Christina Tait

Christina Tait

Health & Medicine

The immune legions fighting Legionnaires’ disease

Researchers solve immunity puzzle in lung tissue and reveal previously unknown ‘immune cell circuitry’ as secret weapon in front line defence against Legionella.

Arts & Culture

Universe Within sparkles at White Night

Art and science collide in a universal dance of microscopic imagery

Health & Medicine

Diabetes and exercise capacity linked to glycogen in muscle tissue

Researchers show that a gene which converts glucose to glycogen in muscle tissue improves blood sugar levels and increases exercise capacity

Health & Medicine

World-leading breakthrough in diabetes research

For the first time, researchers have discovered a gene that will result in significantly improved, targeted and lasting treatments for people with type 2 diabetes

Health & Medicine

Targeting dormant cancer cells

New discovery in stem cell bowel cancer research targets dormant cancer cells before they start to grow cancers

Health & Medicine

Working towards a one shot life-long flu vaccine

A University of Melbourne-led research team, headed by Katherine Kedzierska, has cracked the riddle of how flu-killing immunity cells memorise concealed influenza virus codes, and could lead to a one-shot flu jab for life