Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre
The Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre brings together national and international researchers in the molecular and cellular analysis of living systems.
Our multidisciplinary framework:
- links leaders in genomics, proteomics, glycomics, bioinformatics and structural biology
- fosters advances in systems-wide biology
- brings diverse applications to the marketplace.
Postgraduates
Top-level teaching, hands-on research
Higher degree research
Scholarships and support
Research enquiries
Highlights
In 2012 Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre again sponsored the undergraduate international Genetically Engineered Machines competition (iGEM). The initiative also obtained significant co-sponsorship . The team scored a silver medal at the regional finals in Hong Kong and was selected to be one of 17 teams to represent Asia in the World finals in Boston. TeamMacquarie2012
"Mystery slime found in Nullarbor cave system" published in Australian Geographic March 11, 2013. Findings from this article are published in the Journal for the International Society of Microbial Ecology. SG Tetu, K Breakwell, LDH Elbourne, AJ Holmes, MR Gillings, I Paulsen 21 February 2013.
"Three-dimensional optical manipulation of a single electron spin" published in Nature Nanotechnology 8, 175-179 (2013) by M Geiselmann, ML Juan, J Renger, JM Say, LJ Brown, FJ Garcia de Abajo, F Koppens, R Quidant.