Program version 4.0
The workshop will be in person only.
About the workshop
The workshop will take place in Hobart, Tasmania on 18-19 March, 2026 at the the Old Woolstore Hotel. Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea will be provided both days. The devil vaccine team (CIs and PIs on grants) will have an additional strategy session the morning of Friday, 20 Match, 2026 at the UTAS Medical Sciences Precinct.
Email: reservations@oldwoolstore.com.au
Phone: 03 6235 5355
Themes and/or discussion topics :
Aquatic and marine animal immunology
Navigating the regulatory environment to move your research into the field or clinic
Quantifying immunosuppression
Project pre-mortems: identify problems before starting the experiment
Stress, microbiota, and local adaptation
Antimicrobial peptides and innate immunity
Reverse vaccinology
Invited speakers
Camila Benavides Espejo (Yale University)
Brian Dixon (University of Waterloo)
Mauricio Seguel (St. George’s University)
Peter Timms (University of the Sunshine Coast)
Maria Croyle (University of Texas, Austin)
Louise Rowntree (Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne)
Transportation
Airports:
Hobart Airport ~20 minute drive to conference venue; buses and taxis available
Launceston Airport ~2 hour drive to conference venue
Places to eat and drink
Things to do nearby
Mount Field National Park ~ 90 minutes
Bruny Island ~ 30 minute drive + 30 minute ferry ride
Port Arthur Historic Site ~ 90 minutes
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary ~ 30 minutes
Freycinet National Park ~ 2 hours 30 minutes
Mount Wellington – Kunanyi ~ 30 minutes
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) ~ 20 minutes
Cradle Mountain National Park ~ 4 hours