A group of Australian academics standing shoulder to shoulder, celebrating organising the successful Biomolecular Horizons Congress 2024, Melbourne, Victoria.
That's a wrap! With this awesome crew of go getters 🤩 We pulled off such a smooth huge conference! Thanks to all the #bmh2024 speakers, attendees and the never say die organisers. A privilege to work with you all! Let's never attempt this again 🫡
Stories & Structures – New Connections. #BMH2024 featured an exhibition building on >60,000 yrs of Indigenous tradition in a collaboration with Microscopy Australia. Rich visual parallels between #Indigenous artworks and the microscopic world. Thanks to Jenny Whiting @Sydney_Uni
Thank you to the amazing group that made up the local organising committee for @bmh2024Melb. Your hard work ensured a great #bmh2024 conference at the @MCEC last week. @fiona_whelan
Brilliant #BMH2024 High School Holiday Program. From microbial machines to gene editing therapies Amazing presentations from Dr. Alexis Komor, University of California San Diego, Dr. Melinda Jingqi Wang & Dr. Rhys Grinter, University of Melbourne. @Rhys__G @KomorLab
Caixia GAO is at the forefront of developing CRISPR-modified rice and wheat strains to secure the world’s food supplies. She wowed us with stories of “scarless” and base editing strategies. Her team’s mildew resistant wheat has achieved registration. #Bmh2024
Rich asks us to use our influence for the good of Society. He points to a need for all scientists to advocate to the public and to politicians about science-based solutions to the world’s challenges. #BMH2024
@PetroTerblanche, CEO Afrigen, advocates the medicines that Africa’s population could be manufactured on the African continent. RNA Technology offers the possibility of leap-frogging barriers to manufacture, but problems remain with respect to gaining IP and licences. #BMH2024
#bmh2024 Joan of Arc and a metric ton of Bingsu. Landmarks and life lessons. #toomuchbingsu #bingsuOD #BIGbingsu
Wrapping up #RNAday listening to Sir Richard Roberts' life and academic path. He discovered introns and how splicing works, which earned him the @NobelPrize
#BMH2024 @bmh2024Melb
Absolutely brilliant talk by Prof Petro Terblanche (Afrigen Biologics 🇿🇦) on #RNA vaccine and 💊 development with a strong focus on optimizing resources and efforts to cure and prevent diseases prevalent in Africa & LMICs
Impressive work! 👏🏽
#Inclusion #BMH2024 @bmh2024Melb
@reprotechethics On engaging with stakeholders outside academia:
Catherine M:
- External facing comms are 🔑 to maintain public trust
- 👂 to the people who will benefit from the technology
- Engage with your stakeholders! Understand their needs
- Strive for equitable access
#BMH2024
problems
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On #AI being applied to RNA:
Huge interest from the community. Some key 🔑 concerns highlighted by @reprotechethics:
- Transparency - what does it do with the data? what patterns (& biases) is it learning?
- Accountability - who will be held responsible for mistakes?
#BMH2024
On how to make it into roles for scientists outside academia:
- Find good mentors
- Work alongside experts in other fields
- Ask the big questions, both scientific and across other disciplines
- Be willing to take risks!
- Broaden your training and experience
#BMH2024
Insightful panel on The Future of #RNA with Amanda Caples (@Vic_LeadSci), Catherine Mills (@reprotechethics), Steve Rockman (@CSL) and Claire Borg (@moderna_tx) - chaired by @traude_beilharz and @BoslemAndrew
Short summary 👇🏽
#BMH2024 #RNAday @bmh2024Melb
Starting Day2 #RNAday at #BMH2024 by listening to Norbert Pardi (@pardi_lab) and his take on #mRNA vaccine development in the stunning plenary venue.
@bmh2024Melb @UNSWRNA
Delighted to meet another Croatian #WomenInScience, Dr Ivana Vrhovac Madunić from the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, at @bmh2024Melb. #bmh2024
Great to see the @Bio21Institute platforms of the @UniMelb represented well at @bmh2024Melb #bmh2024.
I'm excited to see some computational biology & drug discovery research down at Melbourne's @bmh2024Melb #BMH2024
G'day Melbourne! Arrived & ready for #BMH2024!
Join us tomorrow for the non-coding genome symposium:
🗓️ Monday Sep 23rd
⏰ 15:50-17:10
📍Room 218, Lvl 2, MCEC
Looking forward to catching up! If you can't find me in the main hall, check the family room😉
@bmh2024Melb @UNSWBABS
Check out the FAMILY FRIENDLY initiatives at the BioMolecular Horizons Congress @bmh2024Melb in Melbourne Sept 22-26 2024. Visit https://www.bmh2024.com/family-support to see info re our designated family room and our family care support grants. #BMH2024
Delighted to meet up with #WomenInScience, Dr Sarah Overall and Prof. Isabelle Marcotte, whom we hosted in #chemistry & @Bio21Institute #nmr facility at @UniMelb. Pictured here at @euromar2024 in Bilbao wearing my @bmh2024Melb t-shirt. #bmh2024 will be held in Melbourne this year
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HOLIDAY PROGRAM @bmh2024Melb on Wednesday 25 September 2024. The Future is Biomolecular: From microbial machines to gene editing therapies #bmh2024
If you are in Years 9-12, we encourage you to join us for this unique opportunity....
Keynote Speaker @bmh2024Melb is the 2024 #FAOBMB Research Excellence Awardee, Ling-Ling Chen #SIBCB, on long non-coding & circular RNAs in innate and autoimmunity. Join us in Melbourne 22nd-26th September for #bmh2024. Early bird registration closes 31st May.
2024 #FAOBMB G.N. Ramachandran Lecturer at @bmh2024Melb is Raghavan Varadarajan on measurement of residue depth in proteins, creating temperature-regulated molecular switches & stabilised immunogens. Join #bmh2024 in Melbourne. Early regn closes 31st May http://bmh2024.com
Key theme @bmh2024Melb: Molecular basis of disease features John Chambers @NTUSg on novel genetic & epigenetic pathways associated with coronary heart disease & metabolic disorders. Join us in Melbourne for #bmh2024. Early bird registration closes 31 May http://bmh2024.com
#bmh2024 hosts key theme Indigenous Perspectives in Biomolecular Science featuring Keynote Speaker Kimiora Hēnare @KimiHenare - on developing cancer treatments that support antitumour immunity and immunotherapy. @bmh2024Melb is on 22-26 September 2024 http://bmh2024.com
Phil Wilcox @otago is a Keynote Speaker in the Indigenous Perspectives in Biomolecular Science theme at #bmh2024 - working at the interface of tikanga (Māori bioethics) and gene technologies. @bmh2024Melb is to be held in Melbourne, 22-2 September 2024.
A key theme at @bmh2024Melb is Indigenous Perspectives in Biomolecular Science, with Keynote Speaker Michael-Shawn Fletcher @UniMelb, on high-resolution palaeoenvironmental records from the Southern Hemisphere in Melbourne 22-26 Sep 2024. Visit http://bmh2024.com #bmh2024
Key Theme at @bmh2024Melb, Indigenous Perspectives in Biomolecular Science features plenary speaker, @DrMistyJenkins, on discovering novel immunotherapy targets for adult and paediatric brain cancer. Join us in Melbourne, 22-26 September 2024, #bmh2024.
