Fun with students of SMS

The students of EMBL Australia node of Single Molecule Science (SEAMS)

Tracking the intracellular journey of viruses

Group leader, Dr Senthil Arumugam joins Single Molecule Science to learn how to reroute cargoes like viruses inside cells so they can be destroyed by the host, rather than cause tissue damage and infect neighbouring cells. If we know which molecules direct viruses through the cellular volume to specific intracellular organelles, we can target them to treat viral infections, says Senthil.

Insights from the Korean-German Science Innovation Conference

Kat Gaus tells us a little about her experience at the Korean‐German Conference and the usefulness of useless knowledge.

Dean acknowledges high achievers from SMS

Dr Liz Hinde, from the Gaus lab, has been named one of the Dean’s Rising Stars. And Eunice Tan—Research Support Officer—receives the Dean's Award for Professional and Technical Staff. For Professional and Technical staff, the Dean’s Award is the highest award made by the Faculty to individuals who have made outstanding contributions

Grant success for SMS

Today the NHMRC announced the outcomes of funding over $670 million from the 2015 round of applications, and Single Molecule Science have plenty to celebrate.

Calling all single molecule enthusiasts

We are delighted to announce the first meeting of the Single Molecule Discussion Club!

Trading hedge funds for single molecules

Andrew Nakhla helps the team at SMS with administration, and data management and analysis. He was recruited to SMS in August and his role is constantly evolving.

Learning from nature’s machines

Can we re-create natural motors 1,000,000 times smaller than a grain of sand and five times faster than a F1 engine? Ask Matt Baker.

Introducing EMBL Australia International PhD Scholarships

Single Molecule Science at UNSW is seeking talented and motivated PhD students–nationally and internationally–to be part of the EMBL Australia International PhD Program.

Inspiring the next generation of female scientists

“Every day, every second our immune cells make decisions to activate or not active, every time they make a decision the outcome is life or death”.

Watching taste cells in action

Our colleague Steve Lee at ANU had a cracking paper in Nature Scientific Reports last week – watching taste cells in action on a mouse tongue. Here’s the ANU media release.

Finishing off a high-flying 2014

It’s been a big year for the Gaus Lab, with the launch of our new Centre for Single Molecule Science and EMBL Australia node, the purchase of super-resolution microscopes that will use Nobel Prize-winning techniques, and being finalists in the Eureka Prizes.