Day 2 of #SMP2026 started with an excellent parliamentary forum & now we have a #UNSW Sydney sponsored session on Science in the Media. Thank you to the Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology @asbmbaus.bsky.social for the opportunity to be here. @unswbabs.bsky.social

I am at Parliament House & happy to be representing the Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology @asbmbaus.bsky.social at #SMP2026. I am looking forward to connecting with politicians & getting a different perspective on communicating the impact of science @unswbabs.bsky.social

We’ve been spoiled with lovely weather & quality science at @lornegenome.bsky.social this year, continuing this morning with Session 11 (Novel Approaches to Study the Genome) & then the Julian Wells Medallist presentation. Hope everyone has rested up after the dinner! See you 9am! #LorneGenome2026

It’s another beautiful morning in Lorne, with blue skies & kangaroos. Highs of 33 degrees & afternoon rain/thunderstorms are predicted, but it will be cool & dry in the @lornegenome.bsky.social Heritage Ballroom for Session 7: Epigenetics & Chromatin at 9am. Looking forward to it! #LorneGenome2026

Good morning @lornegenome.bsky.social delegates! In case you missed watching the sunrise on the beach this morning (with galahs!), I’m happy to report that today we have a forecast of blue skies, highs of 31 degrees & some great science, kicking off with @odomlab.bsky.social at 9am. #LorneGenome2026

We're delighted to announce that 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐬 will join us as an invited speaker. Renowned for generating the first pan-African human and prostate tumour genomes, her work is advancing our understanding of human evolution and health disparities: https://www.lornegenome.org/vanessa-hayes

Thank you for submitting your abstracts for Lorne Genome 2026! We're excited to feature presentations selected from your submissions alongside talks from our invited speakers, including Prof Jose Polo, a leading expert in cellular reprogramming and epigenetics: www.lornegenome.org/jose-polo

It is a glorious (and warm!) day in Clovelly today and I am excited to be spending the day with my @unswbabs.bsky.social colleagues for our BABS Research Day to discuss research excellence and plan our research strategy.

Belated congratulations to 2025 Honours students Ziggi Zikmann & Ishara Maharjan for submitting their theses last week! I am very proud of your achievements. And thank you to the team for finding a way to make the process of pressing "submit" on a computer a celebration! @unswbabs.bsky.social

Thank you to the @anzscdb.bsky.social NSW Branch Committee for an excellent symposium today! I was grateful for the invitation to share our work & am delighted for Sonia Goozee who won the best ECR talk award! #anzscdbnsw2025 @biologists.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social @merlincrossley.bsky.social

Today at the ESA-SRB-ANZOS 2025 meeting (www.esa-srb-anzos.org.au) all three of our lab contingent gave oral presentations! I was so impressed with Tia Valentini and Emmaline Lonergan, for giving their first talks at a scientific conference with such poise! Now we relax! #ANZOS @unswbabs.bsky.social

I have popped over to Perth for the ESA-SRB-ANZOS 2025 meeting (www.esa-srb-anzos.org.au). I made the most of being on Sydney-time exploring Kings Park & Botanic Garden this morning & now it is time for Science. Looking forward to catching up with colleagues & learning #ANZOS @unswbabs.bsky.social

Please join us for several days of fantastic science at Lorne Genome 2026! We're thrilled to welcome Prof Amander Clark, a renowned stem cell biologist whose work focuses on in vitro gametogenesis and ovarian reserve formation: https://www.lornegenome.org/amander-clark

Secure your early bird rate for Lorne Genome 2026 before Nov 7th! lornegenome.org We are excited to welcome Prof Duncan Odom as a speaker - a leading researcher in regulatory genomics and cancer genome evolution https://www.lornegenome.org/duncan-odum

Our latest paper, my 9th in one of my favourite journals @narjournal.bsky.social - transcriptional cofactors don’t just help in gene activation, they also help guide their partner transcription factors to target genes academic.oup.com/nar/article/... ##zincfingers #chromatin #epigenetics #KLF

Nucleic Acids Research (@narjournal.bsky.social)

Nucleic Acids Research (NAR), from Oxford University Press, publishes the results of leading-edge research into physical, chemical, biochemical and biological aspects of nucleic acids and proteins inv...

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🪃 Boomerang Tour Pt. 2 — honored to receive the ASBMB Boomerang Award @asbmbaus.bsky.social This award has given me the opportunity to ‘return’ to Australia to share my work and meet great people at various venues around the country - including the ASBMB2025 meeting here in Brisbane

It was a great final morning at #ASBMB2025 this morning @asbmbaus.bsky.social topped off by the awards ceremony, including a poster prize for Michael O’Dea from our lab. I really enjoyed the meeting (thanks to @dr-berger.bsky.social & the rest of the organising committee). Until next time…

Congratulations to all our #ASBMB2025 award winners! 🏆 Part of being a society is celebrating the success of our community, so cheers to all of you! 💯💯

Congratulations to Michelle Haber from @kidscancerinst.bsky.social - winner of the @asbmbaus.bsky.social Lemberg Medal for 2025. A very worthy recipient kicking off day 2 of the conference with a reflection on 40yrs of improving survival rates for children’s cancers, with a glimpse of the future.

I’m back at @asbmbaus.bsky.social at UQ this morning & delighted to have the opportunity to present the 2025 ASBMB Boomerang Award to @unswbabs.bsky.social alumni @ajknights7.bsky.social. What a deserving recipient of this award! It was great to hear about your latest research, Alex! #ASBMB2025

It’s great to be at UQ for the #asbmb2025 conference! Convenor Michael Landsberg opened the conference this morning & I’ve already been lucky enough to present research from our team to this great audience. Looking forward to the rest of the conference! @asbmbaus.bsky.social @unswbabs.bsky.social

Yesterday our two honours students gave their @unswbabs.bsky.social final seminars. Congratulations, Ziggi & Ishara on your excellent presentations & on reaching this milestone. I am very proud of all you’ve learned & achieved this year! Now you can relax & enjoy the rest of the honours talks!

I’m very happy to be on campus today for #unsw Open Day! It’s a beautiful day for it & there is an amazing atmosphere. So pleased to be having conversations with potential new students & their families about the great student experience we offer here in @unswbabs.bsky.social & across the University!

Roundtable discussion topic #2 at #IES2025 led by @khourymd.bsky.social & Fei Lei Kuang

One of my favourite parts of the #IES2025 Congresses are the Roundtable Discussions, where we collectively debate major issues in the field, with audience members tagging in to provide their ideas. Later we also have the pro/con debates (also great fun)! (+ some trip photos) @unswbabs.bsky.social

I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to present some of our work at the International Eosinphil Society Congress #IES2025 today & to get some great feedback on this project. I have also really been enjoying the excuse to visit the beautiful city of Montpellier! @unswbabs.bsky.social

Intriguing exploration of role #eosinophils and adipose tissue/angiogenesis by @katequinlan.bsky.social at #IES2025 #Montpelier

I’m here in Montpellier for the International Eosinophil Society Congress #IES2025! As a member of the Scientific Program Committee, it’s exciting to see it all come together. Fittingly, earlier today I visited the Faculty of Medicine, which has been operating for >800 years. @unswbabs.bsky.social

Today we celebrated @henrybell.bsky.social’s next adventure! Henry joined us 8 years ago as an intern, then for honours, a PhD & a postdoc. While I’m sad to see him go, I know he’s going to thrive in the next stage of his research career in Melbourne! All the best, Henry! @unswbabs.bsky.social

PhD students @valasafari.bsky.social & Michael O’Dea represented the lab & @unswbabs.bsky.social at the UNSW Science Postgraduate Showcase this week. They did a great job of communicating their PhD research projects creatively & in just 1 minute! And Michael won the Best in School prize for BABS!