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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Can enzymes be made to self-destruct for therapeutic purposes? “Reaction-hijacking of enzymes to generate potent therapeutic modulators in situ”. Very pleased that our Review is part of the 50th anniversary special edition of Trends in Biochemical Science. doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Amazing Public Lecture by Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, at RMIT’s Capitol Theatre. Strickland pioneered chirped pulse amplification for lasers, enabling innovations such as laser eye surgery. She gave an inspirational talk about her love of photons.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Very pleased to participate in an amazing Women in Parasitology session today as part of the Australian Society for Parasitology (@AS_Para) 2025 Conference. Thanks very much to Facilitators: Ghizal Siddiqui (@G__Siddiqui) and Hayley Bullen.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Symposium for the 50th Anniversary of the WEHI Parasitology and Infectious Diseases Division. It was great to meet up with friends and colleagues, such as Prof Emeritus Robin Anders and Prof William Pomat, Director of the PNG Institute of Medical Research.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Congratulations from all the Tilley Lab to Nutpakal Ketprasit (@nkprst) who submitted his thesis today on reaction hijacking of tRNA charging enzymes of Plasmodium & bacteria. This work will guide development of new treatments. Co-supervised by Stanley Xie and Stuart Ralph (@sturalph). @UniMelb

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Thanks to the amazing and inspirational International Women's Day #IWD2025 Morning Tea Panel organised by the School of Biomedical Sciences @UniMelb. “It takes a village to raise a successful woman scientific leader”. Great buzz of collaboration and support at the event.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Congratulations to Tayla Field, Stawell Secondary College, 2025 winner of the Chris & Marli Tilley Scholarship. Thanks to the Program run by Andrew McGuickan CEO. #Youthrive_Victoria is an amazing organisation supporting young rural and regional Victorians and their communities.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I had the great pleasure and honour of Chairing a Special session @LorneProteins. A History of the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function. The event marked the 50th Anniversary. 5 decades of Lorne-inspired protein science in Australia - remembered by 5 amazing colleagues.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Inspirational women discussing science @LorneProteins and life at 7.30 am in Lorne, as part of the #GWB breakfast network.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Congratulations to @FrancesBiophys on the award of the 2025 Leach Lecture Medal of the Lorne Proteins Conference. Frances gave an inspirational talk about NMR and of a life lived fully. What a wonderful role model for women in science! @LorneProteins

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Great talk from Hannah Shafaat UCLA on how to make a minimal metaloprotein @lorneproteins.bsky.social

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Excited to see our study published in @PLOSPathogens. Multi-stage activity & single oral dose killing of P. falciparum in vivo. Structural basis for improved potency and selectivity of this reaction-hijacking inhibitor are revealed. doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012429

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The Biomolecular Horizons 2024 (BMH2024) Congress welcomed registrants from 44 countries to share new developments in biomolecular research, innovation and education. The Congress made possible by the work of some many amazing colleagues. Read the Report in the AB: lnkd.in/gbA7Hf_E Page 31-37.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Wonderful to hear inspirational speakers from @YouthriveVic at the breakfast at Parliament of Victoria, this morning. Thanks to Maree Edwards, Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, for hosting, and to Andrew McGuckian for organising the event.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Congratulations to Frances Separovic on being awarded a Docteur Honoris Causa from the University of Bordeaux. @FrancesBiophys

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

So lovely to join the celebrations for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science celebration. Congratulations to the amazing award winners. Great to catch up with wonderful @Women in Science. @DrMistyJenkins

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Alexis Komor (@Komor_Lab) is a leader in #precision #genome_editing. She has developed new base editing methods that overcome problems with off target genome changes. Her work greatly advances efforts towards gene editing repair of genetic mutations.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Erinna (@erinna_lee) and Marilyn Anderson in conversation with Nobel Prize winner, Sir Rich Richards. Rich says: Embrace your “failed” experiments. If you repeatedly get an unexpected result, Nature is trying to tell you something.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

@PetroTerblanche, CEO Afrigen, advocates the medicines that Africa’s population could be manufactured on the African continent. RNA Technology offers the possibility of leap-frogging barriers to manufacture, but problems remain with respect to gaining IP and licences. #BMH2024

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

A very sage Indigenous Perspectives in BioMolecular Science Panel fielded questions about how to work with Indigenous patients, colleagues and sample in a respectful way. Amazing insights. How to be a good ally. Build on deep consultation. Such important work. Amazing insights.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Lovely to catch up with colleagues from KSBMB ahead of the Molecular #Neuroscience Biomolecular Horizons Satellite one-day meeting (21 September 2024). @BMH2024Melb. Featuring speakers from Australia and South Korea. Thanks Victor @AnggonoLab

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

The Young Scientists Program delegates have arrived for the @BMH2024Melb/ @IUBMB/ #FAOBMB event ahead of the BioMolecular Horizons Congress. Lots of fun and science ahead for the next few days. Thanks to @DrGabbyWatson and the YSP team for organising.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Great to catch up with some switched-on and hyped-up delegates at the Australian Society of Biophysics (@ausbiophyssoc) Student & Early Career Research Satellite Symposium ahead of the BioMolecular Horizons Congress @bmh2024Melb. Thanks to @DrDonnaWhelan for organisinng.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Women in Research webinar. Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellows: Sharon Parker (Curtin University) and Joy Damousi and Leann Tilley (University of Melbourne) will share experiences on building a research program. Register here: lnkd.in/gwK69wnx

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

@BMH2024Melb Program Executive members enjoying the beautiful view from Victoria University’s Melbourne CBD offices. We had an intense session of Program Grid work to bring you an amazing line-up of presenters. Don’t forget, poster submissions close June 30, 2024 11:59h AEST.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 25/06/2024

Don’t miss out! Poster submissions close June 30, 2024 11:59h AEST. Submit an Abstract for a presentation @BMH2024Melb. Join colleagues from over 40 countries and a truly amazing line-up of presenters. #Gene_Editing, #RNA_Technology, #Climate_Change, # Synthetic_Biology.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 20/05/2024

Fabulous Pre-#BioMalPar meeting – Celebrating 20 years of excellence at the Center for Integrative Infectious Disease Research, Heidelberg University Great to see some "frauen power" on display!

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

Thanks everyone for fabulous talks and interactions at the New Technologies for Probing #Plasmodium Machinery Round Table @Bio21Institute. Post-@MAM2024 fun, including a tour of the amazing Bio21 EM Facility.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Lovely talk by @SarahAuburn2 at MAM2024. "Identity by Descent" studies distinguish recurrent malaria infections from reinfections. Very important tool.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Come and visit the @bmh2024Melb Table @LorneProteins 2024 to get your koala and find out about an amazing Congress in Melbourne in September this year.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Fabulous to visit @RossWaller3 @CamBiochem and talk to wonderful members of his lab, and other #Plasmodium colleagues @rayner_julian @mcs_lee, Catherine Merrick, Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas @CamPathology. Wowed by the science, the good company, and by my digs at St Johns College.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 20/07/2023

Some of our team of dedicated organisers spruiking @BMH2024Melb at the @ICG2023 Congress. Enjoying the buzz of a vibrant meeting and looking forward a big biomolecular pow wow in 2024. www.bmh2024.com

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 17/07/2023

Inspirational thoughts from a Panel at #ICG2023 Nobel Winner, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, African BioGenome Leader, Anne Muigai, Kenya & Valda Vinson, Science Executive Editor. Build capacity. Take agency. Take your chances. Strong support and good mentorship are critical.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 26/06/2023

Congratulations to Nat Ketprasit @nkprst @Bio21Director on being awarded a 2023 #AINSE @AINSE_Ltd Postgraduate Research Award to study drug targets from the malaria parasite and pathogenic bacteria with @spanjikar @YogeshKhandokar at @ausynchrotron.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 11/05/2023

Great opportunity @KSBMB 2023 to interact with the KSBMB President, Ho Jeong KWON, Secretary General, Kyung Hee and JaeHyung (Vincent) Koo, at KSBMB2023.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 11/04/2023

Delightful performance from @sakdiyahmaruf at #ComedyZoneAsia @micomfestival. Laughter as medicine, resistance and subversion.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 05/02/2023

Fantastic talk from Laura Edgington Mitchell @LauraEM_Lab @LorneProteins. Such important and elegant work.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 17/11/2022

I have had the pleasure of following the wonderful career path of Georgia Atkin Smith @SomeBlondeSci over a number of years. So pleased to be there to see her recognised at L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards 2022 #FWIS #WomenInScience. @Dr_Ivan_Poon @EdwinHawkins

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 04/11/2022

So excited to share a flight with George Cooley – a fantastic #Aboriginal #artist and elder whose paintings of the Breakaways near Coober Pedy are on display at www.apygallery.com/pages/george-coo… - opening tonight. @apyacc @QANTAS @FrancesBiophys

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 24/10/2022

Inspiring talk from Dyann Wirth, Harvard University, at @ICTMM. #Malaria is a societal problem of development. Eradication needs to be led by African Countries. Well said.

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 10/10/2022

Excited to be visiting the University of Queensland tomorrow to deliver the Biochemistry Alumni Lecture and catch up with colleagues @buffalo_berger, @UQ_news alumni.uq.edu.au/event/session/21837

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Leann Tilley @leanntilley.bsky.social · 07/06/2022

Excited that Science has chosen our article 'Reaction hijacking of tyrosine tRNA synthetase ....' by Xie et al - as being of immediate relevance to public health and provided free access. Visit biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/v… to download. @The_GriffinLab,...

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