Peter Mabbitt
@petermabbitt.bsky.social
Biochemist based in Aotearoa.
Pinned
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Join @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a funded 3.5 year PhD programme:
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Also up for grabs is a project on antiviral PROTACs, supervised by us and the France lab (School of Chemistry) should ubiquitin and viruses appeal! Please get in touch with any questions.
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Also up for grabs is a project on antiviral PROTACs, supervised by us and the France lab (School of Chemistry) should ubiquitin and viruses appeal! Please get in touch with any questions.
www.gla.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join @uofglasgow.bsky.social for a funded 3.5 year PhD programme:
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Also up for grabs is a project on antiviral PROTACs, supervised by us and the France lab (School of Chemistry) should ubiquitin and viruses appeal! Please get in touch with any questions.
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
Also up for grabs is a project on antiviral PROTACs, supervised by us and the France lab (School of Chemistry) should ubiquitin and viruses appeal! Please get in touch with any questions.
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Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs www.theguardian.com/australia-ne....
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🚨 Postdoc position in my lab!
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨 Postdoc position in my lab!
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A project on protein binder discovery for K6-linked #ubiquitin to investigate their role in infection is available.
📍 DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark
⏰ Deadline: 18 December 2025
Apply here: efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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⏳Four days to go until #AusUb2025! Check out the video below to hear some conference tips and tricks from our committee chair David Komander (and some potentially controversial interest rankings!?!?).
More interviews to come in the next few days so watch this space 😉
More interviews to come in the next few days so watch this space 😉
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
⏳Four days to go until #AusUb2025! Check out the video below to hear some conference tips and tricks from our committee chair David Komander (and some potentially controversial interest rankings!?!?).
More interviews to come in the next few days so watch this space 😉
More interviews to come in the next few days so watch this space 😉
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Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today is a big day as the Precision Breeding Act comes into force 🌱
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
@kamounlab.bsky.social: “This is a milestone for UK science and innovation. We now have the regulatory framework to translate discovery into impact — improving crops, strengthening food security, and benefiting society” 🌿
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Nice to see Research, Science, Innovation and Technology getting a little airtime with two oral questions, and subsequent supplementary exchanges, in Parliament today. There are some extreme snippets on socials but here is full session (7 min). youtu.be/s2rz84uo2JQ
Parliament Oral Questions 10 and 11 on 13 Nov 2025
YouTube video by New Zealand Association of Scientists
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Nice to see Research, Science, Innovation and Technology getting a little airtime with two oral questions, and subsequent supplementary exchanges, in Parliament today. There are some extreme snippets on socials but here is full session (7 min). youtu.be/s2rz84uo2JQ
Spoonbill, come together with the shelducks. -Soundgarden's lesser-known song.
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Spoonbill, come together with the shelducks. -Soundgarden's lesser-known song.
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Looking to do a PhD at Kew?
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looking to do a PhD at Kew?
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
We partner with leading universities across the UK to tackle urgent questions in plant & fungal science – from AI-driven evolution to the effects of climate change 🌍
See what opportunities we have: kew.org/phd-opportunities
Some examples 🧵👇
#PlantScience #PhD
Weweia on Ōkāreka
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Weweia on Ōkāreka
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The Wilkinson Lab is open for science! @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
🧬We'll be finding funky new RNA biology, mainly by looking at reverse transcriptases (i.e. the Best Enzymes In The World)🧬
annnd: I'm hiring - come join! Especially postdocs and PhD students - please get in touch (NYC is great)
🧬We'll be finding funky new RNA biology, mainly by looking at reverse transcriptases (i.e. the Best Enzymes In The World)🧬
annnd: I'm hiring - come join! Especially postdocs and PhD students - please get in touch (NYC is great)
Wilkinson Lab
We discover and study reverse transcriptases
wilkinsonlab.bio
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Wilkinson Lab is open for science! @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
🧬We'll be finding funky new RNA biology, mainly by looking at reverse transcriptases (i.e. the Best Enzymes In The World)🧬
annnd: I'm hiring - come join! Especially postdocs and PhD students - please get in touch (NYC is great)
🧬We'll be finding funky new RNA biology, mainly by looking at reverse transcriptases (i.e. the Best Enzymes In The World)🧬
annnd: I'm hiring - come join! Especially postdocs and PhD students - please get in touch (NYC is great)
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See you at Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo for the 2026 Protein Termini Conference | Co- and post-translational modifications | Proteolytic processing and degradation pathways | Microbes, plants, animals #ProteinTermini2026 #Proteostasis #ProteinModifications #PalazzoDeiNormanni #Palermo2026
October 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
See you at Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo for the 2026 Protein Termini Conference | Co- and post-translational modifications | Proteolytic processing and degradation pathways | Microbes, plants, animals #ProteinTermini2026 #Proteostasis #ProteinModifications #PalazzoDeiNormanni #Palermo2026
First rose of summer
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
First rose of summer
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I'm a bit late with the customary #MoleDay infographic this year, but better late than never!
The mole makes it easier to describe the huge numbers of atoms, molecules, or ions that participate in chemical reactions.
More in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/23/m...
#ChemSky 🧪
The mole makes it easier to describe the huge numbers of atoms, molecules, or ions that participate in chemical reactions.
More in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/23/m...
#ChemSky 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I'm a bit late with the customary #MoleDay infographic this year, but better late than never!
The mole makes it easier to describe the huge numbers of atoms, molecules, or ions that participate in chemical reactions.
More in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/23/m...
#ChemSky 🧪
The mole makes it easier to describe the huge numbers of atoms, molecules, or ions that participate in chemical reactions.
More in this graphic: www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/23/m...
#ChemSky 🧪
Henry hoover has really let himself go.
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Henry hoover has really let himself go.
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A lot of pressure on the different grant schemes, and pretty much independent of career stage.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A lot of pressure on the different grant schemes, and pretty much independent of career stage.
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💫 Celebrate the festival of lights safely, and let the chemistry of joy shine bright!
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali filled with love, light, and laughter. #RSCIndia #ChemSky #Diwali2025
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali filled with love, light, and laughter. #RSCIndia #ChemSky #Diwali2025
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
💫 Celebrate the festival of lights safely, and let the chemistry of joy shine bright!
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali filled with love, light, and laughter. #RSCIndia #ChemSky #Diwali2025
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali filled with love, light, and laughter. #RSCIndia #ChemSky #Diwali2025
I spotted this advert in a 1917 edition of the Times.
I’d be interested to know how many cigarettes made it to hospital wards.
I’d be interested to know how many cigarettes made it to hospital wards.
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I spotted this advert in a 1917 edition of the Times.
I’d be interested to know how many cigarettes made it to hospital wards.
I’d be interested to know how many cigarettes made it to hospital wards.
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Updated with new expert comments overnight:
Big shakeup for NZ’s research funding – Expert Reaction
Big shakeup for NZ's research funding - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand's science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
October 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Updated with new expert comments overnight:
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Are you within 5 years of your PhD? Apply now for the Anders Early Career Award, honouring Professor Robin Anders and recognising excellence in emerging protein scientists.
🎤 Speaking slot + 💰 $500 prize
📅 Apply by Friday 24 October 2025
👉 www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #AndersAward
🎤 Speaking slot + 💰 $500 prize
📅 Apply by Friday 24 October 2025
👉 www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #AndersAward
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Are you within 5 years of your PhD? Apply now for the Anders Early Career Award, honouring Professor Robin Anders and recognising excellence in emerging protein scientists.
🎤 Speaking slot + 💰 $500 prize
📅 Apply by Friday 24 October 2025
👉 www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #AndersAward
🎤 Speaking slot + 💰 $500 prize
📅 Apply by Friday 24 October 2025
👉 www.lorneproteins.org
#LorneProteins #AndersAward
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🎉 Fletcher lab PhD student Emma Davies reflecting on her prize winning talk - we’re super proud of you Emma - many congrats! 🎉
@cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Emma Davis, the winner of 2025's Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prize! We agree with Emma that all of the finalists' talks were brilliant and a massive well done to everyone involved!
October 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🎉 Fletcher lab PhD student Emma Davies reflecting on her prize winning talk - we’re super proud of you Emma - many congrats! 🎉
@cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
Is it wrong to impulse buy bumblebees?
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Is it wrong to impulse buy bumblebees?
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The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...