Molecular Horizons @ UOW

We welcomed prospective students and their parents to University of Wollongong during the Open Day last weekend. | Gökhan Tolun We welcomed prospective students and their parents to University of Wollongong during the Open Day last weekend. One of the activities we ran was the Molecular Horizons Research Institute tour, which...

@molecularhorizons.bsky.social tour on Open Day at UOW.

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Much food for thought from the MH EMCR network workshop on the importance of, and how to craft, a research narrative as a young scientist when writing grants @molecularhorizons.bsky.social

🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for Thomas Guy's seminar titled 'Stepwise maturation within the human Th1 differentiation program'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Room 32-G01 / Zoom

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A few snapshots from the MH booth at the UOW Open Day on Sat 28 June!

Our amazing volunteers had a blast engaging with visitors, crafting edible molecular spheres 🫧 and showcasing the innovative DIB-BOT 🤖in action.

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Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies for enhanced protein detection - Communications Biology Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies are developed through rational design and in vitro evolution, enabling improved protein detection with up to 2.4-fold fluorescence increase and 2 nM sensitivity f...

Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies are developed through rational design and in vitro evolution, enabling improved protein detection with up to 2.4-fold fluorescence increase @haiboyu.bsky.social
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🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for Dr Tamantha Stutchbury's seminar titled 'From Bench to the World'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Room 32-G01 / Zoom

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We’re live at the annual Molecular Horizons Research Summit! 🧬

10 researchers across career stages are pitching projects & we are exploring the research funding landscape in a supportive, collaborative space.

Great energy & engagement so far!
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🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for A/Prof Lea-Ann Kirkham 's seminar titled 'Developing therapies to prevent and treat middle ear infections'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Zoom

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🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for a seminar by NFMRI CEO Dr. Noel Chambers titled 'Solving the wicked problem of the gap from research to translation'

🕧 Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: 20-1 (in person only)

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Super excited to be bringing my #iPSC experience to this project! As an #ECR I’m grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to see how #iPSCs may aid in the discovery of new drugs for #dementia @monashuniversity.bsky.social @molecularhorizons.bsky.social

2025: Women supporting women in STEM - University of Wollongong – UOW For more than 30 years, three UOW researchers have had each other's backs professionally and personally.

MH Director Professor Martina Sanderson-Smith's journey from a PhD student to a pioneering microbiologist and mentor at UOW exemplifies the power of women supporting women in STEM.

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First day back in the lab after 7 months mat leave, glad to report it was just like riding a bike. Excited to dive in to some single-cell mass spec imaging! @molecularhorizons.bsky.social

🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for Dr Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan's seminar titled 'Uncovering the rules underlying mitochondrial volume homeostasis'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Room 32-G01 / Zoom

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🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for Dr Constance Bailey's seminar titled 'Strategies to Generate Peptide Natural Products through Synthetic Biology'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Room 32-G01 / Zoom

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🚨 Seminar Today! 🚨
Join us for Gary Ticknell's exit seminar titled 'Discovery and Clinical Utility of Novel Prognostic Biomarkers in Gastroesophageal Cancer'

🕧 Time: 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Room 20-4 / Zoom

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2025: Drug breakthrough sparks hope for families affected by MND gene SOD1 - University of Wollongong – UOW

A promising new treatment for inherited MND linked to the SOD1 gene has emerged from researchers at MH and @UOW. Researchers found that a 3-drug combo slowed disease progression in preclinical models, offering new hope to families. 💊🧬

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 20-4 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Nicole Miles' exit seminar 'Identifying and characterising potential therapeutics and identifying protein binding partners of TDP-43 using a TDP-43 overexpression cell model of motor neurone disease'

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for A/Prof Kelly Lambert's seminar titled ' Engaging consumers in research: the what/why/ how'

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We're hiring! Join our team at @molecularhorizons.bsky.social to study mitochondrial DNA replication using single-molecule visualisation and cryo-EM. Looking for someone with strong experience in protein biochemistry.
🗓️ Apply by 29 April 2025
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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Dr Dieter Hamprecht's seminar titled '  Drugging the Matrix: Lysyl Oxidase Inhibitors to Tackle Scarring and Fibrosis'

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Professor Joel Mackay's seminar titled 'Honey, I shrunk the lead discovery process'

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2025: Research team awarded $500K to bring groundbreaking cancer device to life - University of Wollongong – UOW

A/Prof Kara Vine-Perrow is lead investigator of a team of researchers awarded $500K to develop a groundbreaking cancer detection device. This technology has the potential to revolutionise early diagnosis.
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First we have Lezanne Ooi from the University of Wollongong. 👏

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

#IWD2025 #WomenInScience #AccelerateAction
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Great talk by @yuhenglau.bsky.social! Small molecules, medium-sized peptides, and large cages.
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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Professor Marcus Baumann's seminar titled 'Flow Chemistry - Exploiting Reactive Intermediates and Discovering New Reactions'

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Associate Professor Yu Heng Lau's seminar titled 'Expanding molecular horizons: drug discovery, evolution, self-assembly'

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev's seminar titled 'Seeing the unseen with supercomputers'

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Seminar today at 12.30pm in 32-G01 or online via Zoom!

Join us for Dr. Ronnie Brown's seminar titled 'Between Academia and the Agrochemical Industry'

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2025: Microglia, the brain’s clean-up crew, could hold the key to new Alzheimer’s treatment - University of Wollongong – UOW

MH member, Dr. Simon Maksour, has been awarded more than $700k from Race Against Dementia to investigate new approaches to targeting devastating disease.

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We have extended the application deadline for the CCeMMP #PostDoc #position.

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Join us in beautiful Wollongong and use our world-class #CryoEM facility.

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