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Ann appointed as NMR Instrument Manager

Ann has finally given in to her desire to work in or near a workshop and been appointed as our new NMR Instrument Manager. In this, she follows in the footsteps of Dr Bill Bubb, who did an excellent job of keeping our 400 and 600-MHz instruments in tip-top condition. Ann's first job is to oversee the installation of our new 800-MHz instrument - not a bad way to kick off! I have a hunch that Ann is going to be an exceptional instrument manager...

Ann wins ANZMAG Young Investigator Award

Ann was awarded the Young Investigator Medal from the Australian and NZ Society for Magnetic Resonance. This medal recognizes an outstanding contribution to the field of magnetic resonance in Australia and New Zealand, by a researcher who is less than 38 or is less than eight years out of their PhD. Ann has not only carried out high quality research in NMR, but has contributed significantly to the NMR community in Australia, making contributions to conference organization and to teaching at the Wollongong NMR courses in recent years. In the words of our ANZMAG president, Gottfried Otting, Ann has gone from NMR student to imparter of NMR knowledge in the last eight years. Well deserved,...

Joel wins 100-mile race!

On the weekend, Joel ran in the Great North Walk 100-miler, run (oddly enough) on the Great North Walk between Newcastle and the northern reaches of Sydney (Patonga). Improbably, he crossed the line first in 26 h 31 min - his first ever win in a solo race. Soon he will be able to walk properly again...

Wanted: postdoc biochemist/structural biologist to work with Richard Payne, Sydney/US startup INSAMO (and me). Goal: use cyclic peptide mRNA display to design cell-permeable peptide-based protein degraders: https://usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Darlington-Campus/Postdoctoral-Researcher-in--Peptide-Based-Drug-Discovery_0131612-1
Email for more info: joel.mackay@sydney.edu.au

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