MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Weekend at Hyams Beach May 2013

Weekend at Hyams Beach May 2013

The annual lab retreat to Hyam’s was spruced up a bit this year by Ana, who, as chief organizer, decided to go a little bit more upmarket with the accommodation. The two places that she chose were very nice – especially 46 Tulip St. We had a fantastic...
RNP Coast Walk Jan 13

RNP Coast Walk Jan 13

Jacqui, Dave Segal and I had a leisurely walk in the Royal NP (the coastal track from Bundeena to Otford) while he was here in Jan 2013. Well, actually, it was a fairly brisk walk in the end – to try to get the train (which all turned into a bit of a saga that...
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...