Past Events


Oct
9

SBMS Lunchtime Seminar: Prof Andrew Lang

  • Shellam Seminar Room, UWA L-block, QEII Medical Centre (map)
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Title: Domestication of viruses for the benefit of cells

Prof Andrew Lang received a BSc (Honours) in Biochemistry from Brock University in 1994 followed by a PhD in Microbiology from the University of British Columbia in 2000. After post-doctoral research positions at UBC and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, they joined the Department of Biology at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2006. Their research lab studies a variety of topics within microbiology. One of these is the process of genetic exchange among bacteria, specifically focusing on the activities of virus-like elements called gene transfer agents (GTAs).

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ASM Careers Night at UWA
Oct
1

ASM Careers Night at UWA

Presentations from 5:30pm followed by pizza and Q&A

Figure out your career path and how to get there, including tips for job applications!

Hear from those who have worked with The Kids Research Institute, Lixa, Cytophenix, and more!

RSVP Here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1471430?qr=true&qr=true

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Quiz Night 2025
Sep
23

Quiz Night 2025

Join us for a night of fun, fundraising for the ASM student awards and scholarship programs!

Tables of 8 -$160 per table ($20 per person)

Plenty of door prizes to be won!

Please bring gold coins for additional games on the night

BYO Snacks
Drinks must be purchased at the bar
Wheelchair Access

Doors open at 6:30pm, quiz will commence at 7 pm

RSVP Here: https://www.trybooking.com/DBOWT

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ASM WA Seminar: Jessica Thompson
Jul
21

ASM WA Seminar: Jessica Thompson

  • Shellam Seminar Room, UWA L-block, QEII Medical Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS


Jess Thompson is an editor at Nature Microbiology. After a PhD in Salmonella pathogenesis and two postdocs at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal, in host-microbe interactions, in August 2022 Jess joined the editorial team at Nature Microbiology. Her talk will discuss how she ended up as an editor, provide a behind the scenes look at publishing within the Nature Portfolio, discuss what the job involves, its advantages and disadvantages, and the career possibilities. She will also answer any questions you might have about the excitements and challenges of moving from experiments to editorials, or the publishing process more broadly.

RSVP Here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1430914?qr=true&qr=true

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Summer Social 2025
Feb
21

Summer Social 2025

Join us to kick off the ASM WA events calendar with our members Summer Social event! 

Our social events are an opportunity to meet new microbial enthusiasts and catch up with colleagues in an informal setting. 

We are mixing it up this year with some friendly (non-bacterial) lawn bowls - come along and enjoy a game, pizza & chats!

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MGE AUS 2025
Feb
17
to Feb 18

MGE AUS 2025

MGE AUS is a brand new, two day meeting dedicated to microbial mobile genetic elements, organised by the Australian Society for Microbiology Mobile Genetic Elements Special Interest Group (MGE SIG).

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ASMWA Marshall Centre Seminar - Neisseria
Feb
10

ASMWA Marshall Centre Seminar - Neisseria

  • Geoff Shellam Seminar Room, Rm 1.01, L-Block, (map)
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The ASM WA branch, in collaboration with The Marshall Centre at UWA,

would like to invite you to attend a seminar presented by

Professor Martin Maiden, Advances in characterisation of the pathogenic

Neisseria.

RSVP here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1352674

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ASMWA Marshall Centre Seminar - S. pneumoniae
Nov
18

ASMWA Marshall Centre Seminar - S. pneumoniae

  • Geoffrey Shellam Seminar Room, Rm 1.01, L-Block, (map)
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The Australian Society for Microbiology WA Branch and the Marshall Centre welcome an eminent international guest speaker, Professor Stephen Bentley.

Prof Stephen Bentley leads a research team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute near Cambridge in the UK. Over the last two decades, his research has pioneered the application of genomic technologies to understand the biology of bacterial pathogens. Over that period his work has developed from annotation of genes in the early reference genomes, through the emergence of population genomics, to the current developments in respiratory metagenomics and mathematical modelling of evolution and spread.

RSVP here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1319406

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AusME 2024
Oct
30
to Nov 1

AusME 2024

  • Western Sydney University Parramatta City Campus (map)
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Dedicated to microbial ecology in all its forms, AusME 2024 aims to present a fantastic scientific program with a range of plenary speakers, invited speakers, proffered orals and poster presentations.

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ASMWA Seminar - Phages
Jul
25

ASMWA Seminar - Phages

A/Prof Andrew Hryckowian: Viruses and veggies as tools for managing our microbiomes

Prof Graham Hatfull: “From petri dish to patient: Mycobacteriophages and their therapeutic potential”

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HDR writing workshop
Jun
4

HDR writing workshop

The Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Thesis in Microbiology

By Dr Shaxx Mowlaboccus

This workshop is open to all microbiology research students (Honours, Masters or PhD) and will cover the basics required to kick-start your writing, regardless of the stage you are at. Participants will also bounce off ideas for stress management during writing. Join us for an interactive workshop.

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May
14

ASM Seminar - Dr Chisha Sikazwe, Emerging Viruses in a Post-Pandemic World

Throughout his career, Dr Sikazwe has led numerous projects in the field of respiratory virus surveillance, diagnostics, viral evolution, and virus-host interactions. His expertise in these areas has resulted in the development of innovative diagnostic tools at PathWest Laboratory Medicine and a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying viral diseases.

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