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Postdoctoral Researcher @MIPS Monash Uni in Melbourne. Interested in GPCR 🧠cryoEM β„πŸ”¬ SciVisπŸ”ŽπŸ’‘πŸŽ¨ Views and Arts are my own. Founder of @PiperProteins | PiperProteinProductions She/her

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Seminar alert! ⏰We welcome Dr Sarah Piper,
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville.
β€œStructures, dynamics and function of PAC1 receptor variants: staying 'in the loop”. More info and register here: ccemmp.org/events/ccemm...

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07.10.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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T-Shirt Competition Entry Form

🎨 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!
πŸ“… Entries close 10 November 2025
πŸ‘‰ Submit your design here:
#LorneProteins #TshirtCompetition #CreativeScience

07.10.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Congratulations πŸ‘We have a winner for the 2nd ARC CCeMMP Bench to Art ExhibitionπŸ₯‡Our judges awarded the first prize to Laura Humphrys - 'Too Hot To Chandle'! πŸ‘More info on our website: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

13.10.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations also to Kenta Ishii and the entry 'One and four GLP-1Rs', which was awarded the second prize at the 2nd ARC CCeMMP Bench to Art ExhibitionπŸ‘More info on our website: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

13.10.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And congratulations to Muyuan Chen - "Cat jumping from respiratory complex", awarded the third prize at the 2nd ARC CCeMMP Bench to Art ExhibitionπŸ‘More info on our website: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

13.10.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘We thank the community for their enthusiasm & votes during the 2nd ARC CCeMMP Bench to Art Exhibition! People's choice winners are πŸ₯‡ 'Mercurio' , πŸ₯ˆ 'Yarnborne Virus' and πŸ₯‰'Too Hot To Chandle'!πŸ‘
More info on our website: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

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14.10.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We also wholeheartedly thank our expert judges for their expertise and time that they spent on judging all entries for the 2nd ARC CCeMMP Bench to art Exhibition🀩

Prof Wai-Hong Tham @thamlab.bsky.social
Tamara Tegethoff
Rachel Ung

14.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for organizing such a creative competition, and a big thanks to everyone who voted for me.

14.10.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the awesome entries for our "CCeMMP Bench to Art" competition and support the artists by voting for your favourite 😍 You can find the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

21.08.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯³Our 2nd CCeMMP Bench to Art gallery is now LIVE! Each submission offers a unique + creative take on research!
πŸ–ΌοΈ Explore the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
And help us crown the People's Choice winner by casting your voteπŸ—³οΈ
#nationalscienceweek

09.08.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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ARC CCeMMP 2nd Annual Bench to Art Exhibition 2025 | CCeMMP The Australian Research Council Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) is holding their 2nd Annual β€˜Bench to Art’ Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural bio...

Only 48 hours left to submit your image for our ARC CCeMMP 2nd Annual Bench to Art Exhibition 2025!🀯 ⏲️
Share your stories of exploration and discovery in structural biology with the broader community and win cash prizes πŸ’°

Submit your entry/more info here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

05.08.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ARC CCeMMP 2nd Annual Bench to Art Exhibition 2025 | CCeMMP The Australian Research Council Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) is holding their 2nd Annual β€˜Bench to Art’ Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural bio...

Less than 2 weeks to go! 🀯Mare sure you prepare your entries for our 2nd @arc_gov_au CCeMMP 'Bench to Art' Exhibition during National Science Week & win cash prizes πŸ’°! Please like & share πŸ‘ More info: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
#CryoEM
#CryoET
#MembraneProtein
#GPCR

26.07.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ARC CCeMMP 2nd Annual Bench to Art Exhibition 2025 | CCeMMP The Australian Research Council Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) is holding their 2nd Annual β€˜Bench to Art’ Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural bio...

This image was awarded the 2nd prize in our '2024 Bench to Art' image competition - want to participate this year? πŸ₯³ Check out the link below! ccemmp.org/events/arc-c... 2/2

20.07.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is #StructureSunday, where we highlight awesome structures by our @arc_gov_au CCeMMP members πŸŽ‰ Today we feature the "The structure of h12-LOX in hexameric form" by Mobbs et al. PDB 8GHD. πŸ“· Rendered using #Blender πŸ“· 🀩1/2

20.07.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big news! πŸ“’CCeMMP is holding the 2nd 'Bench to Art' Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biology. Share your creations to be displayed in a virtual gallery during National Science Week & for a chance to win cash prizes πŸ’°! More info: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...

#CryoEM
#Membranes

15.07.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Big news indeed πŸ‘ make sure you check out the post&link below 🀩
#cryoEM #cryoET
#membraneproteins #GPCRs #scivis #scicomm

15.07.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'In the spotlight' features CCeMMP centre members, and their interesting research and hobbies!πŸ₯³This week we introduce Susovan from the WEHI node. Want to find out more about Susovan? Check out our newsletter! πŸ˜€
ccemmp.org/newsletter-1...

02.07.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'In the spotlight' features CCeMMP centre members, and their interesting research and hobbies!πŸ₯³This week we introduce Alok @alokcpradhan.bsky.social from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences node. Want to find out more about Alok? Check out our newsletter!
ccemmp.org/newsletter-1...

25.06.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning some Blender molecular nodes from @sarahjpiper.bsky.social @ccemmp-outreach.bsky.social

13.06.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'In the spotlight' features ARC CCeMMP
centre members, and their interesting research and hobbies!πŸ₯³This week we introduce Bronte @bjohnstone.bsky.social from the Bio21 node. Want to find out more about Bronte? Check out our newsletter! ccemmp.org/newsletter-1...

27.04.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⏰ 5-day industry-focused workshop - learn the current approaches to rapidly go from electron micrographs to creating a high quality PDB molecular interpretation of your results. πŸ”
7-11 July, Monash University, Parkville.
See link/flyer for more info. πŸ‘

ccemmp.org/events/moder...

#cryoEM
#GPCR

21.03.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy St Patrick's Day - wishing you a lucky day with this faux "four-leaf clover"

(A made up composition using protein chains from G proteins and peptide agonists (PDB: 8e3y).

#Scivis
#scicomm
#molecularart
#GPCR

@sarahjpiper.bsky.social

17.03.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to all the awesome women at our Centre who inspire us every day. Happy #IWD to the role models, the advocates, the passionate & exceptional scientists, to those who go over & above and always willing to support πŸ‘

#AccelerateAction

15.03.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we also feature Sarah Piper from Monash University. 😊

Stay tuned for more in our #CCeMMP #IWD25 series! 🀩

#IWD2025 #WomenInScience #AccelerateAction

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@sarahjpiper.bsky.social

12.03.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating Women in Science! πŸ‘
As we prepare for #IWD2025, we're excited to spotlight the brilliant women in our centre!πŸ₯³Stay tuned for heartfelt nominations from their colleagues, celebrating their achievements and impact. We’re proud to feature them in this special series! #AccelerateAction

07.03.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Download UCSF ChimeraX

ChimeraX 1.9 has been released and is available now on our website

13.12.2024 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello world :)

#CCeMMP
#cryoEM #cryoET #drugdiscovery #membraneproteins

ccemmp.org

02.03.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have an opening for a 4 yr PhD interested in membrane remodelling and cryo-EM/ET of a minimal cell division machinery: edu.nl/bukan

You will be part of the EVOLF consortium in which 30 leading biochemists/biophysicists work together to explore if and how we can build autonomous synthetic cells.

10.12.2024 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I am recruiting a postdoc with experience in Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology & Chromatin Biology. If you are passionate about the complex world of chromatin modifications, please contact me for more details πŸ™.
Location: SAiGENCI, Adelaide, Australia
πŸ¦˜πŸ·πŸ„πŸ–οΈπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί

10.12.2024 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Something that's come up in a few conversations and I think is underappreciated: the X-ray / cryo-EM structures you download from the PDB are average structures, but not *typical* structures: very few proteins in your sample actually look like that.

26.11.2024 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

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