Prof Amy Cain
ARC Future Fellow Macquarie University, School of Natural Sciences 🇦🇺 she/her | Functional 🧬,💊discovery, Synbio, 🐛, ♻️| Ex-@sangerinstitute @VertexPharma @Mlw_Programme
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainFirst paper of this year is out now! 📢 Very happy to present work with my collaborators Andrew Whitelaw and Mae Newton-Foot and especially great work from PhD student Kedisaletse Moloto at Stellenbosch University: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain📢 Senior Editor role opportunity available with the Microbiology Society for the Pathogens & Epidemiology section. This role supports journal strategy, section development & community engagement. More info: Voluntary Opportunities: microb.io/Vacancies
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research... 2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research... 3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici... (Pls share!)
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainARC says Discovery Projects outcomes will be tomorrow (Tuesday). Linkage Projects (2025, round 1) on Wed. Over past ~year, it's often been at about 11am (Canberra). My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately. ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainExcited to share our preprint led by Carlos Voogdt et al We developed new genetic tools & genome-wide libraries for species of the Bacteroidales order; constructed saturated barcoded transposon libraries in key representatives of three genera. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Check out my PhD student Fiona Facey’s first first-author paper on finding microbes that can degrade multiple types of plastics in the Galleria mellonella gut microbiome 👇 enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain🌟 Applications are now open for the 2025 ASM NSW-ACT Branch Summer Student Research Awards! 🌟 Are you an undergrad, Honours, or Masters (Coursework) student? Apply for a $1,500 research award to support a 4-week summer project. Deadline: 5pm, Fri 5 Dec Learn more & apply: asm-nswact.org.au/awards/
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainDelighted to share that @evgeniamaslova.bsky.social passed her PhD viva today with only minor corrections. Her project focused on novel models to study wound infection. Thank you to the @nc3rs.bsky.social for funding her PhD and @flamycain.bsky.social and Anthony Tsolaki for being superb examiners.
- At the @asm-nswact.bsky.social AGM hosted by our outgoing Chair Karl Hassan and Secretary Tom Jeffries 🫡 Our post AGM speaker @bill-lab.bsky.social giving a fantastic post AGM talk with some eye candy microscopy! Thanks to all who joined!
- Come join us on the ASM NSW committee! All you have to do is email back the committee form below!
- 📢 Reminder: ASM Committee Nominations Are Open! 📝 Nomination form: asm-nswact.org.au/wp-content/u... 📅 AGM details: www.trybooking.com/events/landi... We’d love to see more members getting involved and helping shape the future of ASM. ✨
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain📢 Reminder: ASM Committee Nominations Are Open! 📝 Nomination form: asm-nswact.org.au/wp-content/u... 📅 AGM details: www.trybooking.com/events/landi... We’d love to see more members getting involved and helping shape the future of ASM. ✨
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain@livingseawalls.bsky.social is a finalist in the NSW DCCEEW Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. Learn more: youtu.be/9yrRzgyZqoI #EurekaPrizes @sims-australia.bsky.social @melaniejbishop.bsky.social @cariocamayer.bsky.social @marialvozzo.bsky.social
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainThe Fission Chips Team from Macquarie University is a finalist in the @ansto.bsky.social Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. Learn more: youtu.be/6yf27LdQkhw #EurekaPrizes
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainIan Paulsen has transformed #syntheticbiology from a niche science in Australia to a national strength. Under his leadership, our Centre has spun out ten startup companies that have raised more than $200 million in venture capital. Join us in congratulating Ian on this fantastic achievement! 🎊
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainWater everywhere 😜 - with Mario @feldmanlab.bsky.social & Amy @flamycain.bsky.social at Acinetobacter conference in Niagara Falls
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainVery excited about our latest combining advanced cell culture, transposon-insertion sequencing, and statistical modeling to map Shigella virulence determinants in organoid models. Great collaboration w/ @mldm.bsky.social @sellinlab.bsky.social in @natgenet.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- I'm excited to present our latest study in @plos.org NTDS, collaborating with @sydney.edu.au and UNSW that uncovers the potent antifungal activity of phytocannabinoids against life-threatening Cryptococcus and tinea/athletes foot fungi: lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/may-... Reach out for more info!
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainVery pleased to share this preprint! "Characterisation of Ornithobacterium hominis colonisation dynamics and interaction with the nasopharyngeal microbiome in a South African birth cohort" 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainCongratulations to Associate Professor Amy Cain @flamycain.bsky.social of our #MacquarieUniversity node on being awarded The Australian Academy of Science (#AAS) 2025 #GottschalkMedal — in recognition of her pioneering work in the fight against #antibioticresistance 🦠💊
- Reposted by Prof Amy CainAnyone interested in joining us @quadraminstitute.bsky.social as part of @norwichmicro.bsky.social we’re recruiting for group leaders! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF274/g...
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain🎉 Congratulations to Centre startups Levur, Newera Bio, Swan Genomics and Wild Yeast Zoo on securing Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite Grants! Read the full story 👇 bit.ly/3DM9BY2
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain🦠 Job Opportunity in Microbiology! 🦠 UNSW Sydney is hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Education Focused) in Microbiology! 🎓 📅 Apply by: March 31st, 2025: url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/F9dHCRONg6... Please share with your networks or anyone interested!
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain✨ Exciting new Lancet role ✨ This autumn, our Group is launching an OA journal dedicated to the unique health challenges on the African continent: The Lancet Regional Health—Africa 🌍 To lead this important endeavour, we are searching for an Editor-in-Chief. Find out more & apply ⤵️ bit.ly/3Xp919w
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain📣Students and ECRs of Microbiology in NSW! The ASM travel award application deadlines are coming up on the 28th Feb and 17th March 2025. Make sure you apply below: Student Nancy Millis: asm-nswact.org.au/wp-content/u... ECR BD Award: asm-nswact.org.au/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Prof Amy Cain🌍 A global research collaboration, including Macquarie University’s Associate Professor Amy Cain, has been awarded €1 million to combat the growing crisis of antifungal resistance. Congratulations! 👏👏👏 bit.ly/4jkB6YO
- Super excited to announce that we’ve successful in an important new NHMRC/JPIAMR grant developing new metal-containing antifungals. Looking forward to working with some fantastic collaborators across Europe! url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Ur_tCWLVn6...
- Happy to announce that we were awarded a JPIAMR grant to investigate Metalloantifungals in an international collaboration with Prof. Amy Cain ( 🇦🇺 @flamycain.bsky.social), Prof. Michaela Wenzel (🇸🇪) and Dr. Michael Bromley (🇬🇧). A PDRA position in York tba soon! www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...
- Huge congratulations to my talented PhD student Geraldine Sullivan and amazing MRes student Natasha Delgado who graduated from Macquarie University yesterday - both with VC awards! Feeling proud and grateful to work with such fantastic students - looking forward to watching your careers grow!
