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Capacity Building Program – Caitlin Gare

  • 8 April 2026
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I am a third year PhD student with Professor Lara Malins. I graduated from the Australian National University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) with First Class Honours in Chemistry. My Honours research with Professor Lara Malins focused on the development of antimalarial peptide-drug conjugates. Subsequently, my PhD research has comprised of several […]

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Capacity Building Program – Kuok Yap

  • 27 October 2025
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Read about how the CIPPS Capacity Building program has assisted PhD student, Kuok Yap from the Craik Group at The University of Queensland, with his research. I earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Adelaide, where my research focused on understanding the biosynthesis of glycans in various cereal plants for agricultural […]

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Capacity Building Program – Dr Nipuni Peththa Thanthrige

  • 17 October 2025
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Nipuni shares her experience on how a CIPPS Capacity Building Grant has assisted her research.  Read more below: I completed my Honours degree in Microbiology in Sri Lanka, where I developed a strong interest in molecular biology and biotechnology, which motivated me to pursue higher studies. I was awarded a PhD scholarship in 2018 at […]

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Bridging Peptides with RNA

  • 18 June 2025
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Harnessing the flexibility of native chemical ligation to overcome the barriers of traditional therapies Native chemical ligation (NCL) is a remarkable technique widely utilized by peptide chemists to construct large, and increasingly complex peptides and miniature proteins, such as insulin, by fusing two medium-sized peptides. Developed at Scripps Research (USA) just 30 years ago, it […]

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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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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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Cross-Nodal Exchange – Matthew Pledge

  • 10 February 2025
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PhD student Matthew Pledge a Monash-Warwick Alliance (MWA) student at the Monash University recently completed a cross-nodal exchange to the University of Warwick, UK to visit Dr Alex Mullins and his group. Read the article below by Junming He.

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Capacity Building Program – Belinda Zhang

  • 8 November 2024
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Belinda Zhang from the Payne Group at the University of Sydney recently travelled to the Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT), US to visit Professor Brad Pentelute and his team.  Her Trip was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building program.  Read more in the below article by Junming He.

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Capacity Building Program – Dr Paul Visendi Muhindira

  • 1 November 2024
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Dr Paul Visendi Muhindira from the Craik Group recently travelled to the San Diego Supercomputing Center at the University of California San Diego. His Trip was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building program.  Read more in the below article by Junming He.

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Cross-Nodal Exchange – Minuri Suhar Ratnayake

  • 1 November 2024
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PhD student Minuri Suhara Ratnayake from the Cryle group at Monash University was supported by the CIPPS Cross-Nodal exchange program to visit Professor Józef Lewandowski at the University of Warwik, UK. Read the article by Junming below:

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Capacity Building Program – Max Harding

  • 6 September 2024
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PhD student Max Harding, from the Craik Group, recently completed and industry placement with Miruku in New Zealand. His Trip was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building program.  Read about the placement in the below article by Junming He.

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Capacity Building Grant – Henry Lamb

  • 2 August 2024
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PhD student Henry Lamb, from the Henriques Group at QUT, recently travelled to Portugal where he spent time with Professor Miguel Castanho and his team from the Institute of Molecular Medicine at University of Lisbon. His Trip was supported by the CIPPS Capacity Building program.  Read more in the below article by Junming He.

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Capacity Building Grant – Xinyun Jian

  • 21 November 2023
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Dr Xinyun Jian, A Postdoctoral Researcher from the Challis and Cryle Group at Monash University, recently travelled to the United Kingdom to enhance collaborations and present her research at the 21st Century Frontiers in Chemical Biology Symposium. Her trip was supported by a CIPPs Capacity Building Grant. Read the below article by Junming He:

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Capacity Building Grant – Dr. Chuan Huang

  • 21 November 2023
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Dr Chuan Huang, A Postdoctoral Researcher from the Challis and Cryle Group at Monash University, recently travelled to the United Kingdom to work at Erebagen, a synthetic biology company spun out from University of Warick.  His trip was supported by a CIPPs Capacity Building Grant. Read the below article by Junming He:

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Conference highlights: CIPPS ECR/PhD Retreat

  • 24 August 2023
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More than 100 CIPPS members gathered recently from across the country in the scenic Blue Mountains, 2-hours drive west of Sydney to share their science and connect under the theme of “Building our future leaders”.

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