2023 Program
The below outline is current as of 25th May 2023 and is subject to change.
Monday 3 July 2023
3:00pm Industry Lecture
Barry Marshall, University of Western Australia
Andrew McWhorter - Industry Engagement Award Winner
4:30pm Welcome & Awards Ceremony
5:00pm Distinguished Award Oration
Dena Lyras, Monash University
5:45pm Plenary Session
Yunn-Hwen Gan, National University of Singapore
Tuesday 4 July 2023
7:30am | Student Breakfast
9:00am | Concurrent Sessions
Human Microbiomes
Katja Fisher, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Mark Nicol, University of Western Australia
Hamdi Jama, Monash University
Lisa Stinson, University of Western Australia
Selected abstracts
Clinical Diagnostics and Serology
Robert Gibb, Queensland Health
Nikki Moreland, University of Auckland
Samuel Lundin, Biotome
TBA
Selected Abstracts
One Health
Erica Donner, University of South Australia
Deirdre Collins, University of Western Australia
Rochelle Soo, University of Queensland
Steven Djordjevic, University of Technology Sydney
Selected Abstracts
Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms
Chris McDevitt, University of Melbourne
Sheena McGowan, Monash University
TBA
Maria Halili, Griffith University
Selected Abstracts
CliniCon Session 1
10:30am | Morning Tea & Exhibition
PLENARY SESSION
Dominic Dwyer, University of Sydney
PLENARY SESSION
Ross Fitzgerald, University of Edinburgh
12:30pm | Lunch & Exhibition | Student & ECR Lunch
2:00pm | Nancy Millis Student Awards
Chair: Cheryl Power
VIC - Sally Byers
QLD - Genevieve Kerr
WA - Nicolie McCluskey
SA/NT - Anja Zelmer
NSW/ACT - Catherine Dawson
Certificate presentation
CliniCon Session 2
3:30pm | Afternoon Tea & Exhibition | Student & ECR Lunch
4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
Agricultural Microbiomes
Barbara Drigo, University of South Australia
Jason Terpolilli, Murdoch University
Jen Middleton, University of Western Australia
Kar-Chun Tan, Curtin University
Selected Abstracts
Clinical and Public Health Survellience
TBC
Monica M. Lahra, University of New South Wales
Shaxx Mowlaboccus, Murdoch University
Amy Jennison, Queensland Health
Selected Abstracts
Molecular Microbiology
Jai Tree, University of Sydney
Iain Duggin, University Technology Sydney
Stephanie Neville, University of Melbourne
Nhu Nguyen, University of Queensland
Selected Abstracts
CliniCon Session 3
5:30pm | Break
AWARD LECTURES
Pittard Awards
Fenner Awards
Wednesday 5 July 2023
9:00am | Concurrent Sessions
Environmental Microbiomes
Anna Kaksonen, CSIRO WA
Belinda Ferrari, University of NSW
Sean Bay, Monash University
Belinda Martin, University of Western Australia
Selected Abstracts
Bacteriophage
Anthony Kicic, Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University
Carola Venturini, University of Sydney
TBA
Mike McDonald, Monash University
Selected Abstracts
Host Pathogen Interactions I
Rachel Rollo, University of Queensland
Thomas Naderer, Monash University
Stephan Brouwer, University of Queensland
Jessica Rooke, University of Queensland
Selected Abstracts
CliniCon Session 4
10:30am | Morning Tea & Exhibition
PLENARY SESSION
Shiranee Sriskandan, Imperial College
PLENARY SESSION
Jennifer Pett-Ridge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
12:30pm | Lunch & Exhibition
2:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
ECR Oral Presentations Awards Session
TBC
Education Session
Jack Wang, University of Queensland
Bri McKenzie, Curtin University
Kate Hammer, University of Western Australia
Panel Discussion with
Shaxx Mowlaboccus and Nicole Bzdyl
History Session - Perth’s Public Health: built on strong foundations
Neil Wilson, Friends of Woodman Point Recreation Camp
Mike Taylor
Ainslie Poore
Dr. James Flexman, Royal Perth Hospital
4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions
Discovering and Repurposing Drugs
Charlene Kahler, University of Western Australia
Begona Heras, La Trobe University
Mark Blaskovitch, University of Queensland
TBC
Selected Abstracts
CliniCon Session 5
CliniCon Session 6
3:30pm | Afternoon Tea & Exhibition
Genetically Engineering Microbes
Keith Shearwin, University of Adelaide
Georg Fritz, University of Western Australia
Leanne Pearson, University of New Castle
Galain Williams, Monash University
Selected Abstracts
5:30pm | Break
Thursday 6 July 2023
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
Selected Abstracts
Medical Mycology – Pathogenic Fungi making it on to the World Stage
Johannes Alffenaar, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
Sharon Chen, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
Monica Slavin, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center
Christopher Heath, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Selected Abstracts
8:30am | Concurrent Sessions
Drug Targets and Vaccine Technologies
Lois Ledo, DST group
Michelle Nelson, Defence Science Technology Laboratory
Bernd Rehm, Griffith University
TBC
Selected Abstracts
10:30am | Concurrent Sessions
Early Childhood Health
Chris Blyth, University of Western Australia
Catherine Satzke, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Rebekah Henry, Monash University
Brian Oliver, University of Technology Sydney
Selected Abstracts
Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics
Gene Tyson, QUT
Mark Davies, University of Melbourne
Kristy Horan, University of Melbourne
Budi Permana, University of Queensland
Selected Abstracts
10:00am | Morning Tea & Exhibition
Host-Pathogen Interactions II
Richard Ferrero, Hudson Institute
Martina Sanderson Smith, University of Wollongong
Liam Sharkey, University of Melbourne
Nicole Bzdyl, University of Western Australia
Selected Abstracts
Break to move to plenary
PLENARY
Neil Gow, University of Exeter
12:50pm | Closing Address
RUBBO ORATION
Julian Rood, Monash University