31 Octo
ber 2014: The Adelaide Review
CNBP Chief Investigator Prof Tanya Monro was profiled in the Adelaide Review “The measure of Monro” in a frank discussion about: her upcoming role as DVCR of UniSA, teh ongoing challenge to capture the minds of young scientists and the importance of amazing teachers.
31 October 2014: Welcome Dr Leiterer.
Dr Christian Leiterer from the Institute for Photonic Technology in Jena Germany (IPHT) has been funded to undertake a 12 month German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) research fellowship in 2014.
His research will focus on the development of a microfluidic device for the separation of non-polar biomarkers.
October 2014: Other research by CNBP researchers
CNBP Researcher Dr Georgios Tsiminis and Chief Investigator A/Prof Dayong Jin (pictured in this blog) are profiled on pages 24 and 25 of the ARC annual report.
Find out more about their non-CNBP research here
3 October 2014: Publication
Sutton-McDowall ML, Yelland R, MacMillan KL, Robker RL, Thompson JG (2014) A study relating the composition of follicular fluid andblood plasma from individual Holstein dairy cows to the in vitro developmental competence of pooled abattoir-derived oocytes, Theriogenology, 82 (1): 95-103 doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.03.011
20 October 2014: FIGJAM award
Professor Hutchinson was awarded the coveted University of Adelaide “Fig Jam Award” from first year science coordinator Dr Velta Vingelis for a recent lecture to undergraduate students. In the words of Dr Vingelis: I also know for a fact that kids were all amazed and that many will be emailing you, stalking you, in general harrassing you for the opprtunity to work/volunteer in your laboratory. You left an indelible impression on the students and myself.
Congratulations Mark!
20 October 2014: Building relationships
During her recent trip to Macquarie University Dr Sanam Mustafa met with Prof Gilles Guillemin to discuss future collaborative projects.
Professor Guillemin is Professor of Neurosciences at Macquarie University. He heads one of the world’s leading research groups working on neuroactive (toxic or protective) metabolites derived from tryptophan.
13 October 2014: Time Gated Luminescence
Practical Implementation, Characterization and Applications of a Multi-Colour Time-Gated Luminescence Microscope
Authors: Lixin Zhang, Xianlin Zheng, Wei Deng, Yiqing Lu, Severine Lechevallier, Zhiqiang Ye, Ewa M. Goldys, Judith M. Dawes, James A. Piper, Jingli Yuan, Marc Verelst & Dayong Jin
For the article see: Scientific Reports 4,: 6597
tober 2014: Information showcase for 3rd year students