sensory Science Exhibition – Autoimmunity explored eight autoimmune diseases through multi-sensory, multi-modal artworks and […]

Congrats to Erica on the award of her National Science Week grant

Support for National Science Week celebrations A Dark Matter Road trip, sharing First Nations science and drone coding are just some of the projects receiving a share of close to $500,000 in grants to support National Science Week. With Australia’s national celebration of science and technology just around the corner, thirty-two grant recipients are gearing […]

Near-universal T cell immunity towards a broad range of bacteria

Typically, T cells of the immune system respond to a specific feature (antigen) of a microbe, thereby generating protective immunity. As reported in the journal Immunity, an international team of scientists have discovered an exception to this rule. Namely, a group of divergent bacterial pathogens, including pneumococci, all share a small highly conserved protein sequence, which […]

Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is “Choose to Challenge,” which encourages everyone to challenge gender bias and inequality and create a more inclusive world. In the field of Science, women have made significant contributions, from Marie Curie’s groundbreaking […]