CCeMMP Exit PhD Seminar – Minakshi Baruah – March 2026
April 9, 2026
Past Seminars
The Australian Research Council Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) is holding their 3rd Annual ‘Bench to Art’ Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biologists in a virtual exhibition during National Science Week. Our goal is to share stories of exploration and discovery in structural biology with the broader community.
ART GALLERY
Voting for People’s Choice is now open via the gallery. The art gallery will be live during National Science Week from the 14th of August, 2026.
Prizes
Cash prizes to be won!
First Prize for Still – $250 AUD
First Prize will be awarded by a judging panel composed of creatives in the scientific field and artists. Artwork will be evaluated based on their aesthetic appeal, not on the data they depict.
First Prize for Animation – $250 AUD
First Prize will be awarded by a judging panel composed of creatives in the scientific field and artists. Artwork will be evaluated based on their aesthetic appeal, not on the data they depict.
People’s Choice Still – $100 AUD
People’s Choice for still image will be awarded based on the voters’ choice. The community are encouraged to vote for their favourite still image during the exhibition.
Voting has now commenced, head over to the gallery to vote!
People’s Choice Animation – $100 AUD
People’s Choice for animation will be awarded based on the voters’ choice. The community are encouraged to vote for their favourite animation during the exhibition.
Voting has now commenced, head over to the gallery to vote!
Wildcard Prize – $100 AUD
A mystery prize….details to be announced later.
Who and when?
Who can enter?
This is a free event during National Science Week to promote structural biology research. We welcome submissions from anyone:
- using the technique cryo-EM in their research, or;
- working on membrane proteins using other techniques (tomography, crystallography, fluorescence microscopy, biochemistry etc).
When
Creations will be exhibited from 14th of August, 2026 via the art gallery.
Submissions closed on 9:00 AM (AEST), 8 August 2026.
Please ensure that you read and follow the guidelines below before submitting an entry.
This year, both still images (and photographs of creations) and short animations will be accepted.
Before submitting an entry, please ensure that you have read and acknowledge all of the following. Failure to do so, may result in disqualification:
- Art is submitted as image (e.g render, digital art or photograph) or short animation (no longer than 60 seconds) in landscape format (e.g. 1080×1920 resolution).
- The art is of original work/idea, and not solely produced using artificial intelligence (AI) tools (e.g. Midjourney);
- The art is created and owned by you. If required, ensure that you have secured the necessary permission to submit the image/animation;
- You warrant that you are entitled to submit the image/animation, and are not aware of any restrictions on the use of the image/animation;
- As owner of the artwork, you must grant CCeMMP an enduring, non-exclusive licence to use the artwork;
- You agree that the CCeMMP may publish your name and the artwork the on the CCeMMP’s social media channels, web pages, newsletter, printed or digital copies of the artwork for the general public to view;
- You have not submitted the image/animation to any other competition and have not previously published the artwork online;
- If you have previously received the first prize in the People’s Choice Award category in any CCeMMP Bench to Art exhibitions to date, you are not eligible to win in this category. However you may submit an entry and compete in the other categories.
Submission Form
- Submissions closed at 9:00 AM (AEST), 8 August 2026.
- The voting for the People’s Choice has commenced and can be accessed via the gallery. Voting commenced on the 14th of August 2026 at 9:00 AM (AEST) and will close at 5:00 PM (AEST) on 31st of August 2026.
- Prize winners will be announced in September 2026.
Questions?
Please direct all questions and queries to CCeMMP Outreach Committee (ccemmpoutreach@gmail.com).