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Richard Birkinshaw

@richardbirkinshaw.bsky.social
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Structural Biologist 🧬 @WEHI ⚕️ | Protein and Drug Design | Biophysics 🔬 | AI | Apoptosis | Epigenetics | Coffee ☕ | Naarm/Melbourne 🇦🇺

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Kate Michie @kmichie.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Just a heads up to anyone interested. @joshuamhardy.bsky.social will be presenting Protein DJ next week at the Australian Structural Biology Computing “Protein Design Seminars” hosted by @ausbiocommons.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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WEBINAR SERIES: Leveraging deep learning to design custom protein-binding proteins — Australian BioCommons
Be inspired by case studies that show you how deep learning methods are speeding up the process of designing proteins with desirable biophysical properties. More information Register
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Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 recognises up to 5️⃣ scientists who are within 5 years of their PhD, with a talk secured in a dedicated session! It’s always a highlight of the meeting & a fantastic opportunity to showcase exciting new science 🤩 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: www.lorneproteins.org/submissions
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EMBL @embl.org · 17/07/2025
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics & related activities, including AI, omics, data services, and infrastructure. www.embl.org/news/embl-an... @ausbiocommons.bsky.social @bioplatformsaus.bsky.social
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Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences | EMBL
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.
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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Researchers WEHI and Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered another important role of protein MCL-1: it keeps hair growing! A finding that could pave the way for new treatments for alopecia, hair loss. Read the study in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Richard Birkinshaw @richardbirkinshaw.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Congratulations Alisa, this is a great outcome for science 🎉
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Richard Birkinshaw @richardbirkinshaw.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Such a beautiful structure congratulations to everyone involved!
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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
World-first: researchers have discovered what protein #PINK1 looks like in humans and how it is activated, solving a decades-long mystery in the fight against #Parkinsonsdisease. The team hope to use the knowledge to find a drug to stop #Parkinsons. www.wehi.edu.au/news/scienti...
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Scientists solve decades-long Parkinson’s mystery
WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson’s disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for development of new drugs to treat the condition.
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Richard Birkinshaw @richardbirkinshaw.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Wow!
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Lorne Proteins @lorneproteins.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Interactive Program now live for the Lorne Protein Conference 2025! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! www.lorneproteins.org
Lorne Protein Meeting poster
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