A team of students from the Florey Institute, led by Yin Xin Ho, Dan Bennison and Dr. Daria Shamarina introduced you to the concept of the microbiome and immune system through various activities. We demonstrated this with a display of face microbiome from different volunteers. To explain the immune system and how it helps us fight infections, we prepared microscopic slides with white blood cells such as neutrophils containing S. aureus. We also discussed about the research in the Florey Institute, and how researchers with different backgrounds such as biology and physics work together to understand and fight against infections.
To know more about our research, please feel free to visit our website and to follow us on Twitter. If you took part in our microbiome plate activity then you can find all the pictures by following the link below, just look for the number we gave you on your ticket!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e97JWKQwXoU_bJoO3AcZ2UrKaBSQZaz8