Distinguished Lecture Series: New frontiers in vaccines and nanotechnology

RMIT Professorial Academy

The RMIT Professorial Academy is pleased to host the next lecture in the series presented by Distinguished Professor Magdalena Plebanski.

Hybrid eventIn person* location: R﻿MIT&#x27;s Kaleide Theatre, B﻿uilding 8, Level 2 (08.02.04), 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne.and streamed live via a Teams Live link _________________________About the Distinguished Lecture Given the immune system changes with age, increased longevity often brings increased susceptibility to infections and cancer. Males and females further often show different immune system profiles in response to vaccines. To optimise the application of vaccines and therapies across the lifespan, we need to both understand how current vaccines work in different individuals against diseases such as COVID19 or Flu in human clinical trials, as well as defining how fundamental features of vaccine components such as nanoparticles (size, shape or protein corona), affect their interactions with the immune system. Such studies include using big data tools for studying new beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) of vaccines. We further have a specific interest in helping women with ovarian cancer, the most lethal gynaecological malignancy, across the spectrum of needs, from earlier diagnosis to more effective treatments, as well as the long-term aim of developing cancer vaccines, collaborating broadly across disciplines. _________________________Speaker Biography:Distinguished Professor Magdalena Plebanski is an internationally-recognised award-winning researcher. Her focus is on understanding the immune system in older individuals, and the development of practical immunotherapies and vaccines targeting cancer and infectious diseases. In her role as Enabling Impact Platform Director at RMIT, Magdalena promoted the establishment of multiple cross-disciplinary University-wide ECR-led networks including a Bioinformatics Network, an Entrepreneurship Club, and a Mental Health Working Group, amongst others._________________________* By attending in-person, you agree to follow RMIT University&#x27;s current COVID-19 coming to campus and safety protocols <a href="https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid</a>

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