EMBL Australia

News this quarter:

• Lights out for Parkinson’s disease
• Major Cancer Council grant for Dr Weatheritt
• Discovery may help boost peptide design
• Professor David Lynn talks everything COVID vaccines
• 2021 EMBL Australia PhD Course applications
• 2021 EMBL Australia Postgraduate Symposium registrations now open
• 2020 Highlights report now available

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Genes in the human genome are made of DNA. Upon gene expression, a segment of DNA is copied into another molecule called RNA. When gene regulation goes wrong, diseases like cancer can occur. Therefore, knowing how enzymes — highly efficient protein nanomachines — work to switch genes on and off enables the development of new drugs and diagnostics.

Research led by EMBL Australia group leader Max Cryle has revealed a key aspect of peptide machineries, advancing his work in countering the global threat of antimicrobial resistance and having broad implications for health and industry.

Research led by EMBL Australia group leader Dr Harald Janovjak has revealed the potential of optogenetics - a relatively new and rapidly evolving technology - to treat Parkinson's disease.

News this quarter:

• A tribute to Scientia Professor Katharina Gaus FAHMS
• Reversing severe muscle wasting in disease, ageing & trauma
• Hint as to how SARS-CoV-2 might subvert immune defences
• Enabling the early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
• More than $4.8m awarded to EMBL Australia researchers in NHMRC Ideas Grants
• This protein empowers cancer cells – targeting it could kickstart new therapies
• Professor Ian Smith to chair the EMBL Australia Council
• Innovative research takes us one step closer to developing an effective malaria vaccine
• Did you know you can access EMBL’s cutting-edge scientific services?
• Get to know: Dr Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan

 

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Dr Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan recently joined EMBL Australia as a Group Leader, based at UNSW's Single Molecule Science.

Farewell to world-leading immunologist and molecular microscopist Scientia Professor Katharina Gaus - a visionary scientist, inspirational mentor, and much-loved friend, colleague and collaborator.

Despite the challenges and disruptions imposed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the EMBL Australia Partner Laboratory Network continued to produce fantastic science, attract highly competitive research grants and grow in size. Many of our researchers contributed scientifically to the international battle against coronavirus and continued to build up Australia's research infrastructure capabilities across the various PLN host institutions.

An exciting discovery by Monash University scientists - including members of EMBL Australia's leadership team, Professor Peter Currie and Associate Professor Mikaël Martino - may lead to faster recovery from muscle injury and wasting diseases.

We are excited to welcome the newest member of the EMBL Australia Council, Professor Ian Smith, who replaced the outgoing Professor Brandon Wainwright AM as chairperson, in November 2020.