Name: Plagues, Patterns & Public Health
Start: 2025-05-21T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-21T21:00:00
Location: Stone & Wood Brewery Brisbane

From century-old lungs to modern-day outbreaks, this session uncovers the science behind pandemics and prevention. Explore how spatial biology sheds light on the deadly 1918 flu, and get the inside scoop on what epidemiologists really do to protect us today. It’s disease detective work—past, present, and powerful.

Revealing Immune Secrets from Century-Old Lung Samples

Lauren Steele (PhD candidate, University of Queensland)

The 1918 flu hit young adults hard, likely due to an extreme immune response. Until now, studying century-old lungs was impossible. Using spatial biology, Lauren's group tested lungs from past pandemics, uncovering immune patterns to aid future flu treatments.

Spicy counting of spicy diseases

Selina Ward (PhD candidate, University of Queensland)

So…what does an epidemiologist ACTUALLY do? Discover how epidemiology shapes our daily lives and learn how tracking disease trends helps keep us safe.

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