MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Conferences, 2004

Conferences, 2004

There were a couple of conferences on in Feb 2004 that attracted a number of lab members. First was the Lorne Protein Conference – always a favourite – and the second (the following week) was the ANZMAG NMR conference. This latter meeting was held in South...
Navshield July 2004

Navshield July 2004

The Navshield is essentially a 29-h rogaine, but with a few twists… It is an event that is primarily designed as a navigation competition for bush rescue organizations such as the SES, armed services and other organizations involved in bush rescue. They also...
Rogaining and Xmas ’04

Rogaining and Xmas ’04

In April 2004 , there was a 12-h rogaine in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. There was a bit of a lab expedition to give it a whirl – Dave and Joel went for the “open blokes” category, Jacqui and Molly went for the chicks category, while Wendy, Ann...
Budawangs, Easter 2003

Budawangs, Easter 2003

Easter came and we decided it was finally time to get down to the Budawangs, a national park about 4-5 h south of Sydney (depending on where you head for – its a big park!) that is one of the walking Meccas in NSW. The two centrepieces of the park are Pigeon...
Kayaking in Kangaroo Valley 2003

Kayaking in Kangaroo Valley 2003

Does two years in a row make this an annual lab event – the day of kayaking on the Kangaroo River (about 2 h south of Sydney)? Well, either way, it was a most enjoyable day. It is very calming to float down silently down the river (well, except for the sound of...