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Kate Michie

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Just a heads up to anyone interested. @joshuamhardy.bsky.social will be presenting Protein DJ next week at the Australian Structural Biology Computing “Protein Design Seminars” hosted by @ausbiocommons.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

WEBINAR SERIES: Leveraging deep learning to design custom protein-binding proteins — Australian BioCommons

Be inspired by case studies that show you how deep learning methods are speeding up the process of designing proteins with desirable biophysical properties. More information Register

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October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM

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Lorne Proteins

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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:
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September 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM

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EMBL

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Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics & related activities, including AI, omics, data services, and infrastructure.

www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

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Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences | EMBL

Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.

www.embl.org

July 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM

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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

@wehi-research.bsky.social

Researchers WEHI and Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered another important role of protein MCL-1: it keeps hair growing!

A finding that could pave the way for new treatments for alopecia, hair loss.

Read the study in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

March 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM

Richard Birkinshaw

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Congratulations Alisa, this is a great outcome for science 🎉

WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · Mar 24

Incredibly excited to share Dr Alisa Glukhova has been awarded a prestigious @SnowMedical Fellowship - the only recipient this year!

She'll receive $8M over 8 years to advance her groundbreaking #cancer research.

🔗 www.wehi.edu.au/news/wehi-ca...

March 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Richard Birkinshaw

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Such a beautiful structure congratulations to everyone involved!

Sylvie Callegari @sylviecallegari.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thrilled to share the structure of dimerised human PINK1 docked to an endogenous translocase array on the mitochondrial surface, composed of two TOM complexes, bridged by a VDAC2 dimer! Published today in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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March 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM

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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

@wehi-research.bsky.social

World-first: researchers have discovered what protein #PINK1 looks like in humans and how it is activated, solving a decades-long mystery in the fight against #Parkinsonsdisease. The team hope to use the knowledge to find a drug to stop #Parkinsons.

www.wehi.edu.au/news/scienti...