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Kavya Swaminathan wins Faculty of Science Postgraduate Research Prize[11 May 2012]
SMB PhD Candidate with Associate Professor Kevin Downard, Kavya Swaminathan has been awarded a Faculty of Science Postgraduate Research Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement. She will be presented with a certificate and cash prize at a forthcoming Faculty of Science Awards Evening. Well done Kavya! More
Professor Ruth Hall awarded Academy of Science 2012 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture[11 May 2012]
Professor Ruth Hall has been awarded the Academy of Science's 2012 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture for research in the biological sciences. Her substantial and highly influential research on how antibiotic resistance genes are acquired by gram negative bacteria has made a huge contribution to the scientific community's understanding on the subject. Well done Ruth! More
On the Road to Designer RNA-binding Proteins[27 April 2012]
The Mackay Lab is working to create designer RNA-binding proteins; such proteins would have many exciting potential research and clinical applications. More
Tribute to Keith Taylor (1929-2012)[16 April 2012]
Keith Taylor, a former Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Sydney recently passed away. Professor Ian Caterson presents a tribute to Keith's considerable contributions to the university and to science. More
Samantha Cheung Featured by the Sydney Alumni Magazine[26 March 2012]
Samantha Cheung, a PhD student with Nicholas Coleman has been featured by the the Sydney Alumni Magazine. The feature focuses on her work funded by the Selby Research Award. More
Zoe (Yiping) Che Wins Poster Award at Lorne Proteomics Symposium[16 March 2012]
Zoe (Yiping) Che, an SMB PhD student (Christopherson Lab) has won one of the two student poster prizes, awarded at the 17th Lorne Proteomics Symposium in February for her poster "Proteomic analysis of drug synergy between the Hsp90 inhibitor SNX7081 and fludarabine". More
Cartilage Repair Gel Gives Injuries a Sporting Chance[12 March 2012]
A cartilage gel being developed by tissue engineers and biochemists at the University of Sydney could bring increased mobility to people living with debilitating sports injuries. More
SMB Staff Star in New Human Nutrition Textbook[2 March 2012]
Emeritus Professor Stewart Truswell has co-edited a new nutrition textbook titled 'Essentials of Human Nutrition (Fourth Edition)'. Four members of the School's Human Nutrition Unit also contributed to the book - A/Prof Samir Samman, A/Prof Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Dr Kim Bell-Anderson and PhD candidate Meika Foster. More
International Research Grant brings US student to the Weiss Lab[1 March 2012]
A Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Research Program grant will support Professor Tony Weiss in hosting a visit by Joshua Thompson from the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, USA. More
SMB Takes Home Four Awards from the Lorne Proteins Conference[27 February 2012]
The 37th Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function on Feburary 5 saw three SMB PhD Candidates and an SMB Postdoctoral Fellow take home awards. Congratulations Soumya Joseph (Matthews Lab), Kaavya Kumar (Gell/Mackay Lab) and Vanessa Morriss (Sunde/Kwan Lab) and Dr David Jacques (Matthews Lab)! More
Gareth Denyer Wins Invitrogen Life Technologies Education Award[23 February 2012]
Associate Professor Gareth Denyer has won the 2012 Invitrogen Life Technologies Education Award from the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This Award rewards outstanding achievement in education in biochemistry or molecular biology, especially innovation and creativity in education. More
Tony Weiss' Research Team Discovers Human 'Shock Absorbers'[20 February 2012]
An international team of scientists, including the University of Sydney research team led and coordinated by Professor Tony Weiss, has found the molecular structure in the body which functions as our 'shock absorber'. More