Laura Choong
@phenylauraline.bsky.social
master procrastinator | interested in fats & hearts 🫀 | 🔬PhD candidate at the Cellular Bioenergetics Lab, VCCRI and School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney | all opinions are my own
Reposted by Laura Choong
Featuring our very own Dr @jasmineleighb.bsky.social as Star Scientist! 🌟👩🏻🔬
Read up on all the awesome work that she’s been up to!
Read up on all the awesome work that she’s been up to!
Star Scientist Dr @jasmineleighb.bsky.social is on a mission to prevent and reverse obesity by unlocking the power of NAD+ - a molecule that helps our cells turn food into energy. Her work could pave the way for new approaches to tackling metabolic and heart disease risk.:
Star Scientist - Dr Jasmine Banks
Institute scientist Dr Jasmine Banks is investigating the potential for NAD+ to transform the treatment of metabolic conditions such as obesity.
www.victorchang.edu.au
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Featuring our very own Dr @jasmineleighb.bsky.social as Star Scientist! 🌟👩🏻🔬
Read up on all the awesome work that she’s been up to!
Read up on all the awesome work that she’s been up to!
Reposted by Laura Choong
This week our PhD student @phenylauraline.bsky.social & Post-Doc Dr @jasmineleighb.bsky.social presented their work at the Australian New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Meeting held in Perth! 👩🏻🔬
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninSTEM
October 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This week our PhD student @phenylauraline.bsky.social & Post-Doc Dr @jasmineleighb.bsky.social presented their work at the Australian New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Meeting held in Perth! 👩🏻🔬
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninSTEM
Started off the week in Perth at the Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Meeting presenting my work on novel ceramide synthases & their anti-obesogenic effects.
Had a great time at ANZOS and exploring Rottsnest Island, home to the extremely friendly and fluffy quokkas!
#WomeninSTEM
Had a great time at ANZOS and exploring Rottsnest Island, home to the extremely friendly and fluffy quokkas!
#WomeninSTEM
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Started off the week in Perth at the Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Meeting presenting my work on novel ceramide synthases & their anti-obesogenic effects.
Had a great time at ANZOS and exploring Rottsnest Island, home to the extremely friendly and fluffy quokkas!
#WomeninSTEM
Had a great time at ANZOS and exploring Rottsnest Island, home to the extremely friendly and fluffy quokkas!
#WomeninSTEM
In my final few days in Vienna, I presented my ongoing PhD research on novel ceramide synthase inhibitors at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)’s Annual Conference!
Thank you to EASD for the travel grant, enabling me to share my research!
#EASD2025 #WomeninSTEM
Thank you to EASD for the travel grant, enabling me to share my research!
#EASD2025 #WomeninSTEM
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In my final few days in Vienna, I presented my ongoing PhD research on novel ceramide synthase inhibitors at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)’s Annual Conference!
Thank you to EASD for the travel grant, enabling me to share my research!
#EASD2025 #WomeninSTEM
Thank you to EASD for the travel grant, enabling me to share my research!
#EASD2025 #WomeninSTEM
Had the great opportunity to present my PhD research at the 10th #LipidomicsForum held in #Vienna at the University of Vienna!
Have spent the last few days sitting where Einstein once did & hearing some great talks about lipidomics applications and developments!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Have spent the last few days sitting where Einstein once did & hearing some great talks about lipidomics applications and developments!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Had the great opportunity to present my PhD research at the 10th #LipidomicsForum held in #Vienna at the University of Vienna!
Have spent the last few days sitting where Einstein once did & hearing some great talks about lipidomics applications and developments!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Have spent the last few days sitting where Einstein once did & hearing some great talks about lipidomics applications and developments!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
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Our Lab Head, Nigel Turner, showing off our ongoing projects at the UNSW's School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences Research Info Night 🧑🔬
Looking forward to meeting many keen and aspiring scientists in the making! 🤩
Looking forward to meeting many keen and aspiring scientists in the making! 🤩
July 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Our Lab Head, Nigel Turner, showing off our ongoing projects at the UNSW's School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences Research Info Night 🧑🔬
Looking forward to meeting many keen and aspiring scientists in the making! 🤩
Looking forward to meeting many keen and aspiring scientists in the making! 🤩
Showing off my poster (34) on subcellular ceramide localisation at @aomsc2025.bsky.social ! 🤩
Very thankful to have received funding from @anzsms.bsky.social, AOMSC and UNSW School of Clinical Medicine to attend this exciting conference!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Very thankful to have received funding from @anzsms.bsky.social, AOMSC and UNSW School of Clinical Medicine to attend this exciting conference!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
June 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Showing off my poster (34) on subcellular ceramide localisation at @aomsc2025.bsky.social ! 🤩
Very thankful to have received funding from @anzsms.bsky.social, AOMSC and UNSW School of Clinical Medicine to attend this exciting conference!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Very thankful to have received funding from @anzsms.bsky.social, AOMSC and UNSW School of Clinical Medicine to attend this exciting conference!
#TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Thrilled to share my recent work on subcellular ceramide distribution at @aomsc2025.bsky.social’s Young Scientist Forum in Ishigakijima, Japan! 🇯🇵🗾
Looking forward to many great discussions this week 👩🏻🔬
Come visit my poster (34) on Monday morning!
#AOMSC2025 #TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Looking forward to many great discussions this week 👩🏻🔬
Come visit my poster (34) on Monday morning!
#AOMSC2025 #TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
June 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Thrilled to share my recent work on subcellular ceramide distribution at @aomsc2025.bsky.social’s Young Scientist Forum in Ishigakijima, Japan! 🇯🇵🗾
Looking forward to many great discussions this week 👩🏻🔬
Come visit my poster (34) on Monday morning!
#AOMSC2025 #TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Looking forward to many great discussions this week 👩🏻🔬
Come visit my poster (34) on Monday morning!
#AOMSC2025 #TeamMassSpec #FemalesinMassSpec
Had a great opportunity to be invited to speak at CVRN’s Rising Stars Seminar held at UTS yesterday! 👩🏻🔬🌟
Great to head from a diverse range of EMCRs working on really interesting topics!
Great to head from a diverse range of EMCRs working on really interesting topics!
Great work from our PhD candidate @phenylauraline.bsky.social representing @victorchang.edu.au at the March NSW CVRN rising stars seminar yesterday 🧪👩🏻🔬
March 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Had a great opportunity to be invited to speak at CVRN’s Rising Stars Seminar held at UTS yesterday! 👩🏻🔬🌟
Great to head from a diverse range of EMCRs working on really interesting topics!
Great to head from a diverse range of EMCRs working on really interesting topics!
Reposted by Laura Choong
Some more behind-the-scenes from our lab photoshoot yesterday, featuring @phenylauraline.bsky.social and @sarahehancock.bsky.social 🧪👩🔬
March 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Some more behind-the-scenes from our lab photoshoot yesterday, featuring @phenylauraline.bsky.social and @sarahehancock.bsky.social 🧪👩🔬
Reposted by Laura Choong
Some behind the scenes moments from our lab photo shoot earlier today. #SeemyScience 🧪
March 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Some behind the scenes moments from our lab photo shoot earlier today. #SeemyScience 🧪
Reposted by Laura Choong
For those in technical and research support roles, 🧑🔬 we have our Carolyn McKinlay travel award. ✈️ This award goes toward travel to our ANZSMS meeting at AUS-oMicS this year!
The deadline is fast approaching next week, 18th March! 🚨
The deadline is fast approaching next week, 18th March! 🚨
March 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For those in technical and research support roles, 🧑🔬 we have our Carolyn McKinlay travel award. ✈️ This award goes toward travel to our ANZSMS meeting at AUS-oMicS this year!
The deadline is fast approaching next week, 18th March! 🚨
The deadline is fast approaching next week, 18th March! 🚨
Reposted by Laura Choong
📣 Calling all students! 📣
Did you know that ANZSMS have travel support for attending ANZSMS conferences and international mass spectrometry conferences? 😮
The deadline for students attending the 30th ANZSMS at AUS-oMicS this year is coming up next week, 18th March! 🚨
Did you know that ANZSMS have travel support for attending ANZSMS conferences and international mass spectrometry conferences? 😮
The deadline for students attending the 30th ANZSMS at AUS-oMicS this year is coming up next week, 18th March! 🚨
March 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
📣 Calling all students! 📣
Did you know that ANZSMS have travel support for attending ANZSMS conferences and international mass spectrometry conferences? 😮
The deadline for students attending the 30th ANZSMS at AUS-oMicS this year is coming up next week, 18th March! 🚨
Did you know that ANZSMS have travel support for attending ANZSMS conferences and international mass spectrometry conferences? 😮
The deadline for students attending the 30th ANZSMS at AUS-oMicS this year is coming up next week, 18th March! 🚨
Reposted by Laura Choong
AOMSC25 is also hosting a Young Scientist Forum (YSF) to connect students and ECRS attending the conference! ⭐️ Registration is separate from the main conference, but free for those who wish to attend!
See here for more info 👉 aomsc2025.org/ysf/
#TeamMassSpec #massspec
#massspectrometry
See here for more info 👉 aomsc2025.org/ysf/
#TeamMassSpec #massspec
#massspectrometry
March 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
AOMSC25 is also hosting a Young Scientist Forum (YSF) to connect students and ECRS attending the conference! ⭐️ Registration is separate from the main conference, but free for those who wish to attend!
See here for more info 👉 aomsc2025.org/ysf/
#TeamMassSpec #massspec
#massspectrometry
See here for more info 👉 aomsc2025.org/ysf/
#TeamMassSpec #massspec
#massspectrometry
Reposted by Laura Choong
Enjoy Mass Spectrometry and the Beach? 🧑🏻🔬🏝️
Join our colleagues at the Asia Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference (#AOMSC25) in Ishigaki, Japan!
🚨Get in quick - abstracts close next week, 14 March 2025🚨
See here for details 👉 aomsc2025.org
Join our colleagues at the Asia Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference (#AOMSC25) in Ishigaki, Japan!
🚨Get in quick - abstracts close next week, 14 March 2025🚨
See here for details 👉 aomsc2025.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Enjoy Mass Spectrometry and the Beach? 🧑🏻🔬🏝️
Join our colleagues at the Asia Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference (#AOMSC25) in Ishigaki, Japan!
🚨Get in quick - abstracts close next week, 14 March 2025🚨
See here for details 👉 aomsc2025.org
Join our colleagues at the Asia Oceania Mass Spectrometry Conference (#AOMSC25) in Ishigaki, Japan!
🚨Get in quick - abstracts close next week, 14 March 2025🚨
See here for details 👉 aomsc2025.org
Amazing to see this now up! 🎉Having contributed to this project as a Honours student many years back, and then seeing it expand and grow has been so exciting! 👩🏻🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 23, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Amazing to see this now up! 🎉Having contributed to this project as a Honours student many years back, and then seeing it expand and grow has been so exciting! 👩🏻🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ending the year on a high note!! 🎉
And, a big congrats to my fellow PhD student @jasmineleighb.bsky.social on best student award, who gave an absolutely brilliant talk this year! 👩🏻🔬
And, a big congrats to my fellow PhD student @jasmineleighb.bsky.social on best student award, who gave an absolutely brilliant talk this year! 👩🏻🔬
Congratulations to our PhD students @jasmineleighb.bsky.social and @phenylauraline.bsky.social for sweeping the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Paul Korner seminar student awards this year. Jasmine took out the best talk overall and Laura was voted people's choice. 🧪👩🔬.
December 20, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Ending the year on a high note!! 🎉
And, a big congrats to my fellow PhD student @jasmineleighb.bsky.social on best student award, who gave an absolutely brilliant talk this year! 👩🏻🔬
And, a big congrats to my fellow PhD student @jasmineleighb.bsky.social on best student award, who gave an absolutely brilliant talk this year! 👩🏻🔬
Big wins for our lab group this year!!
We're thrilled to have been awarded a #NHMRC Ideas grant to develop new treatments for obesity.
We are actively recruiting a PhD student to work in this space, so please get in touch if you would like to know more.
www.victorchang.edu.au/news/nhmrc-g...
We are actively recruiting a PhD student to work in this space, so please get in touch if you would like to know more.
www.victorchang.edu.au/news/nhmrc-g...
Institute’s Researchers Awarded Four NHMRC Ideas Grants - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Institute scientists receive ≈$5 million to support research into diabetes, obesity, aortic aneurysm, CHD and potential targets for novel anti-fibrotic therapies.
www.victorchang.edu.au
December 19, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Big wins for our lab group this year!!
Delighted to have been awarded the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) Student Demonstrator of the Year Award! 🎉
Thankful to have been able to meaningfully contribute to the journey and learning experience of Pathology andPharmacology students!
#HigherEd #WomenInSTEM
Thankful to have been able to meaningfully contribute to the journey and learning experience of Pathology andPharmacology students!
#HigherEd #WomenInSTEM
December 3, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Delighted to have been awarded the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) Student Demonstrator of the Year Award! 🎉
Thankful to have been able to meaningfully contribute to the journey and learning experience of Pathology andPharmacology students!
#HigherEd #WomenInSTEM
Thankful to have been able to meaningfully contribute to the journey and learning experience of Pathology andPharmacology students!
#HigherEd #WomenInSTEM