Shankar Dutt
duttshankar.bsky.social
Shankar Dutt
@duttshankar.bsky.social
Physicist at Research School of Physics @ourANU | SAXS | Nanopores | Swift heavy ions | He/him | Opinions my own
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Tiny holes in a membrane help study the shapes of proteins in real time. Watch molecules squeeze through, you can tell the shape of a protein in solution!

First results achieved with tRNA, but opens up so many possibilities!
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM
(1/2) Just published in @narjournal.bsky.social !

One nucleotide. One mutation. Neurodegeneration.

We employed nanoscale sensors to watch RNA fold in real-time — molecule by molecule.
📖 academic.oup.com/nar/article/54/2/gkaf1411/8431130

#Nanopores #RNA #Biosensing #CryoEM #SAXS
Solid-state nanopore sensing reveals conformational changes induced by a mutation in a neuron-specific tRNAArg
Abstract. We demonstrate that solid-state nanopore sensing is a powerful single-molecule method for analyzing RNA conformational ensembles. As a model, we
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Reposted by Shankar Dutt
Dr ‪Shankar Dutt (@duttshankar.bsky.social‬) and Prof Patrick Kluth are developing a protective satellite sunscreen 🛰️ ☀️
It is being tested at #HIAF on our Space Irradiation Beamline to ensure the coating will stand the test of time. Hear more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT3o...
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
May 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM