In a recent article on theconversation.com, two scientists working under CIPPS director Professor David Craik explain how circular peptides called cyclotides were initially discovered, why their peculiar circularity makes them special (circular peptides are rare compared to linear ones) and how it gives them one of a kind properties that might one day lead to […]
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A team under the lead of CIPPS researcher Max Cryle have discovered how a crucial step in the biosynthesis of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics occurs. Their breakthrough discovery led to two publications in prestigious journals Proceedings of the National Academy of Scoences of the USA (PNAS) and Chemical Science. You can find further information about this great accomplishment […]
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Professor Glenn King of the University of Queensland is developing a new drug that could safe many lives and improve the outcome of strokes. The drug is derived from spider venom of a local Australian funelweb spider. Currently, stroke diagnosis in the hospital is required before drugs can be used on stroke patients. Transport to […]
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As part of an international team, CIPPS scientist Richard Payne and his staff have discovered a new molecule that relaxes blood vessels. The team has published their findings in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. Their publication is available on the Nature website and for more information, visit the website of the University of Sydney.
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It has been 150 years since the periodic table of elements has been first created and to celebrate this breakthrough in chemistry, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has created the ‘Periodic table of younger chemists‘, profiling successful young chemists from around the world. CIPPS researchers Richard Payne and Elizabeth New are […]
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An international team scientists – including CIPPS researcher Katherine Belov – have successfully sequenced the full koala genome. A total of 54 scientists from 29 different institutions across seven countries were engaged in the effort which was led by Professor Katherine Belov, University of Sydney and Professor Rebecca Johnson, Director of the Australian Museum Research […]
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