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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · 2d

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 16 Oct 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Dan Warren, Senior Research Fellow, Gulbali Institute in Albury-Wodonga, CSU. Details: rb.gy/7jxcgw

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · 2d

Guillaume Tcherkez from Université d’Angers will give a seminar tomorrow. Join us on campus and online.

PS Seminar Series: Photosynthetic dependency of phloem sap generation in minor veins

Factors controlling plant photosynthesis and primary production include parameters dictating photosynthetic activity together with export and allocation properties.

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · 8d

Join us on campus & online on Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Josh Hardy, Senior Research Officer - Lucet Laboratory, New Medicines and Diagnostics Division from WEHI. Details: rb.gy/5f4lcm

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Wai-Hong Tham @thamlab.bsky.social · 9d

Our first Tham Lab photo with Megan Outram and Grace Jones @biologyanu.bsky.social

🐸 We want to understand how chytrid fungus infects frogs using structural biology, nanobodies & genetic engineering

Excited to be branching out to fungal diseases

#chytrid #nanobodies #fungus #effector

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Wai-Hong Tham @thamlab.bsky.social · 15d

Delighted to present our research on blocking malaria transmission at Director’s Seminar @jcsmr.bsky.social 🦟🦟🦟

Fun to discuss cryo-EM structures, nanobodies, new bispecifics and mRNA vaccines that block transmission🔬 💉 💎

🙏 Megan Outram for taking the first ever photo where you can see me 😂

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Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 20d

How do active heat + drought shelters affect soil arthropods?
New results from @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF FutureClim experiment, including @scienceanu.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social coauthors @jameslking.bsky.social + @pieterarnold.bsky.social

🧪 #SoilEcology #ClimateChange #Entomology #WildOz

RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 22d

New #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt

Combined heat & #drought affect #abundance, #composition & #diversity of subalpine surface-active soil #arthropod communities
doi.org/10.1111/een.70015

#ChangingClimate
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · 23d

This new study on Fijian ants highlights the insect biodiversity crisis 🐜
“Studies like this one are an important step in identifying the reasons behind the so-called insect apocalypse,” says co-author @sasha-mikheyev-anu.bsky.social of @biologyanu.bsky.social.
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Island ant communities show signs of unseen ‘insect apocalypse’

A new approach to analysing museum specimens has revealed a massive decline in Fiji’s native ant species since the arrival of humans to the islands

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Ryan P. O’Donnell @rpodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 2

My final PhD exit seminar is fast approaching! Tune in if you’d like to hear what I’ve been up to the last four years. There’s something for everyone: fungal genomics and species delimitation (38 new Rhizoctonia genomes), orchid phylogenomics and popgen, fungal taxonomy, it’s gonna be fun 🤙

ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 11 Sept 2025 at 3pm for a seminar by Ryan O'Donnell, PhD Candidate from RSB's Linde Group! Details: rb.gy/zij7xp

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Understanding Australian Orchids & Their Mycorrhizal Fungi – Macro to Microevolutionary Perspectives

The majority of studies into the Australian orchid flora and associated funga have thus far been narrow in scope and focused either on a macro- or microevolutionary scale. In this thesis, I studied th...

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congratulations to ANU biologists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer on receiving an #RSMedal!
🎥 Watch as they each reflect on their careers and what the Royal Medal (Biological) means to them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=euvG...

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Caitlin Byrt @botanicgeek.bsky.social · Aug 21

Rare Earth Elements are increasingly in the news and at the centre of global tensions.
We reviewed their roles and interactions with living organisms, and biotech opportunities for their management @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social @biologyanu.bsky.social

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 11 Sept 2025 at 3pm for a seminar by Ryan O'Donnell, PhD Candidate from RSB's Linde Group! Details: rb.gy/zij7xp

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Understanding Australian Orchids & Their Mycorrhizal Fungi – Macro to Microevolutionary Perspectives

The majority of studies into the Australian orchid flora and associated funga have thus far been narrow in scope and focused either on a macro- or microevolutionary scale. In this thesis, I studied th...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 28

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/

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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · Aug 28

Australian scientific excellence has been recognised globally: Congratulations to ANU Professors Susanne von Caemmerer FAA FRS & Graham Farquhar AO FAA FRS on their Royal Medal (Biological) from The @royalsociety.org!

Invisibility cloak pioneer Sir John Pendry awarded Royal Society’s top prize | Royal Society

The Royal Society announces the medals and awards recipients 2025

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 4 Sept 2025 at 2pm for a seminar by Dr Bernd Willems, Senior Application Specialist - Libraries and Synthetic Biology - KOSEA, from Twist Bioscience! Details: rb.gy/9953du

BSB Seminar Series: Twist Bioscience, Writing the Future of Synthetic Biology

Twist Bioscience is a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The core of...

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Aug 10

Happy National Science Week! 🧪✨

Get involved in our events: science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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Caitlin Byrt @botanicgeek.bsky.social · Aug 11

ANU academic making waves in water innovation share.google/eITbzPkxf8bT...

ANU academic making waves in water innovation

Plant molecular biologist Dr Samantha McGaughey has been announced as the 2025 ACT Scientist of the Year.

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 8

‪Join us on campus & online on Monday, 18 August 2025 at 12.30pm for our RSB Director's Seminar presented by @anammsequeira.bsky.social, RSB Group Leader, Lead Coordinator and Research Director of MegaMove. Details: biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 7

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PS PhD Exit Seminar - Harnessing Synthetic Biology for Retrograde Signalling in Plants

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a key retrograde signal in plants, linking chloroplast-derived stress cues to nuclear gene expression.

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Aug 7

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In conversation with the 2025 Young Australian of the Year – Scientist, Dr Katrina Wruck

The Australian National University, in partnership with the National Australia Day Committee, brings you an opportunity to meet and hear from winner of the Young Australian of the Year.The Australian ...

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Aug 4

Next week is National Science Week and we have so many upcoming events at ANU!
From panel discussions with inpiring scientists, to science in the pub, to lab tours for students, there's something for everyone:
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · Aug 7

Three remarkable early-career researchers from ANU, Dr Emily Furlong, Dr Ashley Jones and Associate Professor Xiaolin Wang, have been recognised with prestigious ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their significant contributions to science. Congratulations!
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Young science scholars flourish as tall poppies

Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join us on campus and online for a PhD Exit seminar with PhD candidate, Jack Wess, Rathjen Group on Fri 1 Aug @ 1:00pm. biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

PS PhD Exit Seminar - Unpacking Rust Hyperparasitism: The Genes Behind Eating Rust Spores

Fungal diseases are among the most significant causes of wheat yield loss globally and pose a serious threat to food security.

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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · Jul 23

🐤 Like humans, animals can become stressed when trying to lead a group of peers in a particular direction, says @scienceanu.bsky.social

Leading the way comes at a cost for feathered friends

Leading the way comes at a cost for feathered friends Like humans, animals can become stressed when trying to lead a group of peers in a particular direction, a new study from The Austral

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Jul 25

‪Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 7 Aug 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Emily Stringer & Dr Jarrod Sopniewski, Postdoctoral Research Fellows from the Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics at the University of Canberra. Details: rb.gy/x3t1fm

E&E Seminar Series: Boom-bust population dynamics drive rapid genetic & Conserving species with an ecological niche perspective

This seminar is presented by Dr Emily Stringer and Dr Jarrod Sopniewski, Postdoctoral Research Fellows from the Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics at the University of Canberra.

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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · Jul 25

‪Join us on campus & online on Monday, 11 Aug 2025 at 1pm for a seminar by Distinguished Prof Natalia Dudareva, Department of Biochemistry & Director for the Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, Indiana. Details: rb.gy/s8yys5

Joint PS and E&E Seminar: The Secret Dialogue of Plants: Breaking the Mold

Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that facilitate interactions with their environment, ranging from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to protecting t...

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