The official magazine of the ASBMB, the Australian Biochemist keeps members up-to-date with relevant scientific and personal news in Australia and abroad. It provides information to members on upcoming events and conferences, high impact research publications, Society awards and medals, news and views, competitions, member profiles, state activities , Special Interest Group reports and more.
The magazine is published in April, August and December each year and is available in PDF on this webpage. Publication Schedule for the Australian Biochemist.
For specific enquiries regarding the Australian Biochemist, please contact the Editors, Suresh Mathivanan and Tatiana Soares da Costa (editor@asbmb.org.au), or the Editorial Officer, Liana Friedman (liana.friedman@monash.edu).
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December 2018 Australian Biochemist Table of Contents
| PAGE | CONTENT |
| 4 | Editorial Committee |
| 6 | Publications with Impact |
| TLRs Call on a Receptor Friend to Help Suppress Inflammation | |
| Hendra and Nipah Virus W Proteins Specifically Bind Importin α3 to Hijack Antiviral Response | |
| Antimalarial Drug Packs a Double Whammy | |
| A microRNA That Finds Many Ways to Keep Control | |
| CRISPR Gene Editing is a Big Deal but What Will Be the First Therapeutic Applications? | |
| Calcium Activates Metal-efflux Activity of the Ferroportin Transporter Family | |
| First Structural Insights into the Commander Complex | |
| A Snapshot of the Retromer Coat on Membrane Tubules | |
| 17 | News and Views |
| Saved by the Bell | |
| Life After Grant/Fellowship Rejection | |
| 19 | ASBMB Education Feature |
| Constructing Knowledge in Purpose-built Teaching Spaces: an Approach to Active Learning in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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| Making the Most out of the Precious Face-to-Face in Biochemistry Practicals | |
| Interview with an Education Focused Academic | |
| Context-based Undergraduate Biochemistry for Health Science (CUBHS) Instruction: Bridging the Foundational–Clinical Gap |
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| 24 | SDS PAGE |
| How to Write for a Non-academic Audience | |
| 25 | Off the Beaten Track |
| Application of Scientific Skills in Frontline Biosecurity | |
| 27 | Great Expectations |
| X-Ray Vision | |
| 30 | Competition: Crossword |
| 32 | ASBMB Medallists and Awardees at ComBio2018 |
| 33 | Report on ComBio2018 |
| 36 | ComBio2018 Career Development Forum |
| 37 | Education at ComBio2018 |
| 38 | Intellectual Property |
| Get Krafty with Your Patent Applications to Make Sure They Can Withstand the Heat! | |
| 41 | News from the States |
| 44 | ASBMB Award Reports: Bioplatforms Australia Award and ASBMB Fellowships |
| 48 | Forthcoming Meetings |
| 49 | ASBMB Welcomes New Members |
| 50 | ASBMB Honours Loyal Members |
| 51 | ASBMB Annual Reports |
| 56 | Our Sustaining Members |
| 61 | ASBMB Council |
| 62 | Directory |
Golden Jubilee Issue:
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the ASBMB, an historical Golden Jubilee issue of the Australian Biochemist was published in August 2005. This commemorative issue highlights the achievements of the Society over the past 50 years in the context of the rapid advances in biochemistry and molecular biology. To access this freely available Golden Jubilee issue, click here.