EMBL Australia

Professor Eduardo Eyras joined the Partner Laboratory Network as a Group Leader at ANU in March. He is working on understanding the biology of RNA and cancer using computational methods.

EMBL Australia Group Leaders are currently offering scholarships to outstanding students who are eager to work in their laboratories and on their projects.

We are sponsoring PhD students to train at one of EMBL’s six European facilities, go to a conference or take a short course. Apply for a $2000 grant for travel in July-Dec 2019.

The 2019 PhD Course will be held at the University of Tasmania between 24 June – 5 July. Apply online today.

Associate Professor Chen Davidovich and his team, have revealed exactly what happens at the site where the enzyme PRC2 interacts with RNA, and their findings have been published in the prestigious journal, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology .

News this quarter:

• Peptide papers point to new ways of tackling bacteria
• NHMRC & ARC grant results
• Homeward Bound: the network of women changing the world
• The 5th annual EAPS update
• Supporting the application and development of optogenetics in academia and industry

And more:

• Job opportunities
• Upcoming events
• Recent publications
• Student opportunities
• Get to know Dr Barry Thompson

February 5th 2019 at 12:30pm

A team of researchers have solved a 20-year riddle of how a crucial step in the biosynthesis of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics occurs.

Dr Barry Thompson joined our Partner Laboratory Network as a Group Leader last year. He uses Drosophila and mice to explore how cells construct epithelial tissues during development and how epithelial tumours arise.