Members of the CRE from around Australia gathered in Darwin in June for a series of presentations and workshops around the CRE's work.

Chief Investigators, Associate Investigators, researchers, scholars, fellows and members of the Advisory Board of the CRE, spent three days together, presenting and discussing their latest research results and outcomes, and identifying future research priorities. The agenda covered a broad array of topics, from capacity building strategies to detailed scientific data. A session focussing on recent clinical research projects included stakeholders from organisations such as Royal Darwin Hospital and local medical services.

Sessions included:

    Indigenous capacity building

    Clinical research

    Fellows and scholars research

    Microbiology of chronic respiratory disease

    Host factors and pathogen interactions

    Research priorities and planning