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Protecting our Australian ground dweller, the Ninu (Greater Bilby)

  • 16 June 2025
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Extracting DNA from Ninu scat to save an iconic marsupial from extinction Australia is home to about two-thirds of the world’s known extant species of marsupials, including Tasmanian devils and quolls (dasyurids or carnivorous marsupials), kangaroos, koalas, and wombats (diprotodonts or herbivores), and bilbies and bandicoots (permelemorphs). Marsupials are an iconic group of animals due […]

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Let’s Talk About Biochemistry and Cell Biology

  • 11 June 2025
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Research in chemistry and biology is an evolving field because they are dynamic and collaborative sciences that tackles ongoing and relevant global issues. Researchers in CIPPS are working towards discovering, decoding, and developing new molecules to advance this field in Australia. To put our science in context, CIPPS have worked closely with our researchers, highlighted […]

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Let’s talk about Organic Chemistry and Electrochemistry

  • 11 June 2025
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Research in chemistry and biology is an evolving field because they are dynamic and collaborative sciences that tackles ongoing and relevant global issues. Researchers in CIPPS are working towards discovering, decoding, and developing new molecules to advance this field in Australia. To put our science in context, CIPPS have worked closely with our researchers, highlighted […]

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Capacity Building Program – Callum Breeze

  • 9 June 2025
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PhD student Callum Breeze from The Australian National University recently completed a 3 month industry Internship at CSIRO Black Mountain Campus in Canberra.  This opportunity was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building Program.

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Medal of the Order of Australia

  • 9 June 2025
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Congratulations to CIPPS Centre Advisory Board member, Emeritus Professor John Carver, Who received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to science in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry.  John was named on the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours list. (pg 11)

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Capacity Building Program – Dr Max Bedding

  • 2 May 2025
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Dr Max Bedding from the Payne Group at University of Sydney recently travelled to the University of Queensland to work with Dr. Tom Durak  and the Craik Group. This trip was supported by a CIPPS Capacity Building Grant. Read the full report below.

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Capacity Building Program – Flynn Attard

  • 2 April 2025
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Read about Flynn Attard, PhD student from ACT node, and his 6 month exchange to The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, working with Professor Phil Baran. This opportunity was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building program.

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About STEMpals

  • 24 March 2025
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About STEMpals Written by Junming He STEMpals is a program that aims to connect Australian grade five and six students to STEM enthusiasts through a letter exchange program, because they believe that “You Can’t Be, Who You Can’t See”. Their mission aims to empower the next generation to be scientifically literate and curious about our […]

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Cross Nodal Exchange – Tanvir Ahmed

  • 21 March 2025
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Read About PhD student Tanvir Ahmed from Colgrave Group at Edith cowan University, travelling to visit Dr. Netsanet Shiferaw Terefe at the CSIRO Food Innovation Center in Werribee Victoria.  Tanvir’s visit was supported by the CIPPS Cross-Nodal program.

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Capacity Building Program – Rosemary Georgelin

  • 10 February 2025
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PhD Student Rosemary Georgelin of the Jackson Group at the Australian National University recently organised a workshop through the CIPPS Capacity Building program. Read more in the below article by Junming He.

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