Associate Professor Kate Schroder has been appointed to the scientific advisory board of a new start-up company to develop treatments for inflammatory disorders including Parkinson’s disease and asthma.
Congratulations to Dr Alina Zomoshnikova who was awarded her PhD this week. Supervised by Dr Kate Schroder, Alina's PhD research in the Inflammasome Lab has investigated innate immunity and inflammation.
Congratulations to Larisa Labzin on her newly awarded NHMRC CJ Martin Early Career Fellowship. Larisa recently completed her PhD with Professor Eicke Latz at the Institute of Innate Immunity at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Research from the Inflammasome Lab performed by Dr Rebecca Coll (pictured) and Dr Kate Schroder, in collaboration with Dr Avril Robertson and Professor Matt Cooper (Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland), and Professor L
Connie Ross, who undertook research in the Inflammasome Lab as an undergraduate intern in Summer 2013/2014 and Winter 2015, returns to the lab in July 2016 as an Honours student.
The University of Queensland Fellowships aim to retain researchers of exceptional calibre at the University. By investing in the best and brightest talent, these Fellowships facilitate a trajectory of continued excellence and impact in research at UQ, with the aim to developing elite professionals who create change in society. This year, competition for these awards has been very strong and Dr Coll's success recognises the very high quality of her research as an early career researcher.
Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Coll who was awarded a University of Queensland Fellowship.
Dr Kaiwen Chen has been awarded a PhD after completing his project 'Inflammasome function in neutrophils'. Kaiwen completed his PhD in the Inflammasome Lab supervised by Kate Schroder and associate supervisor Matt Sweet.