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Lisanne Spenkelink

@lisannes

Senior Research Fellow @UOW | single molecules | DNA replication | protein evolution | views are my own | she/her https://scholars.uow.edu.au/lisanne-spenkelink

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8–11 June 2026 | πŸ“ Heraklion, Crete πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

Get ready for Machines on Genes 2026, the 94th Harden Conference by the @biochemsoc.bsky.social β€” four days of molecular mechanisms and friendly discussions! πŸ§¬β˜€οΈπŸ”¬β„οΈ

Organised by @lapassmore.bsky.social, Dana Branzei, me.

09.01.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome to 2026 Australian Biophysics enthusiasts!

A throwback to our annual meeting in November, with all our amazing prize winners.

Hope to see you all again in Bendigo, 22-26 November!

07.01.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Genome integrity relies on rapid recycling of DNA Pol III in bacteria | PNAS DNA replication requires precise coordination between DNA unwinding and DNA synthesis. In all domains of life, protein–protein interactions at the ...

Happy to share our most recent work www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... Here we describe how efficient DNA replication in E. coli is dependent on an interaction between SSB-ssDNA and the DNA polymerase (Pol III). Thanks to all the co-authors for their hard work!

20.11.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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And that brings #ASB2025 to an end - so many awards! Well done to everyone who won amongst a very high standard of science throughout the week.

See you all next year in Bendigo!

26.11.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic talk by @phatmattbaker.bsky.social as the McAuley-Hope prize recipient for 2025! A highly entertaining and informative journey through Matt's biophysics journey and the incredible bacterial flagellar motor.

25.11.2025 07:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hearty congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Matthew Baker @phatmattbaker.bsky.social who was awarded the MacAulay-Hope Prize for originality and innovation in #biophysics at the @aus-soc-biophys.bsky.social meeting #ASB2025 at Griffith University Gold Coast campus.

25.11.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
25.11.2025 05:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Toby Allen and Ben Corry for that beautiful story, celebrating the life, work, and impact on our biophysics community that the late Shin-Ho Chung had.

Now for a special session all about ion channels! #ASB2025

25.11.2025 04:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Young Biophysicist Award (YBA) finalists impressed with exceptional science this morning β€” from single-molecule TIRF tracking and immune signalling, to chemotaxis and cardiac mechanobiology. We’ll announce the 2025 winner tomorrow at ASB! 🌟 #ASB2025 #YBA

25.11.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting day 3: Chris Garvey (Tech U Munich) - neutrons are great for studying biology!

@aus-soc-biophys.bsky.social

24.11.2025 23:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night the Bob Robertson award was presented by Adelle Coster (UNSW), a beautiful talk integrating mathematics and biology. Well deserved!

And very special to be joined by her dad Hans Coster, a legend in the Australian biophysics community! @lisannes.bsky.social @francesbiophys.bsky.social

23.11.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Kate Mitchie (UNSW) kicking off day 2 #ASB2025

@aus-soc-biophys.bsky.social

23.11.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to Prof. Adelle Coster, UNSW, to whom I was honoured to present the 2025 Australian Society for Biophysics (ASB) Bob Roberston medal during ASB2025 at @griffith.edu.au. Adelle is pictured with ASB President, @lisannes.bsky.social; inaugural awardee Hans Coster; & myself 2009 medal.

23.11.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Wollongong crew have arrived in the gold coast for the #ASB2025 meeting! Just missing @lisannes.bsky.social who had presidential matters to attend to.

Looking forward to the week of great science and catching up with the biophysics community in Aus!

23.11.2025 04:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies for enhanced protein detection - Communications Biology Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies are developed through rational design and in vitro evolution, enabling improved protein detection with up to 2.4-fold fluorescence increase and 2 nM sensitivity f...

Optimised nanobody-based quenchbodies are developed through rational design and in vitro evolution, enabling improved protein detection with up to 2.4-fold fluorescence increase @haiboyu.bsky.social
@lisannes.bsky.social @molecularhorizons.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

19.06.2025 13:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're hiring! Join our team at @molecularhorizons.bsky.social to study mitochondrial DNA replication using single-molecule visualisation and cryo-EM. Looking for someone with strong experience in protein biochemistry.
πŸ—“οΈ Apply by 29 April 2025
πŸ”— www.uow.edu.au/about/jobs/j...

@helixhero.bsky.social

26.03.2025 05:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great talk by @yuhenglau.bsky.social! Small molecules, medium-sized peptides, and large cages.
@molecularhorizons.bsky.social @helixhero.bsky.social

06.03.2025 03:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is it always #reviewer2? Surely editors do this on purpose now...

26.02.2025 06:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early-morning starts in the lab are even better when you get treated to this view from the lab.

23.02.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first Molecular Horizons member catch up of 2025 in the Cedar Tree Courtyard
The POMA committee presented the Publication of the Year awards for 2024 to the two winners - Jesse Michael and Nick Marzano. Congratulations to you both! πŸ”¬πŸŽ‰
#UOWResearch

04.02.2025 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two more weeks to apply to our opening for a senior postdoc in biophysics; work on exciting projects in DNA replication and/or chromatin organization from an interest in instrumentation! Deadline Jan 15 and application link: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

02.01.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well this is some cool single molecule imaging www.nature.com/articles/s41...

06.12.2024 03:15 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

First post πŸ₯³!

Excited to share that Jacob Lewis and I were awarded an ARC Discovery Project Grant to study how mitochondrial DNA is copied using #cryoEM and #singlemolecule fluorescence microscopyπŸ”¬. Postdoc & PhD opportunities announced soon!

28.11.2024 23:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great initiative! Could you please add me too?

14.11.2024 07:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0