Cancer, Alzheimers and Malaria: these are just some of the diseases that are being studied within our biosciences research domain. The "blue sky" research conducted provides the basic knowledge that underpins the development of pharmaceutical and clinical applications for the treatment of disease and for the maintenance of good health.
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Professor Elizabeth Blackburn wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009
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CHAIR: Dept Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Available: To an internationally recognised scholar in any of the following areas: molecular cell biology, functional genomics, bioinformatics, structural biology, protein chemistry, molecular biology and molecular immunology.
Location: Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute
For more information click here or go to www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/careers and enter Job Job Search No. 0022168
Graduate Research StudentsIf you are interested in doing a graduate research degree, please lodge an Expression of Interest.
The PhD Experience
Are you thinking of doing a PhD, but want to know more about what you might be getting yourself into? We invite you to listen to eight PhD candidates at various stages of their PhD share their experiences, as they plan their project, recruit participants, and analyse and communicate their results. Listen to the podcast on The PhD experience.
 | Telomeres and other secrets of the pluripotent stem cell It is more than twenty years since University of Melbourne graduate, Professor Elizabeth Blackburn, made her Nobel Prize-winning discovery, but her ground-breaking research continues to pave the way for a whole new generation of researchers.
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Begging to differ: Disagreeing on cellular postal routes
Recently, Professor Paul Gleeson, Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and research group leader at the Bio21 Research Institute, challenged a high profile piece of research in the high-impact research journal Cell, and successfully showed that it was incorrect. Read paper. "I challenged the study, because otherwise, a lot of work in the field would be wasted," explained Paul. So, what’s the fuss all about? Read more.
ASBMB Awards 2009
The annual awards for the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology have been announced and we wish to congratulate several members of the Biosciences Domain who have been successful.
• Invitrogen Education Award: Graham Parslow. Read more
• Applied Biosystems Edman Award: Danny Hatters. Read more
• Boomerang Awards: Andrew Webb (UK)
• ASBMB Fellowship with President's Award: Zi Zhao (Robert)Lieu
• Lieu ASBMB Fellowships: Jet Phey Lim and Laura Vella. Read more
Click here for more information on the ASBMB awards.
Read more News and Events
The life cycle of the Leishmania parasite
Disease-causing leishmania parasites are spread by the bite of infected sand flies. 350 million people in 88 countries, primarily in the tropics and subtropics, are at risk. For a long time, little was known about the transmission cycles of the disease, but over the last few years, field research and the application of molecular biology have greatly contributed to understanding the life cycle of the parasite. This research looks at the pathways leishmania parasites use to obtain nutrients needed for their growth through the life cycle and how changes in metabolism can change their virulence and ability to cause disease in the host. Read the paper.
EventsThe Melbourne Research Office invites applications from University of Melbourne academic staff who are early career researchers to participate in a three-day workshop "Laying the Foundations".
When: 29 Sept - 1 Oct and again 7-9 December.
Full details and the Workshop program and application form (due by 5pm Friday 28 August) are at: http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/programs/ecr2009/
Register to attend and obtain details of seminars at: http://www.research.unimelb.edu.au/infosessions/
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Health & Medicine
A podcast on Cystic Fibrosis produced by the Knowledge Transfer Group.
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