We offer a busy calendar of events, which are variously available to the public, our graduates, future and current students, and staff.

Understanding cell cycle regulation and DNA replication with high content imaging and nanopore sequencing

20 March 2024 12:00pm1:00pm
Dr Mathew Jones, SCMB/Frazer Institute, will be presenting "Understanding cell cycle regulation and DNA replication with high content imaging and nanopore sequencing".

Polymer/inorganic Nanohybrids in Biomedical Applications: From Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutics to 3D-Printed Soft Robots

18 March 2024 1:00pm2:00pm
Ruirui Qiao, of AIBN, will be presenting 'Polymer/inorganic Nanohybrids in Biomedical Applications: From Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutics to 3D-Printed Soft Robots'.

Electrochemical Synthesis of an Axitinib Intermediate – A Pharma Case Study

4 March 2024 1:00pm2:00pm
Dr David Cantillo, of SCMB, will be presenting "lectrochemical Synthesis of an Axitinib Intermediate – A Pharma Case Study".

Structural Biology and Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar

29 February 2024 10:00am11:00am
Structural Biology and Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar's first seminar for the year will take place 29 February with Shannon Jewel and Isacc Tucker presenting. The Kobe lab will cater morning tea after the session in the secret garden.

Bioactive secondary metabolites from Australian macrofungi

19 February 2024 1:00pm2:00pm
Dr Kylie Agnew-Francis will be presenting "Bioactive secondary metabolites from Australian macrofungi", and in this presentation she will discuss preliminary findings from two genus of Australian fungi, Hericium and Kretzschmaria, collected from Tasmanian and Queensland rainforests, and how they are able to leverage these findings to engage with government, community organisations and other industries.

Plant fungal endophytes – hidden immune systems in plants?

9 February 2024 2:00pm3:00pm
A/Prof John Dearnaley, the University of Southern Queensland, will be presenting 'Plant fungal endophytes – hidden immune systems in plants?'

Key for a lock: using structural biology in new mode-of-action herbicide development

28 November 2023 2:30pm3:30pm
Professor Josh Mylne of Curtin University will be presenting the 2023 Biochemistry Alumni Lecture, 'Key for a lock: using structural biology in new mode-of-action herbicide development'.

Hybrid Drugs to Kill Nasty Bugs: Combining antibiotics to fight antimicrobial resistance

27 November 2023 1:00pm2:00pm
Dr Anthony Verderosa, from IMB, will present 'Hybrid Drugs to Kill Nasty Bugs: Combining antibiotics to fight antimicrobial resistance'

Evolutionary ecology of avian influenza viruses in Australia, and how this may inform our preparation for HPAI

27 November 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
Dr. Michelle Wille, University of Melbourne, will be presenting 'Evolutionary ecology of avian influenza viruses in Australia, and how this may inform our preparation for HPAI'

En-Light-ening C-H functionalization

22 November 2023 1:00pm2:00pm
Prof. Debabrata Maiti of the Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, will be presenting 'En-Light-ening C-H functionalization'.

Unlocking the biochemical “secrets” that control T cell-mediated antibody response

22 November 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
Dr Zhian (Anthony) Chen of the UQ Frazer Institute will be presenting 'Unlocking the biochemical “secrets” that control T cell-mediated antibody response'

2023 SCMB Research Students Symposium

20 November 2023 9:00am4:00pm
The 19th Annual Symposium is organised by and for SCMB's research (HDR, PGCW and Honours) students.

A journey in understanding HIV assembly - implications on protein trafficking

15 November 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
Prof Johnson Mak, of the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University (Gold Coast) will be presenting 'A journey in understanding HIV assembly - implications on protein trafficking'.

The emergence of natural killer cells as a major target for immunotherapy

8 November 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
A/Prof Fernando Guimaraes will be presenting 'The emergence of natural killer cells as a major target for immunotherapy'.

MBS Seminar - 'Teaching Innovations in Biochemistry: the ‘triumphs’ and the disaster'

2 November 2023 10:00am11:00am
Professor Gareth Denyer will be presenting 'Teaching Innovations in Biochemistry: the ‘triumphs’ and the disasters'.

MBS Seminar - Using drug synergy to combat fungal infections

1 November 2023 1:30pm2:30pm
Prof Dee Carter will be presenting 'Using drug synergy to combat fungal infections'.

It's time to take fun(gi) seriously

31 October 2023 2:00pm3:00pm
Registration closes 23 October 2023 for the 2023 Skerman lecture by Prof Dee Carter of the University of Sydney.

Optoelectronic Characterization and Device Considerations of Next-generation Semiconductors

27 October 2023 9:00am10:00am
Prof. Qianqian Lin of the School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, China will be presenting 'Optoelectronic Characterization and Device Considerations of Next-generation Semiconductors'.

Structural Biology and Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar

26 October 2023 10:00am11:00am
Structural Biology and Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar is pleased to welcome Dr Farrah Blades and Xin Lin to present their work. The presentation by Farrah is of special interest for people interested in cryo-EM data processing so do not miss out!

Diet, metabolism and gut microbiome in pregnancy

25 October 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
A/Prof Marloes Dekker will be presenting 'Diet, metabolism and gut microbiome in pregnancy'. In this seminar she will talk about her studies into the relationship between dietary fibre, the gut microbiome and metabolites in pregnancy.

Venom-Senolytics: A new class of senolytics with applications in cancer and other aging-related diseases

18 October 2023 9:30am10:30am
Dr. Maria Ikonomopoulou, a Senior Research TALENTO Fellow and Head of the Translational Venomics Group at IMDEA-Food Institute in Madrid, will be presenting 'Venom-Senolytics: A new class of senolytics with applications in cancer and other aging-related diseases'.

Design and Development of Next-Generation Light Driven Biotechnologies

16 October 2023 1:00pm2:00pm
Prof. Ben Hankamer of the Centre for Solar Biotechnology at IMB will present 'Design and Development of Next-Generation Light Driven Biotechnologies'.

Infection and Immunity Theme Seminar

13 October 2023 3:00pm4:00pm
The Infection and Immunity Theme seminar with feature three SCMB speakers: Adriana Pliegro Zamora, Ellesandra Noye, and Jessica Harrison.

Should you care what your favourite pathogen likes to eat? – Insights into the role of metabolism for virulence of Haemophilus influenzae strains

11 October 2023 12:00pm1:00pm
Prof. Ulrike Kappler (SCMB) will be presenting 'Should you care what your favourite pathogen likes to eat? – Insights into the role of metabolism for virulence of Haemophilus influenzae strains'.

Genetics & Genomics Theme Seminar

6 October 2023 3:00pm4:00pm
We will be joined by three speakers: PhD candidate Korawich Uthayopas, who will discuss PRIMITI, a machine learning model for accurate prediction of miRNA-target mRNA interaction; PhD candidate Oliver Hughes, on his work on evaluating regional bias between replicates that are inherent to ChIP-seq and is widespread across ENCODE, and a flash talk by PhD candidate Sophie Leech on her research on altered gut microbiome composition in women with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus during pregnancy.

Comprehensive molecular characterization of Beer: Unveiling a complex biochemical system

5 October 2023 1:00pm
Dr Stefan A. Pieczonka of Technical University of Munich will be presenting 'Comprehensive molecular characterization of Beer: Unveiling a complex biochemical system'.

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