Perth Protein Group

A special interest group of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). E-mail perthproteins@gmail.com to join the mailing list and be kept informed of relevant events. Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter at @PerthProteins.

Recent events

The 2025 PPG AGM was held at the Harry Perkins of Medical Research North campus. We heard excellent presentations from our keynote speakers Associate Professor Kate Michie and Dr Jie Tang. We also showcased the capabilities of new and established facilities such as the RNA Innovation Foundry and the CMCA. This year was also our first time hosting a guest speaker from the Adelaide Protein Group.

Coming up

This year, the PPG AGM will be held at UWA's EZONE Central. Abstract submission is open! Submit your abstract by email to perthproteins@gmail.com using this abstract template!

Our mission is to enable interaction and collaboration between protein research groups in Perth, create awareness of research strengths and key research equipment within Perth, raise awareness and extend membership of the ASBMB, create a forum for students and ECRs to present their work in an informal atmosphere, help disseminate and technical and practical aspects of protein science, and bring scientists from interstate or overseas to present their findings.

— Perth Protein Group Constitution perthproteins.org

Executive Committee

We're always looking for members of the Perth protein community to get involved, especially when it comes to taking charge of PPG events, e-mail perthproteins@gmail.com to express your interest.

Farley Kwok van der Giezen

Chairperson

Andrew Marshall

Treasurer

Callum Verdonk

Secretary

Emma Knowling

Events officer

Benjamin Hearn-Thomas

Events officer

Luke Smithers

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Join the ASBMB

We encourage all Perth protein scientists to join the ASBMB and remember to tick the box next to "Perth Protein Group" in the Special Interest Groups section as this forms the basis of their support for our events. If you're already a member, forgot to tick the box or were unable to, just e-mail perthproteins@gmail.com and we can update your ASBMB profile with PPG membership. Did you know first year HDR students get a year of membership free if their supervisor is an ASBMB member. Also students get additional benefits from joining ASBMB, to see them click here.

Highlights from WA

Check out some of the recent protein work led by West Australian scientists using the gallery below. Each image will link to the PubMed entry for the paper. If you have recent work to highlight, e-mail the PPG secratary any time with a 720 x 550 pixel JPEG image and a hyperlink to the paper in Pubmed.

Institution Representatives

Keen to arrange a PPG event at your institution? Click a name below to get in touch with your local institution representative.

Pauline Zaenker

Edith Cowan University

Aniruddha Agnihotri

Murdoch University

Danielle Rudler

The Kids Institute

Kristina Gagalova

Curtin University

Tanima Dutta

Notre Dame University

Andrew Marshall

University of Western Australia

Tara Richman

Harry Perkins Institute

Alyssa Van Dreumel

ASBMB liaison