Tonight, the Sydney Protein Group had their annual Thompson Prize event, pitting PhD students from around the region against each other in 10-minute talks. We had Mitch and Morgan going head to head with students from a range of places, and in a tough context Morgan took out the prize for his talk about the crystal structure he has recently solved. Champion work Morgan (and commiserations Mitch!). At the same meeting, Herman was awarded one of the SPG’s Lorne travel scholarships, which should get him to Victoria and back.