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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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A beautiful exemplar of conference as festival. Those are fresh flowers ๐Ÿคฉ.

Looking forward to the molecular conversations supporting insights into frontier medical research. And hoping to sample some Bengali yoghurt sweets ๐Ÿคž

20.02.2026 04:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to the organisers of #MECH2MED2026 Emerging trends in disease biology: Mechanism to medicine. Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur. A great opportunity to showcase Adelaide University molecular biosciences on the world stage.

20.02.2026 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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S7 โšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธ Adnan Sljoka Probing allostery with computational techniques e.g. GPCRs - NMR, Monte carlo simulations, conf dynamics, how allostery regulates dynamics.

Dont forget buried waters!!

ms timescales of motion... textbook - rigidity theory:
Sublinear computation paradigm

#lorneproteins2026

10.02.2026 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BioSAXS here too!

Coflow autoloader is the primary measurement mode - sec-saxs and batch modes.

12/hour batch; 4/h sec

HT batch mode - load, measure, wash.

Everything scattering. Subtraxt buffer alone. Process as you acquire.

Sec-saxs. Temp controlled.

Sheath buffer flow to limit rad damage.

10.02.2026 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@ansto.bsky.social MX beamline workshop.

Bottom lines - match your crystal size to your beamline!

Dont shoot a moving target. Wait for the loop position to stabilise.

Rasterize to find your xtals.

You need training to use MX3!

All pins in puck must be the same!!

10.02.2026 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#lorneproteins2026 resident troublemakers taking a break with a burger on a banksia.

Or AI Haiku

Galah steals a bite,
Banksia perch in Lorne bay,
Fast food, feathered friend.

10.02.2026 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The IUPAC Global Womens Breakfast 2026 โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ dawned in Lorne with our first gathering on 10th Feb, concluding with a morning tea on the 11th Feb, meaning we've celebrated across international date lines clear into the UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science! That's commitment!! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿค

10.02.2026 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Altering the energetic balance.

Publish in Protein Science - we like to take really nerdy papers where the length of a H-bond is critical!!

10.02.2026 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Session 8: The Protein Society Special Lecture - John Kuriyan - Adaptive Capacity of a DNA Polymerase Clamp Loader.

Measuring mutagenesis at scale in T4 bacteriophage.

T4 del replication machinery. Infects cells, but nothing happens + plasmids with library of replication gene variants...

10.02.2026 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Emily Furlong (UQ alumnus ๐Ÿ˜„) talking about her new work on ABC transporters. @emfurlong.bsky.social @lorneproteins.bsky.social

09.02.2026 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology.

Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI.

Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

#ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org

10.02.2026 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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First speaker. Last session at Lorne Proteins. Michael Hecht on designing proteins for novel functions @lorneproteins.bsky.social

11.02.2026 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are joined by Arun Shukla, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, on the structure, function and regulation of GPCRs; and Lauren Porter, NIH, on using AlphaFold's 'black box' to predict the conformations of fold-switching proteins. Lorne Proteins 2026 ๐Ÿ–๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— Register today: www.lorneproteins.org

15.01.2026 05:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿคฉ!!

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐›๐ข๐จ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž... ๐ŸŒŠ โ˜€๏ธ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿ”— ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜!
www.lorneproteins.org

16.01.2026 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lorne Proteins 2026 ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Leach Lecturer Carol Robinson, Oxford, on establishing mass spec as a viable technique for structure/function studies; and John Kuriyan, Vanderbilt University, on the structural plasticity and evolutionary potential of DNA clamp loaders.

๐Ÿ”— Register now: www.lorneproteins.org

14.01.2026 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿจ ๐Ÿ›Œ Donโ€™t miss staying at Mantra Lorne โ€“ bookings close 5 December!
Make the most of the full Lorne Proteins experience by staying where the action is. ๐ŸŒŠ Ocean views, a short walk to the lecture theatre, and the perfect setting for collaboration. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿ”— Book accommodation here: www.lorneproteins.org

03.12.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(ใฃโ—”โ—กโ—”)ใฃ โ™ฅ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ? โ™ฅ

Join leading researchers, students and industry partners in Lorne ๐Ÿ–๏ธ for an inspiring week of science and collaboration. Secure your place today and ensure youโ€™re part of the 2026 program.

๐Ÿ”— Register now: www.lorneproteins.org

04.12.2025 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you looking for female speakers in CryoEM for seminars and conferences? Are you a woman in CryoEM and not yet on the โ€šwoman in CryoEMโ€˜ list? Find your speakers and add/update name and affiliation! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

18.11.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On the way to the tail end of #CryOz2025 for a #cryoET workshop. ๐Ÿš‰ Can we acquire wedges of EVs on the #AdelaideUniversity #Glacios and reconstruct something meaningful? Looking forward to finding out ๐Ÿ˜ @molecularhorizons.bsky.social Thanks #MicroscopyAustralia for support to attend.

18.11.2025 04:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒ๐ŸงฌI 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 ๐Ÿ”ฅ.

Title: **Inside AI: Choosing the Right Path to Value Creation**
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07.11.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

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 ๐Ÿซฐ

05.11.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Abstract extension flyer. Deadline extended to Friday 31st October

Abstract extension flyer. Deadline extended to Friday 31st October

๐Ÿ“ฃ Abstract Deadline Extended!
Due to popular demand, weโ€™ve extended the submission deadline โ€” giving you a few extra days to finalise your abstract.
Donโ€™t miss out on being part of Lorneโ€™s legacy!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Submit today: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #DeadlineExtended #ProteinScience

26.10.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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.

22.10.2025 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŸ Conference Support Opportunities Available
Help emerging researchers and students attend Lorne Proteins through travel and registration bursaries.
Learn more and make a difference here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.lorneproteins.org/conferencesu...
#LorneProteins #FutureScientists #ScienceSupport

14.10.2025 23:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lorne Proteins 2026

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Abstracts โ€“ One Month to Go!
Donโ€™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.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Submit your abstract now: www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #ProteinScience

07.10.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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T-Shirt Competition Entry Form

๐ŸŽจ Design the Next Lorne Proteins T-Shirt!
Got an eye for design? Weโ€™re calling on creative scientists to design the official 2026 conference T-shirt!
๐Ÿ“… Entries close 10 November 2025
๐Ÿ‘‰ Submit your design here:
#LorneProteins #TshirtCompetition #CreativeScience

07.10.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Lorne 2026 is set to be excellent! Especially with a Transporter Satellite Meeting!!

18.09.2025 06:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐™ฐ๐š‹๐šœ๐š๐š›๐šŠ๐šŒ๐š ๐š‚๐šž๐š‹๐š–๐š’๐šœ๐šœ๐š’๐š˜๐š—๐šœ ๐™ฒ๐š•๐š˜๐šœ๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š‚๐š˜๐š˜๐š—!!

๐™ณ๐š˜๐š—โ€™๐š ๐š–๐š’๐šœ๐šœ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž๐š› ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜ ๐šœ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š›๐šŽ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž๐š› ๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š›๐šŒ๐š‘ ๐šŠ๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ป๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š›๐š˜๐š๐šŽ๐š’๐š— ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿผ. ๐™ฐ๐š‹๐šœ๐š๐š›๐šŠ๐šŒ๐š ๐šœ๐šž๐š‹๐š–๐š’๐šœ๐šœ๐š’๐š˜๐š—๐šœ ๐šŒ๐š•๐š˜๐šœ๐šŽ ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿบ๐š๐š‘ ๐™พ๐šŒ๐š๐š˜๐š‹๐šŽ๐š› โ€“ ๐šœ๐š‘๐š˜๐š ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž๐š› ๐š ๐š˜๐š›๐š” ๐š๐š˜ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š๐š•๐š˜๐š‹๐šŠ๐š• ๐š™๐š›๐š˜๐š๐šŽ๐š’๐š— ๐šœ๐šŒ๐š’๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐šŒ๐š˜๐š–๐š–๐šž๐š—๐š’๐š๐šข ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š•๐š˜๐š›๐š’๐š˜๐šž๐šœ ๐™ป๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐šŽ! ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐ŸŠ

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐š‚๐šž๐š‹๐š–๐š’๐š:
www.lorneproteins.org/submissions

25.09.2025 03:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ recognises up to 5๏ธโƒฃ scientists who are within 5 years of their PhD, with a talk secured in a dedicated session! Itโ€™s always a highlight of the meeting & a fantastic opportunity to showcase exciting new science ๐Ÿคฉ

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“:
www.lorneproteins.org/submissions

25.09.2025 03:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone in #SouthAustralia culturing Karenia mikimotoi? #AlgalBloom #brevetoxin

20.09.2025 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0