Learn to read, think, and write like a scientist! This guide is designed to help students with science projects by explaining key skills and strategies. As a bonus, you’ll find step-by-step...
Print these educational reference guides at home or at school to learn about peptides and proteins. Discover the important jobs that peptides do in our bodies, such as protecting us from harmful...
Our 2025 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. It’s exciting to read about so many highlights spanning the CIPPS Annual Symposium and EMCR...
Educating children on CIPPS research through arts and craftThe centre participated in two outreach events at Woollahra Library at Double Bay, NSW, in April. We explored science through art, hands on...
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...
Drs. Fabien Plisson and Quentin Kaas are currently developing LipDB, one of the largest repositories of lipid-protein interactions as part of CIPPS...
Inspiring confidence, connection and action By Junming He Date: Friday 6th March 2026 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 AM Venue: The Terrace Room, Level 6 Sir Llew Edwards Building (Building 14), The...
Guiding year 12 students through a research facility By Junming He The centre and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) at the University of Queensland collaborated to host a group of 30 year...
Several CIPPS members recently attended the TIDES USA conference in San Diego. Read about their insights from the conference...
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)...
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...
Read how a CIPPS Cross Nodal Exchange has helped Caitlin Gare with her research...
Read about how a CIPPS Cross-Nodal Exchange has enabled new collaborations for Alexandra Sundman from the King Group...
Read about how the CIPPS Cross-Nodal program has supported a research visit to the Craik Group for Karandeep Grover from the New Group at the University of Sydney...
Read about the invaluable collaboration experience Aedena obtained undertaking a CIPPS Cross-Nodal exchange...
Read about how a CIPPS Cross-Nodal exchange has enabled Adele Gonzalvez to travel to the King Group to further her skills and knowledge of venoms...
Read about how the CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant has helped to support the reserarh work being done by Dr Andrew White from the Malins Group at Australian National University...
Are you looking for a fun activity aligned with this year’s National Science Week theme of Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language?We’ve customised our...
Are you looking for a fun activity aligned with this year’s National Science Week theme of Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language?We’ve customised our...
If you or your school has access to a 3D printer, here are some of our favourite 3D peptide models to accompany various activities such as the Peptide D-I-Y Activity Booklet . CathelicidinDownload...
Read about how the CIPPS Parental Leave Momentum Initiative has supported Dr Angeline Chan from the Craik Group...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant has helped to support the research work being done by Dr Xinyun Jian from the Challis and Cryle Groups at Monash University...
Congratulations to the winners of our third round of Fresh Ideas Grants! The Fresh Ideas Grants (FIG) scheme is a competitive grant process open to all Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellows. It aims to...
Congratulations to our winners of the latest round of the CIPPS Capacity Building Grants: Caitlin Gare – 10 weeks industry internship with AstraZeneca Sweden Dr Nipuni Thanthrige – Visiting legume...
Our 2024 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. It’s exciting to read about so many highlights spanning the CIPPS EMCR and PhD Retreat at...
Congratulations to CIPPS Deputy Director, Professor Rich Payne, on being awarded a 2025 ARC Laureate Fellowship, FL250100011 – Unlocking the Modified Proteome.Professor Payne aims to uncover how...
Do you or someone you know like puzzles, mazes, and find-a-word activities? Do you want to learn the new ABCs of peptides? If so here are some fun CIPPS-tivities that we’ve made for you!...
You’ve seen our peptide detective Koko in action, now you can learn how to draw him too!https://youtu.be/5Oi2ObE5Vo8...
We want to share our excitement of peptide and protein science with you! This DIY activity booklet will guide you through how to create your own 3D peptide and protein models. Expect the unexpected...
Peptides and proteins come in all shapes and sizes. Irrespective of this, they are always made up of a sequence of amino acids. Go on a journey with CIPPS to learn the 20 naturally occurring amino...
Are you a future peptide detective searching for new peptides in Australia’s amazing plants and wildlife? Print out this page and fold it into your very own notebook, and case board...
New peptide champion against drug-resistant cells have entered the battle According to the Australian Cancer Council Federation, at least 2 in 3 Australians will be diagnosed with a type of skin...
Understanding how novel protein tools can make unique cyclic peptides Enzymes are proteins that exist in all living things to accelerate (catalyse) chemical reactions, thus speeding up complex...
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...
Unveiling the evolutionary mystery behind the bioprocessing of cyclotides in plants The butterfly pea legume (Clitoria ternatea) is native to South America and tropical regions of Asia and was...
By attaching coumarin-based sensors to amyloids it is possible to determine the type and neurodegenerative disease, and in the case of AD, its progression...
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...
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...
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...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant has supported the research work of Dr Bhavesh Khatri from the Craik Group...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant has supported Dr Mathias Hansen’s research...
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...
Learn about the novel research being done by Dr Kate Farquharson from the University of Sydney. Her research was supported by a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant...
Read about how the CIPPS Parental Leave Momentum Initiative has supported Dr Bilge Ercan from the University of Sydney...
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...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant is supporting Dr Emma Peel’s research...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant has supported Dr Sameer Kulkarni’s Research...
Read about how a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant is supporting Dr Liam Adair’s work...
Read about how the CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant is helping to support Dr Bilge Ercan with her research...
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...
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...
About STEMpals Written by Junming HeSTEMpals 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...
Read about how the CIPPS Parental Leave Momentum Initiative was able to support Dr Tom Hawtrey from the New Group at the University of Sydney...
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. ...
Read about Dani’s International industry placement to Sophion Biosciences in Copenhagen. Her Trip was supported by a CIPPS Capacity Building Grant...
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...
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...
Over 120 delegates were hosted at the CIPPS 3rd Annual Symposium held at Q-Station, Manly, 25-28th November 2024. Read about the Sympoisum highlights below by Junming He. Powered By EmbedPress...
CIPPS Partner Investigator, Professor David Baker, who serves as Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA, was recently named recipient of the Nobel Prize in...
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...
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...
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...
PhD student Danella West from the Cryle Group at Monash University recently completed a cross-nodal exchange to the University of Warwick, UK to visit Professor Phil Stansfeld and his group.Read the...
PhD student Caitlyn Gare of the Malin Group at Australian National University and Dr Dani Rojas-Azofeifa from King Group at University of Queensland share their experience at attending the 37th...
PhD Student Cornelius Fischer from the Cryle Group at Monash recently travelled to the UK on a Cross-Nodal Exchange to visit Professor Józef Lewandowski at the University of Warwick. Read the article...
About DeadlyScience Written by Junming HeDeadlyScience is an organisation that is committed to creating STEM equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners. DeadlyScience is delivering fun...
Dr. Stephen Butler a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Jolliffe Group was recently awarded a CIPPS Fresh Ideas Grant to pursue a research interest. Read more about the collaboroation in the article...
Congratulations to CI Kate Jolliffe for winning this year’s Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Researchers. Kate’s research and leadership has enhanced Australia’s standing in the relatively...
PhD student Vishnu Mini Sasi from the Jackson Group at the ANU CIPPS Node travelled to Melbourne to collaborate with the Cryle Group at Monash. Read about the cross-nodal exchange in the below...
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...
Congratulations to CIPPS CI Prof Lara Malins (ANU), research fellow Bhavesh Khatri (UQ) and AI Emma Watson (UoA) who were each awarded ARC funding to cover their salaries and associated project...
Between 8-10 May 2024 approximately 120 centre members from across Australia gathered at the Mantra on Salt Beach, Kingscliff, in northern NSW to share their science and broaden their professional...
Callum Bullock, a PhD student from the University of Warwick, based with the Challis Group from the CIPPS Victoria node at Monash University, recently travelled to Canberra on a cross-nodal exchange...
A peptide library is a little like a regular book library. The peptide library has a number of amino acids or books all lined up in a specifically ordered system. We know and understand each book, and...
Australia is home to some unique and wacky wildlife. From our one-of-a-kind platypus to the famous cuddly koala, special features and adaptations to our vast land result in species not found anywhere...
Gluten is the general name for the structural proteins naturally found in wheat, barley and rye. These proteins are sometimes difficult to digest and for those with Coeliac disease (CD), incomplete...
If you’ve had the unfortunate experience of being bitten by a Green Ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) in Australia, you’ll understand the long-lasting pain and irritation inflicted by such a tiny...
CIPPS professional staff recently had the opportunity to attend the ARC Centre of Excellence Professional Staff Day held at QUT. Read the below article by Junming He. Powered By EmbedPress...
Congratulations to our winners of the latest round of the CIPPS Capacity Building Grants:Flynn Attard – International Lab Visit to the Baran Lab at Scripps ResearchDani Rojas Azofeifa...
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...
Dr. Walter Beck a Postdoctoral Research Associate from the Payne Group at the University of Sydney, recently travelled to Canberra for an inter-nodal exchange with Professor Gottfried Otting and...
Professor David Craik has been awarded the 2024 Emil Thomas Kaiser Award by The Protein Society. The award recognizes a recent, highly significant contribuition to the application of chemistry in the...
Dr Mahya Bahmani a potdoctoral Fellow from the Colgrave Group with CSIRO & Edith Cowan University, recently travelled to Brisbane for an inter-nodal exchange with the Craik Group. Her Trip was...
On the back of the Nature family publication, Extant and extinct bilby genomes combined with Indigenous knowledge improve conservation of a unique Australian marsupial | Nature Ecology &...
Read the news article by Jackson Ryan, published in the Guardian (Sat 22 June 2024) on Andrew Walker and the King Group...
Our researchers are unlocking the peptide universe of unique Australian animals and plants. Read the report from their recent trip to beautiful K'gari...
CIPPS Alumni Simon Tang completed his honours as a part of the Belov Group. In 2023 he received the University Medal (USyd) for his project – When Frogs Fight Back: Developing multi-omics...
Professor Glenn King elected to the Fellowship of The Australian Academy of Science...
Our 2023 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. It’s exciting to read about so many highlights spanning the CIPPS Symposium 2023, the EMCR and PhD...
As part of our broader communications and engagement strategy, CIPPS aims to have a presence at a major science-based event in each of our node states. Our outreach activities include making peptide...
Professor Lara Malins, a chief investigator at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS), and the ANU Research School of Chemistry...
Congratulations to the winners of our second round of Fresh Ideas Grants! The Fresh Ideas Grants (FIG) scheme is a competitive grant process open to all Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellows. It aims...
Yuhui Zhang a PhD student with the Craik Group recently travelled to visit the Jackson Group from the CIPPS ACT Node at the Australian National University in Canberra. His trip was supported by a...
Australia hosted this year's International Peptide Symposium at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, and CIPPS was a Platinum Sponsor for the event. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to...
Dr Tom Hawtrey, Research Fellow from the New group, recently attended the 14th International Conference on Optical Probes and Organic Semiconductors and took the opportunity to visit Associate...
Izzy Palombi, PhD student from the Malins group, recently travelled to The University of Queensland to work with Dr Nicole Lawrence in the Craik group to test peptide-drug conjugates on melanoma cell...
CIPPS was proud to support the second inSTEM conference in Melbourne, an initiative of the STEM-based Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence. InSTEM is a networking and career development...
Jingyao You a PhD student from the Joliffe Group at the University of Sydney, recently travelled to Brisbane for an inter-nodal exchange with the Craik Group. Her Trip was supported by a CIPPS...
Following on from a small local session in National Science Week, a team of experienced CIPPS communicators from UQ, USyd and ANU travelled to Questacon on 28 November to run an interactive engagement...
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...
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...
Maria Hountondji a PhD student form the Joliffe Group at the University of Sydney, recently travelled to Brisbane for an inter-nodal exchange with Dr. Sonia Henriques from University of Technology...
The centre invited Dr Phaedria Marie St.Hilaire to present a lunch time ‘hour of power’ session on women in STEM, ‘Embracing intersectional diversity through inclusive leadership’, at the 13th...
Congratulations to Professor Glenn King for receiving the 2023 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation last night! Glenn was recognised for his pioneering work in discovering peptides from...
The global pandemic COVID-19, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, has caused millions of deaths worldwide. In the last few years, scientists have been working hard to develop treatments. While there was a...
There is a growing interest in using peptides as drugs as they can often bind very strongly to targets, have low toxicity, and can influence certain biological processes in the body that traditional...
Amyloid fibrils are formed when normally healthy and soluble proteins misfold and stick together to form species that cannot be broken down. It is well known that these structures cause toxicity that...
Proteins fold into a particular 3D shape which gives them a specific function in biological processes. Proteins misbehaving in these processes can lead to disease. By decoding the 3D shape of a...
Oats are known to have excellent health benefits. They have a high protein content and can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease. Oats also have a low carbon footprint and...
Parasitoid wasps are large group of wasps which rarely sting humans but can be ruthless towards other insects. As parasitoids, they lay their eggs on or in insect hosts. Their larvae feed on the host...
Australian koalas have recently been declared an endangered species following decimation of the population due to a long period of habitat destruction from devastating bushfires, land clearing, and...
Heart attack and stroke are the leading causes of death worldwide, yet, remarkably, there are no therapeutics available to prevent the tissue injury caused by these life-threatening events. Both...
Protein is an essential component of the human diet, and sustainable sources are a key requirement for Australian food security. Recently, consumer interest in socially responsible products as well as...
Many diseases are characterised by protein-protein interactions (PPIs) that occur within our cells. PPIs are often difficult to treat, as the large surface area of interaction between the proteins is...
Nature not only affords insights into which peptides or proteins might be valuable to produce, but also give insightful clues about how to synthesise them. In nature, there are two main ways that...
Studying the structure of proteins at a molecular level is challenging at the best of times and studying one specific portion of a protein is even harder. Many chemists use a technique called Nuclear...
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...
Kuok Yap, PhD student from the Craik group, recently travelled to the Australian National University to work with Professor Gottfried Otting and Dr Elwy Abdelkader Ali. His trip was supported by a...
Cebrina Nolan, PhD student from the King group, recently travelled to James Cook University to collect jellies and examine their venom. Her trip was supported by a CIPPS Capacity Building Grant. Read...
Max Harding is a young science ambassador for the Wonder of Science program in 2023. Read more: Powered By EmbedPress...
Himani Shah is a young science ambassador for the Wonder of Science program in 2023. Read more: Powered By EmbedPress...
Deseh Gourdazi is a young science ambassador for the Wonder of Science program in 2022. Read more about Deseh’s experience: Powered By EmbedPress...
PhD student Josh Hammond from the Australian National University travelled to AstraZeneca in Sweden for a 3 Month Industry placement. This was supported by a CIPPS Capacity Building Grant. Read about...
Congratulations to our Centre Director, Professor David Craik, on his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (OA) in the King’s Birthday Honours. The citation recognises his...
Prof Richard Payne FAA’s lab has developed a number of technologies for assembling large polypeptides and proteins by chemical synthesis, which are now used widely by researchers in academia and...
The CBG scheme is a competitive grant process open to PhD students and Postdoctoral Research Fellows to undertake cross-nodal travel to facilitate joint supervision/mentoring, internships with...
Our 2022 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. Thanks also to CIPPS Research Fellow Dr Jeffrey Mak for designing this year's cover art...
Our 2022 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. Thanks also to CIPPS Research Fellow Dr Jeffrey Mak for designing this year’s cover art...
This month we have a very special edition of our regular highlights section. In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science and International Women's Day, Junming has interviewed 11...
This month we are looking back at some of the great conferences that took place at the end of last year, FBDD DU 2022, OMC2022 and SCANZ 34. This highlight features CIPPS members at different career...
CIPPS Partner Investigator Professor Hiroaki Suga, from The University of Tokyo, has been awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize for Chemistry. Professor Suga has been recognised for his ground-breaking work...
For our final conference highlight of the year, we are reflecting on our very own CIPPS Annual Conference!...
This month we are reflecting on the 36th European Peptide Symposium & 12th International Peptide Symposium which took place in Sitges, Spain in August this year...
CIPPS is thrilled that Chief Investigator Professor Michelle Colgrave has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)! The ATSE is one of...
This month we are reflecting on the RACI National Congress which took place in Brisbane last July. Held every 5 years, the congress is the one of the largest meetings of chemistry professionals in...
Congratulations to CIPPS research fellow Dr Conan Wang (UQ) and Associate Investigator Dr Christoph Nitsche (ANU) who were awarded ARC Future Fellowship grants this week. Conan will receive $840,000...
With a number of CIPPS members now travelling internationally for conferences, we have taken a moment to reflect on some of the fantastic meetings that were held in Australia earlier this year. The...
The great spectacle that was National Science Week is officially over. We have packed away our banners and games and are now left only with the fun memories from our awesome events! It was a very busy...
On Monday August 21st, CIPPS had the great privilege of being launched officially by Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm, Senator for Queensland, Assistant Minister for Education, Assistant Minister for...
An interview with Dr Rebecca Frkic, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Research School of Chemistry at The Australian National University. Written by Junming He. In late July Rebecca attended the...
Cassidy Whitefield is a PhD candidate working at the ANU under the supervision of Professor Colin Jackson. Cassidy grew up in Goulburn and Canberra and completed a BSc. (Hons) at the Australian...
Two of our Sydney-based CIPPS members have been recognised by the Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology (MCCB) Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). CI Professor Liz New has...
Professor Kathy Belov AO from The University of Sydney has been elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. President of the Australian Academy of Science, Professor Chennupati Jagadish...
Two major peptide conferences were held on the Gold Coast this week, the Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Meeting and the 14th Australian Peptide Conference (APC). With a number of international guests...
Our deputy-director Professor Richard Payne was awarded the prestigious Liversidge Lecture from the Royal Society of NSW in 2020. After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rich was finally able to...
Our 2021 Annual Report has been published that showcases many great stories and photos from our team. Thanks also to CIPPS Research Fellow Dr Aline Dantas de Araujo for designing our stunning cover...
What a wonderful and productive few days! 24 thought provoking talks from our CIs and postdocs; professional development and portfolio sessions; over 40 student and ECR posters; and heaps of informal...
Dr Samantha Nixon, one of our Research Fellows from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, has recently been chosen as the runner-up in the FameLab International 2021 science communication...
Professor Kathy Belov has been awarded the MJD White Medal by the Genetics Society of Australasia for excellence and a lifetime achievement in genetics research. Kathy and her team have been leading...
…and so say all of us! CIPPS is delighted that our Director, Professor David Craik FAA FRS, has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society – the world's oldest and...
Dr Lara Malins, has been awarded a prestigious Westpac Research Fellowship to support her research into the development of new antibiotic drug leads to help overcome antibiotic resistant bacteria. She...
Prof Glenn King, co-leader of our Discover theme, and his team are on the hunt to unravel the toxin arsenals of iconic Australian killers the box and Irukandji jellyfish. Sequencing the genomes of...
The Liversidge Lecture for 2020 was awarded to Professor Richard Payne FRSN FRACI FRSC of the School of Chemistry of the University of Sydney. Professor Payne’s research focusses on the development of...
Professor Michelle Colgrave has won the 2020 ICM Agrifood Award from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) at their annual ATSE Innovation and Excellence Awards. This award...
What’s one good thing about ticks? That question may not seem to have a logical answer, but Charlotte Franck and Professor Richard Payne’s research may transform tick saliva into novel...
Congratulations to Professor Kate Jolliffe FAA on election to the Australian Academy of Science for her world-leading contributions to organic synthesis, anion recognition and molecular self-assembly...
The first CIPPS workshop took place on the 18th and 19th of February 2020 in Brisbane. The workshop was attended by nearly all the lab heads of CIPPS, which is not a small feat considering that...
On Friday 25th of October 2019, the Australian Research Council announced that our centre was awarded funding for seven years as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein...
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...
Scientists from the Australian National University under the lead of CIPPS researcher Professor Colin Jackson have made a major breakthrough that could eventually lead to better treatment for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...