CCeMMP Special Seminar – Prof. Dimitrios Fotiadis – August 2025
August 20, 2025
Past Seminars
ARC CCeMMP Research Symposium 2025
Register by Friday 31st Oct, 2025Date13 Nov - 14 Nov 2025
Time 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM on 13 Nov, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on 14 Nov AEDT
Location Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute 30 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
The Australian Research Council funded Centre, Centre for Cryo-electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP), is hosting a free in-person 2025 Research Symposium to showcase the exciting research and technological advances in the field of cryo-electron microscopy and membrane proteins and will feature two keynote presentations. CCeMMP invite the scientific community to attend and participate in the symposium on the 13th and 14th of November in Melbourne, Australia.
This year, CCeMMP are excited to welcome two keynote speakers, presenting their recent cutting edge research, Professor Wai-Hong Tham and Associate Professor Alastair Stewart.
Prof. Wai-Hong Tham
Professor Wai-Hong Tham received her PhD from Princeton University and is an Elizabeth Blackburn NHMRC Investigator L2. She currently holds a joint appointment at the Infection and Global Health Division at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and at the Research School of Biology at ANU. Her lab has made fundamental discoveries in novel host-pathogen interactions and examined their molecular and structural mechanisms to drive rational design of new therapies against malaria. The overarching aim is to rationally design and generate new inhibitors or antibodies that block these interactions and stop recurrent malaria infection in humans and block transmission from mosquitoes. Her work intersects with the fields of structural biology, nanobody technology, immuno-epidemiology and molecular parasitology. For her contribution to understanding malaria parasite biology, she has received the 2023 Bancroft-Mackerras Medal, 2023 Victorian Honour Roll of Women, 2020 International Award Biochemistry Society and 2019 and 2011 Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research (team prize).
Title: Blocking malaria parasite transmission: insights from cryo-EM of an endogenous fertilization complex.
A/Prof. Alastair Stewart
Alastair is a laboratory head at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney Australia. Throughout his career he has used a complementary spectrum of structural and biochemical methods to unravel the function of protein complexes important in biomedicine. Alastair embarked on his scientific journey at the University of Cambridge, where he read the Natural Sciences Tripos. He subsequently moved to Sydney to pursue a PhD focused on deciphering the mechanism of ATP synthase. Following his doctoral studies Alastair undertook a brief postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sydney, delving into the regulation of chromatin by long non-coding RNAs, before setting up his independent research group at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in 2016. Alastair has been the recipient of three consecutive fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council, most recently being awarded the Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research for the highest ranked Emerging Leader Investigator Grant in 2023.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
The abstract submissions for the ARC CCeMMP Research Symposium 2025 are now open.
The oral presentation abstract closing date is 9:00 AM (AEDT) 10th of October, 2025.
The poster presentation abstract closing date is 9:00 AM (AEDT) 20th of October, 2025.
Registrations for the Symposium close 5:00 PM (AEDT) October 31st, 2025.
Prizes
- CCeMMP Poster Prize – $300 AUD and a 3D printed protein model of your choice
- CCeMMP Poster Prize Runners-Up – $100 AUD
- Most Popular Oral Presentation Prize (voted by peers) – 3D printed protein model of your choice and a 2D structure print of your choice
Abstract guidelines
Please adhere to the following guidelines when submitting an abstract:
General abstract guidelines
- The submitted abstract should be relevant to the field of research i.e. membrane proteins, cryo-EM/cryo-ET work or cryo-EM/cryo-ET of membrane proteins.
- Abstracts will be maximum 300 words and maximum one A4 page in length, including any figures, photos or graphs.
- Page margins should be a minimum of 2.0 cm.
- All text should use single line spacing and full justification.
- A minimum font size of 12 point in Times New Roman.
- Abstract title should be in bold font.
- Authors should be listed and italicised.
- Address line should be included below the authors names with a space in between author names and address.
- All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English.
- Authors should indicate whether they would like to be considered for an oral presentation in the submission form (select “Poster or Oral”). The selection panel reserves the right to decide which abstracts will be presented in oral form and the length of the oral presentation.
- Upon abstract submission, you will receive an email notifying you of your successful submission.
Submit your abstract here.
Poster presentation guidelines
- Poster presentation abstract submissions close at 9:00 AM AEDT on the 20th of October, 2025.
- All authors submitting abstracts will be able to present a poster.
- Posters must be presented in portrait orientation and must not exceed A0 (841 cm x 1189 cm) size. Equipment to mount posters will be provided on arrival.
- Please indicate in the Abstract Submission Form if you wish to be considered for the CCeMMP Poster Prize.
Oral presentation guidelines
- Oral presentation abstract submissions close at 9:00 AM AEDT on the 10th of October, 2025.
- Please indicate in the Abstract Submission Form if you wish to be considered for an oral presentation (select “Poster or Oral”).
- Abstracts will be reviewed by a selection panel and authors selected for an oral presentation will be notified no later than Friday 17th of October 2025. The selection panel reserves the right to decide which abstracts will be presented in oral form and the length of the oral presentation.
- Oral presentations will be either 10 or 20 min in length followed by question time; you will be informed following abstract selection the length of your presentation.
- Important: Abstracts selected for an oral presentation do not need to present a poster. If your abstract is not selected for an oral presentation, you are required to present a poster; please only submit an abstract if you are also prepared to present a poster.
Program
The PDF version of the program will be available here.
Oral Presentation Abstracts
Oral Presentation abstracts will be available here
Poster Presentation Abstracts
Poster Presentation abstracts will be available here
Sponsors
This event is generously sponsored by Solve Scientific
Organising Committee
2025 Symposium Committee Members
Dr. Ashleigh Kropp, Bio21 and The University of Melbourne
Dr. Brooke Hayes, Monash University
Dr. Aidan Grosas, University of Wollongong
Dr. Naveen Vankadari Park, Bio21 and The University of Melbourne
Somavally Dalvi, Bio21 and The University of Melbourne
Jhonnatan Reales Gonzalez, University of Wollongong
Thomas Ficker, University of Wollongong
Supported by Dr. Tracie Pierce, Monash University