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Structural Biologist ๐Ÿงฌ @WEHI โš•๏ธ | Protein and Drug Design | Biophysics ๐Ÿ”ฌ | AI | Apoptosis | Epigenetics | Coffee โ˜• | Naarm/Melbourne ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

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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.

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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17.07.2025 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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...

25.03.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congratulations Alisa, this is a great outcome for science ๐ŸŽ‰

24.03.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Such a beautiful structure congratulations to everyone involved!

14.03.2025 07:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scientists solve decades-long Parkinsonโ€™s mystery WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinsonโ€™s disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for development of new drugs to treat the condition.

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...

13.03.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Wow!

11.02.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lorne Protein Meeting poster

Lorne Protein Meeting poster

Interactive Program now live for the Lorne Protein Conference 2025! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
www.lorneproteins.org

18.12.2024 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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