We offer a busy calendar of events, which are variously available to the public, our graduates, future and current students, and staff.

  

Malectin domain-containing kinases and kinesins in plant reproduction and abiotic stress responses

1 December 2025 2:00pm3:00pm
Please join SCMB for this special seminar by Dr Lisa Smith, University of Sheffield 'Malectin domain-containing kinases and kinesins in plant reproduction and abiotic stress responses'.

Can plants drive succession in bacterial communities?

25 November 2025 11:00am12:00pm
Please join us for the next MBS seminar by Associate Professor Rebecca Case (Nanyang Technological University Singapore), who will present 'Can plants drive succession in bacterial communities?' Using the seagrass, Halophila ovalis, to uncouple host-association and succession within the bacterial communities of Singapore’s coastal meadows.

Molecular Blueprint of Disease: Structural Insights into Viral Immunity

21 November 2025 2:00pm3:00pm
The 2025 Skerman Lecture will be presented by Professor Stephanie Gras from La Trobe University. She will present 'Molecular Blueprint of Disease: Structural Insights into Viral Immunity'.

2025 SCMB Research Student Symposium

19 November 2025 8:00am5:00pm
The 21st Annual Symposium is organised by and for SCMB's research (HDR, PGCW and Honours) students.

SynBio scale-up challenges for small molecule Pharmaceutical Actives

14 November 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
Please join us for the next MBS seminar by Dr Tim Bowser (Chief Technical Officer, River Stone Biotech Inc), who will be presenting 'SynBio scale-up challenges for small molecule Pharmaceutical Actives'.

Decoding DNA replication using visual biochemistry

12 November 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
Please join us for the next MBS seminar presented by Dr Jacob Lewis (University of Woolongong), presenting 'Decoding DNA replication using visual biochemistry'

Operando and In-situ Techniques and Insights into Electrocatalysis

10 November 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
Please join us for the next Chemistry seminar by Dr. Hangjuan Ren (School of Chemistry at Monash University), who will present 'Operando and In-situ Techniques and Insights into Electrocatalysis'.

Secondary cell wall regulation and synthetic biology: lessons from Eucalyptus

29 October 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
Please join us for our next MBS seminar 'Secondary cell wall regulation and synthetic biology: lessons from Eucalyptus' presented by Prof Steven Hussey (Adelaide University).

Nitrogen-doped Carbon Supported Metal Catalysts for Green Organic Synthesis

27 October 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
Please join us for the next Chemistry Seminar 'Nitrogen-doped Carbon Supported Metal Catalysts for Green Organic Synthesis', presented by Dr Tomohiro Yasukawa from Monash University.

Structural Biology & Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar - Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging to reveal the organisation of molecules in biological tissue samples

23 October 2025 10:00am11:00am
Please join us for the next SBB theme seminar presented by Dr Brett Hamilton (CMM), 'Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging to reveal the organisation of molecules in biological tissue samples'. He will discuss the evolution of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) tools which are used to determine the localisation of different biomolecules in a range of sample types.

Insect-Specific Viruses (ISV) to ISVac: Mosquito Virus-Powered Platforms for Vaccines, Diagnostics, and Bioprocessing Advancements

22 October 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
Please join us for the next MBS seminar presented by A/Prof Jody Peters, 'Insect-Specific Viruses (ISV) to ISVac: Mosquito Virus-Powered Platforms for Vaccines, Diagnostics, and Bioprocessing Advancements'.

Structural insights into the function and inhibition of bacterial virulence proteins

15 October 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
Please join us for this Molecular Bioscience Seminar presented by Prof Begoña Heras from La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science. She will present 'Structural insights into the function and inhibition of bacterial virulence proteins'.

Plasma, magnetism, and polyphosphates

8 October 2025 11:00am12:00pm
It is our pleasure to announce the next chemistry seminar on 8 October by Dr. Haihui Joy Jiang, 'Plasma, magnetism, and polyphosphates'. In this talk she will discuss present plasma (air gap)-electrochemistry, magneto-electrochemistry, and polyphosphates as three innovations for a lower carbon future.

Lessons from mitochondria on thriving under stress

2 October 2025 2:00pm3:00pm
Please join us for the 2025 Biochemistry Alumni Lecture presented by A/Prof Danielle Grotjahn. She will be presenting 'Lessons from mitochondria on thriving under stress'.

CRISPR genome-wide screens as a tool to identify novel host genes that control viral replication

1 October 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
Please join us for the MBS seminar presented by Prof Michael Beard from the University of Adelaide. He will present 'CRISPR genome-wide screens as a tool to identify novel host genes that control viral replication'.

Internal Alkynes – From Metal-mediated activation to redox active Macrocyles

29 September 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
It is our pleasure to announce the next chemistry seminar on September 29th by Dr Marcus Korb from the University of Western Australia, 'Internal Alkynes – From Metal-mediated activation to redox active Macrocyles'.

Structural Biology & Biochemistry (SBB) Theme Seminar - Assembly of Retromer–Rab7–Gyp6 Complex: A Novel Molecular Timer for Vacuolar Cargo Retrieval

25 September 2025 10:00am11:00am
Please join the SBB theme for a seminar by Dr Kevin Chen (IMB), 'Assembly of Retromer–Rab7–Gyp6 Complex: A Novel Molecular Timer for Vacuolar Cargo Retrieval'.

Targeting TIRAP-Mediated Inflammatory Signalling: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Sepsis and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

24 September 2025 12:00pm1:00pm
We have an MBS seminar next Wednesday 24th of September at 12:00 pm in the AIBN seminar room. It is our pleasure to welcome Mirza S Baig (Institute of Technology Indore) to present “Targeting TIRAP-Mediated Inflammatory Signalling: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Sepsis and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases”. Please come and support the MBS seminar series.

Total Synthesis of the Natural Product Talarolide A Reveals a Unique Structural Conformation in Hydroxamate-Containing Cyclic Peptides

22 September 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
It is our pleasure to announce our next chemistry seminar on September 22nd by Dr. Waleed Hussein, who will present 'Total Synthesis of the Natural Product Talarolide A Reveals a Unique Structural Conformation in Hydroxamate-Containing Cyclic Peptides'

Chemistry Seminar - Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products

1 September 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
The SCMB Chemistry Seminar Series welcomes Associate Professor Roderick Bates to present 'Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Products'.

Infection and Immunity Theme - 1) Optimising the Host Response as a Novel Diagnostic Biomarker for “Pre-positive” Viral Infection; 2) Diminazene aceturate, a theorized ACE2 activator, protects against severe influenza through an ACE2-independent manner;

29 August 2025 11:00am12:00pm
SCMB's Infection and Immunity Seminar series will have three speakers - Georgina McCallum; Melanie Wu; Kyle Macauslane. Morning tea in the secret garden to follow.

MBS Seminar - Next-Generation Metagenomics: Linking the Virome, Resistome, and Plasmidome to the Microbiome

26 August 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
Please join us for this MBS seminar, presented by Dr Ivan Liachko from Phase Genomics. He will be presenting 'Next-Generation Metagenomics: Linking the Virome, Resistome, and Plasmidome to the Microbiome'.

MBS Seminar - Acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL1) is key regulator of insulin secretion and a pathogenetic factor in Type 2 Diabetes

19 August 2025 3:00pm4:00pm
Please join us for this MSB seminar, presented by Prof Hindrik Mulder from Lund University in Sweden. He will be presenting 'Acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL1) is key regulator of insulin secretion and a pathogenetic factor in Type 2 Diabetes'. His current research explores the mechanisms whereby genetic variation influences mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism and circadian regulation in beta-cells in the events leading to Type 2 Diabetes. His group has established a platform for use of induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

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