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Jenny Martin

@jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social
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AC FAA | Professor Emerita UQ | Adjunct Prof Griffith U | pro STEM | anti oligarchs | pro DEI | pro public education health science | pro protein structure | pro cat videos | Twitter refugee Brisbane Australia

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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Chilling
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
What a fabulous story. we need more like this
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I know what you mean! Same in Brissie
Luscious show of wattle
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07... This makes me very sad
abc.net.au
Breaking: Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who starred in My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.
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Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At the #NPC today, Pauline Hanson doubled down on the allegation the late Tim Fischer had once called her a "witch" and to "burn her at the stake" When pushed, she couldn't recall the evidence. "In some newspaper somewhere" she claimed Here's the quote It was from a man called Terry Andrews 🙄
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.
abc.net.au
'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinction
Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
One Nation says they want to tax gas when it gets them a headline. But when it comes to putting your money where your mouth is, they’re missing in action.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
why would anyone vote ON, we would end up like the USA: ruled by incompetents, politicians lining their pockets, grifting for mega billionaires, cost of living skyrockets, science and facts ignored to detriment of health and community. If you cant vote labour or lib vote green or independent
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The cowardice and reluctance of most of the mainstream media to call out, in clear language, what Pauline Hanson and One Nation stand for, based on their past and current behaviour, is an utter disgrace. We will remember the Fourth Estate's role in this Trumpian, fascist, and racist shitshow.
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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Microbiologist Jasmine Clark campaigned on her science background--and won. www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat
Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/science... Godawful time to be a scientist in Oz
abc.net.au
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
One nation => following a Trump-lite kakistocracy playbook •Fawn at the feet of billionaires •Create chaos and division •Gut social support •Line their own pockets
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Helen MC @crystallised-cricket.com · 29/04/2026
Calling all crafty crystallographers! Are you going to #IUCr2026? Would you like to have a craft meet up in Calgary? Laura Folkers (at @stoenews.bsky.social) and I are looking to organise a gathering, all crafts welcome! Please fill in the EOI form so we can include you forms.gle/wpTpe4WVsdtY...
Image of a knitted square with the pattern in homage to 'Photo 51' the seminal diffraction image of DNA taken by Roslin Franklin
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John Rubinstein @johnrubinstein.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Was just asked to spread the word about this position. Structural biology and Chemical Biology positions in Barcelona, one of the great cities of the world! www.irbbarcelona.org/sites/defaul...
IRB Barcelona invites applications for Group Leader positions in Chemical
Biology (one) and Structural Biology (one) as part of its strategic effort to
strengthen molecular sciences.
The successful candidates will join a highly multidisciplinary and collaborative
institute with strong expertise in cancer and metastasis, ageing and cell
reprogramming, metabolism, cell differentiation, signal transduction, and gene
expression, working at the interface of structural and computational biology,
chemistry, and biology.
IRB Barcelona is embedded in a vibrant scientific ecosystem and maintains
close collaborations with major research infrastructures such as the Barcelona
Supercomputing Center (BSC) and the ALBA Synchrotron, as well as leading
research centres, universities, and hospitals in Barcelona.

About IRB Barcelona
IRB Barcelona
(www.irbbarcelona.org)
is a multidisciplinary research
institute where scientists collaborate
to address fundamental biomedical
questions and unmet medical needs.
The Institute currently hosts more
than 500 members from around the
world across 27 research groups.
How to apply
Applications should include a CV, letter
of intent, brief (2-page) research
proposal, and the names and contact
details of at least three referees.
Applications must be submitted via
https://recruitment.irbbarcelona.org
no later than 22 May 2026, quoting
reference GL/26/01 (Chemical Biology)
or GL/26/02 (Structural Biology).
The successful candidates are expected
to join in Q4 2026 or 2027, with flexibility
depending on individual circumstances.
For Informal enquiries, please contact
the chair of the Search Committee
(Prof. Xavier Salvatella, at
xavier.salvatella@irbbarcelona.org)
and for details and updates on
the selection process please
contact the Head of People at
(irbglcall@irbbarcelona.org)
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Super important the government stares the Trump administration down on medicine pricing. The PBS is a cornerstone of our healthcare system. We can’t be bullied into caving in and dismantling a system which serves Australians well.
theage.com.au
‘We think it should be zero’: Farrell vows to fight Trump administration over drug tariffs
The trade minister said he would meet US trade tsar Jamieson Greer and make the case to remove tariffs on pharmaceuticals, as well as on other exports.
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Athene Donald @athenedonald.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Women managers take abuse allegations more seriously than men. Does that surprise me? Sadly, not really www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
theguardian.com
Firms with more women in top roles more likely to dismiss abusive men, study finds
IFS analysis also finds male-managed companies were more likely to have victim of abuse leave company
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
@brettcollins.bsky.social
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Emily Furlong @emfurlong.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Job alert! Denisse Leyton and I are hiring a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow position (up to December 2028) at The Australian National University. Application deadline is 12 April 2026 jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc... 1/2
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Emily Furlong @emfurlong.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Very excited that the first publication from my lab is now online! Thanks to @actacrystd.iucr.org editors and reviewers for the smooth publication process. And congratulations to first author, Jiayi Pan, who completed this work in her Master’s year! @biologyanu.bsky.social
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Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men." Just saying it right out loud now. newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
newrepublic.com
Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join my campaign to properly fund medical research in Australia 🔬 www.moniqueryan.com.au/medical_rese...
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Lovely Moreton bay fig at Bulimba #brisbaneWalks
View through the branches and leaves of a Morton Bay fig onto a green Park land with blue sky and soccer pitchView along the footpath with a Moreton Bay fig on the right and shady green grass
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Frances Separovic @francesbiophys.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
An informal #WomenInScience meeting at Canberra Airport, with professors Joanne Etheridge (VIC), Jennifer Martin (QLD), and Lyn Beazley (WA).
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UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences @uclmaps.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women's Day! Watch this short video about the contributions, influence and character of #KathleenLonsdale, the first female professor at UCL, inspiring UCL's women in #chemistry today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O24o.... #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
youtube.com
Faces of UCL: Kathleen Lonsdale, first female Professor at UCL
YouTube video by UCL
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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
IWD: somehow her name is less familiar, and yet, she actually received the Nobel: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
en.wikipedia.org
Dorothy Hodgkin - Wikipedia
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today’s Queenslander (house) fauna of the day
A sweet little praying mantis chilling on a post of a timber house in Queensland Australia
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is what electing more 'One Nation' candidates will bring to Australia...anti-vaccination and anti-science, belief-driven misinformation. Look how well that's going for the infectious disease hellscape that the US is rapidly becoming . #auspol
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internet
Founder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been ‘optimised for nastiness’, but collaboration and compassion can prevail
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Really interesting and illuminating. The ABC doing its job.
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture we can build something bigger, better, stronger, more just. This is the task of the middle powers" globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
globalnews.ca
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Two great scientists, terrific speakers and wonderful people
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
You’ve just opened a chemistry themed pub, what are you calling it? The Flask and Funnel #chemsky
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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Petition: We will not be divided after Bondi. Add your name: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Get on board. The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social is a great and important organisation jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
jewishcouncil.good.do
SIGN ✍️ We will not be divided after Bondi
Add your name to the Jewish Council petition today
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Horrific scenes at a peaceful gathering at Bondi beach in Sydney. And acts of heroism that lift our hearts in a time of darkness. I am devastated by the loss of innocent lives, and send love to grieving families and friends
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Great job CNRS - leading the way to break the stranglehold and saving millions at the same time
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cryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Advantages and Limitations of AlphaFold in Structural Biology: Insights from Recent Studies pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41326937/ #cryoEM
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Australia are you listening?
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Walked a little of the Cotswold way near Stroud yesterday on a glorious (almost) winter’s day
A view down a hill with a walking path to the left and impossibly green fields at the back illuminated by a weak wintery sunTypically English scenery of rolling green hills, clouds overhead and sun peeking through
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
So much opportunity for Australia to lead, and so much apathy by decision makers
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Dr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Smart countries don’t cut funding to their world-leading science and technology research organisations. The Albanese government has to step up and provide adequate support for research and development in Australia - it has to invest in our future.
abc.net.au
CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul
After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Awesome news!!! Congratulations and richly deserved @monsoon0.bsky.social
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RCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
November 17 is designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. Visit PDB-101 to learn how the capsid protein of papillomavirus is used in vaccines that prevent cervical cancer.
pdb101.rcsb.org
PDB101: Learn: Paper Models: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
The capsid protein of papillomavirus is used in vaccines that prevent cervical cancer.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Spring into Brisbane. Lovely time of year to wander through the streets of Brissie. #BrisbaneWalks #Brisbane #Foliage
Shady spreading Poinciana tree in glorious hues of scarlet and green leaning across a suburban streetMulticoloured frangipani blooms peeking out through long green leaves and thin grey branchesPinky purple crêpe myrtle bush and petal-drop splatters on grassPerfect Jasmine flowers nestled amongst shiny green leaves. I wish you could smell the perfume. It is the most wonderful aroma.
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Jenny Martin @jennymartin-ccc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Well this is something I am definitely on board with. Scientific publishing should not be - should never have been - a commercial enterprise
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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Well reasoned and new information - “Rosalind Franklin has been reduced to the “wronged heroine” of the double helix. She deserves to be remembered not as the victim of the double helix, but as an equal contributor to the solution of the structure.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
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Lior Pachter @lpachter.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted. liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
James Watson was not just a scientist who was a racist. He was worse - a scientist who offered other racists the comfort of scientific authority.
statnews.com
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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Frances Separovic @francesbiophys.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Applications are open for the Frances Separovic Scholarship for domestic students enrolling at @unimelb.bsky.social in an undergraduate degree and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances. Preference to those from regional or remote areas of Australia. scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/franc...
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