MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Xuefei Jing

Xuefei Jing

2020-25. PhD student who worked with Joel and Chandrika – bravely making her way across the Tasman to work on early phase drug discovery. Following successful completion of her thesis, she is heading off for a postdoctoral stint overseas.
Natasha Jones

Natasha Jones

2019-2023. Hons student and then research assistant working with Joel on a collaborative project with Alyson Ashe – on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Also had a partner who was handy with a 3D printer (thank you for my CHD4-bound nucleosome!). Now...
Dr Xavier Reid

Dr Xavier Reid

BSc Hons and PhD student (thesis awarded!) who worked with Joel and Jason to examine preferences held by chromatin remodellers and BET proteins for post-translational modifications in endogenous nucleosomes.
Kim Woollett

Kim Woollett

2019-2023. PhD student with Joel who made the jump from membrane proteins to transcription factors (and their PTMs) – very sensible! Now with CRISPR experience up her sleeve and looking to unleash it on other labs! Starting nearby with Mark White at USyd.