Thursday, 19th February 16th Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026

• Towards elimination of Buruli ulcer, an emerging enzootic disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans - Tim Stinear

• Host directed JAK/STAT therapy improves B cell quality in malaria - Julianne Hamelink
• Cut to the point: The RNA modification m⁶A facilitates 3’ formation in Plasmodium falciparum mRNA - Joshua Levendis
• The unusual TLR family member RP105 is the dominant TLR2 co-receptor for mycobacteria-induced macrophage IL-12p40 production - Leslie C. Domínguez Cadena
• Transcriptional and Morphological Profiling of Candida albicans Liquid-Suspension Biofilms - Francios Olivier
• Genetic dissection of Toxoplasma differentiation - AMALIE ABEWARDANA JAYAWICKRAMA
• Combatting AMR bacteria by harnessing the pentose phosphate pathway in macrophages - Kimberley S Gunther
• The impact of age-related decline in the unfolded protein response on respiratory infection susceptibility and severity - Thishan Illankoon
• The cAMP Responsive Element Modulator (CREM) Transcription Factor Influences Susceptibility to Malnutrition and Infection in Bangladeshi Children - Audrey C Brown
• RfxCas13d Enables Broad-Spectrum Suppression of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - Sudip Dhakal
• Can yesterday’s vaccines protect against the variant SARS-CoV-2 strains of today?  An investigation of cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 central memory T cell interferon gamma responses in vaccine targeted SARS-CoV-2 variants within Australia. - Jack Jerome
• An archaic HLA class I receptor allele diversifies natural killer cell-driven immunity in First Nations peoples of Oceania - Camilla Faoro

• Clinically-relevant mouse models of sepsis utilising patient bacterial isolates reveal sustained immunological dysfunction - Cameron R Bastow
• Investigating the link between intimate health, hygiene and sexual practices and the vaginal microbiome – The INTIMATE Study - Kristina Magoutas
• Evolution of the interferon epsilon gene and its role in placentation - Eithne Cunney
• Loss of expression of the tumour surveillance protein NLRC5 in chief cells undergoing transdifferentiation in Helicobacter pylori-associated carcinogenesis - Xiaohu Zhao
• Inflammasome inhibitors in disease is there a therapeutic trade off of compromised host defence - Byron F Mobbs
• Galectin 3 and 9 homologues of gastrointestinal soil transmitted helminths and the search for anti-inflammatory molecules - Elizabeth A Mullens
•  Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of antibiotics decorated with a permanent charge - Lily P Kenchington-Evans
• Beyond asexual growth and artemisinin resistance: Investigating kelch-13 function during sexual and mosquito stages in plasmodium falciparum - Sophie Collier
• Development of a bat airway epithelial cell model reveals divergent innate immune responses to a Pteropine orthoreovirus compared to human  - Mithun Das
• scRNA-Seq uncovered species-specific differences of JEV cell tropism and antiviral responses in human and mouse neural tissues. - Michael ML Leitner
• Characterising the influence of bispecific IgG4 on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced Fc effector functions - Carissa Aurelia

View all submitted posters with cheese and drinks. 
This is included in the registration price. 

Buses leave from the Mantra Lorne Lobby to ferry delegates to The Peak for the conference dinner. 
This is a ticketed event, so please ensure you bring your name badge with you. 

Dinner includes a sit-down two-course meal, one drink and transfer to and from Mantra Lorne.
Additional drinks are available for purchase separately at the venue.

Buses leave from The Peak to ferry delegates back to Mantra Lorne Lobby. 

Join us at Pholklore for an afterparty.