MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Morgan wins the SPG Thompson Prize!

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...
Graduation Nov 2012

Graduation Nov 2012

There were too many graduands for just the May ceremony this year so we took part in the November one as well! This time we had Kaavya and Cuong graduating with their PhDs – both very happy indeed (as you can imagine) and both heading off for postdoctoral...
Sculptures by the Sea Nov 2012

Sculptures by the Sea Nov 2012

Every November or so, there is an exhibition of sculpture on the clifftop walk between Bondi and Tamarama. Artists create work that (sometimes) fits in with the location and a zillion people stroll along the clifftop to peruse them – including us. There are...
AMOEBA Ball Nov 2012

AMOEBA Ball Nov 2012

This year’s AMOEBA ball was at the Italian restaurant down by the passenger terminal and featured a theme of Myths and Legends. Joel chose to go as God, but everyone seemed to think he was Gandalf. Still, I suppose that works… You’ll have to guess...