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Fiona Whelan
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Biochemistry, cryo-EM, crystallography, dabbling in microED, biophysics, modelling; always up for coffee! Uni of Adelaide for the moment.
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Fiona Whelan @freewhelan.bsky.social · Feb 21
Happy to report our enzyme found a home! rdcu.be/eaGXG New kid on the block P450 O-demethylase SyoA-the specificity of a monooxygenase with the simplicity of catalysis driven by peroxide. Retrofit your P450 with this active site chemistry today! #lignin #syringol Out today in Nature Communications.
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🌐🧬I am excited to present you a round table I am doing together with Matteo Marengo Gabriel Michaux as part of our emerging Nucleate Parisian chapter led by Clara Brouaux 🔥.

Title: **Inside AI: Choosing the Right Path to Value Creation**
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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Delighted to be involved in this study aiming to address limitations in mRNA nanoparticle stability to improve access to critical vaccine technologies-out now in Advanced Science.

Cryo-EM imaging & statistical analysis of LNP microstructures shows reduced degradation at elevated temps 🫰
Replacing Helper Lipids With Cationic Lipids Enhances mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Stability in Solution
Partial Replacement of phospholipid lipid by cationic lipid improves storage stability of commercial mRNA LNPs by stabilizing their internal microstructure.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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📣 Abstract Deadline Extended!
Due to popular demand, we’ve extended the submission deadline — giving you a few extra days to finalise your abstract.
Don’t miss out on being part of Lorne’s legacy!
👉 Submit today: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #DeadlineExtended #ProteinScience
Abstract extension flyer. Deadline extended to Friday 31st October
October 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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#AusBiotech kicked off with an enlightening session on curating #Bioprecincts and the essentiality of a good coffee shop! Today marks the official start of this inspiring global meeting. Finding out where #AdelaideBioMedCity research & workforce training fit into our national #biomedtech capability.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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🌟 Conference Support Opportunities Available
Help emerging researchers and students attend Lorne Proteins through travel and registration bursaries.
Learn more and make a difference here 👉 www.lorneproteins.org/conferencesu...
#LorneProteins #FutureScientists #ScienceSupport
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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📢 Call for Abstracts – One Month to Go!
Don’t miss your chance to present at the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference. Share your research, connect with global scientists, and be part of a legacy 51 years strong.
👉 Submit your abstract now: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #ProteinScience
Lorne Proteins 2026
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October 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🎨 Design the Next Lorne Proteins T-Shirt!
Got an eye for design? We’re calling on creative scientists to design the official 2026 conference T-shirt!
📅 Entries close 10 November 2025
👉 Submit your design here:
#LorneProteins #TshirtCompetition #CreativeScience
T-Shirt Competition Entry Form
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October 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Lorne 2026 is set to be excellent! Especially with a Transporter Satellite Meeting!!
lorneproteins.bsky.social Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · Sep 16
Momentum is building! Join us for the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference Feb 8–12, 2026, Mantra Lorne on the Great Ocean Road, for fun networking activities 🏐 🎾 🥗 🪩 and breathtaking surf-coast accessibility 🏖️ 🏊 🏄 in the generous breaks between sessions!

🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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📢 𝙰𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝙲𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚂𝚘𝚘𝚗!!

𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼. 𝙰𝚋𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝟸𝟺𝚝𝚑 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 – 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝙻𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎! 🏖️ 🏄‍♀️ 🏊

👉 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚖𝚒𝚝:
www.lorneproteins.org/submissions
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 recognises up to 5️⃣ scientists who are within 5 years of their PhD, with a talk secured in a dedicated session! It’s always a highlight of the meeting & a fantastic opportunity to showcase exciting new science 🤩

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓:
www.lorneproteins.org/submissions
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Anyone in #SouthAustralia culturing Karenia mikimotoi? #AlgalBloom #brevetoxin
September 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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coulibaly-lab.bsky.social Coulibaly @coulibaly-lab.bsky.social · Sep 18
👇 We want you! Don’t miss out on our inaugural "Indigenous Researcher Award" from the Lorne Proteins conference. Full support to attend the 2026 conference. Deadline October 24.
www.lorneproteins.org/researcher
Indigenous Researcher Award — Lorne Proteins 2026
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September 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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👇 We want you! Don’t miss out on our inaugural "Indigenous Researcher Award" from the Lorne Proteins conference. Full support to attend the 2026 conference. Deadline October 24.
www.lorneproteins.org/researcher
Indigenous Researcher Award — Lorne Proteins 2026
www.lorneproteins.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Martini 3, where did my fourth chain go?
allentien.bsky.social Allen Tien, MD, MHS mdlogix.com 94,698 田一彦 @allentien.bsky.social · Sep 13
"But you grow if you stand still in the greatest doubt, and therefore steadfastness in great doubt is a veritable flower of life." #CarlJung

#SharedFacts #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
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September 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Momentum is building! Join us for the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference Feb 8–12, 2026, Mantra Lorne on the Great Ocean Road, for fun networking activities 🏐 🎾 🥗 🪩 and breathtaking surf-coast accessibility 🏖️ 🏊 🏄 in the generous breaks between sessions!

🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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With a delegation visiting IIT Roorkee- Great to meet Pravindra Kumar and Saugata Hazra and tour the amazing facilities here. The student talks were excellent 👏👏 Thanks for having us Roorkee!
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Applicants wanted 2:
Open position for Postdoc Researcher for Developing Microfluidics for Research on Synthetic Cells
careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-Po...
August 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Applicants wanted 3:
Open position for Postdoc Researcher for Single-molecule Protein Sequencing with Origami Nanopores
careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-Po...
August 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Applicants wanted 4:
Open position for Postdoc Researcher for Studying in Vitro Transport Across the Nuclear Pore Complex
careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-Po...
August 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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The 51st Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function is officially live! After the resounding success of the 50th Lorne Conference in 2025 celebrating five decades of pioneering science and community, the legacy continues... 🏄🏖️🌞

February 8–12, 2026

Register here: www.lorneproteins.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Training biomolecular foundation models shouldn't be so hard. And open-source structure prediction is important. So today we're releasing two software packages: AtomWorks and RosettaFold3 (RF3)

[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.14.670328v2](www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...)
Accelerating Biomolecular Modeling with AtomWorks and RF3
Deep learning methods trained on protein structure databases have revolutionized biomolecular structure prediction, but developing and training new models remains a considerable challenge. To facilita...
www.biorxiv.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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For lovers of #crystallography: The latest issue of the @IUCr Newsletter is out at www.iucr.org/news/newslet....
August 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Stoked to finally have a preprint out for Phold, our tool that uses protein structural information to enhance phage genome annotation #phagesky 1/n

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Protein Structure Informed Bacteriophage Genome Annotation with Phold
Bacteriophage (phage) genome annotation is essential for understanding their functional potential and suitability for use as therapeutic agents. Here we introduce Phold, an annotation framework utilis...
www.biorxiv.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Get Ready to Empower the Next Generation
of Scientists at Glycopalooza 2025!! 🥳

As part of the 52nd SFG Annual Meeting, Glycopalooza 2025 is a trainee-focused event designed to empower the next generation of scientists through mentoring, career exploration and community building ⬇️
banner (orange background) for the Glycopalooza event to be held at the SfG annual Meeting 2025 (Nov 9) in San Diego, CA. Sign up when you register for the meeting. Left hand side shows a group of scientists in a cartoon rendering
August 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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🦠🧍‍♀️From bacterial to human immunity.

We report in @science.org the discovery of a human homolog of SIR2 antiphage proteins that participates in the TLR pathway of animal innate immunity.
Co-led wt @enzopoirier.bsky.social by D. Bonhomme and @hugovaysset.bsky.social

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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July 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM