Emily Furlong
@emfurlong.bsky.social
Group Leader and Lecturer at the Australian National University | researching bacterial thiol redox pathways and virulence factors | community builder | storyteller | views my own | she/her
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I am pleased to announce the release of ProteinDJ v2! This is a major update that integrates BindCraft into the pipeline as an alternative to RFdiffusion for binder generation. You can try it out here: github.com/PapenfussLab/proteindj
#ProteinDJ #BindCraft #ProteinDesign @wehi-research.bsky.social
#ProteinDJ #BindCraft #ProteinDesign @wehi-research.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I am pleased to announce the release of ProteinDJ v2! This is a major update that integrates BindCraft into the pipeline as an alternative to RFdiffusion for binder generation. You can try it out here: github.com/PapenfussLab/proteindj
#ProteinDJ #BindCraft #ProteinDesign @wehi-research.bsky.social
#ProteinDJ #BindCraft #ProteinDesign @wehi-research.bsky.social
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Check out our new paper:
🔗 www.cell.com/structure/fu...
We explored how sulfate-reducing bacteria import isethionate, a sulfur-containing molecule found in the environment and produced by microbes in the human gut. We captured a structure of the IseQM TRAP transporter in a substrate-bound state.
🔗 www.cell.com/structure/fu...
We explored how sulfate-reducing bacteria import isethionate, a sulfur-containing molecule found in the environment and produced by microbes in the human gut. We captured a structure of the IseQM TRAP transporter in a substrate-bound state.
Structural basis of isethionate transport by a TRAP transporter from a sulfate-reducing bacterium
Newton-Vesty et al. used a megabody fiducial to determine the cryo-EM structure of
an isethionate TRAP transporter, revealing the substrate and Na+-binding sites. Transport
is dependent on Na+ and the...
www.cell.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Check out our new paper:
🔗 www.cell.com/structure/fu...
We explored how sulfate-reducing bacteria import isethionate, a sulfur-containing molecule found in the environment and produced by microbes in the human gut. We captured a structure of the IseQM TRAP transporter in a substrate-bound state.
🔗 www.cell.com/structure/fu...
We explored how sulfate-reducing bacteria import isethionate, a sulfur-containing molecule found in the environment and produced by microbes in the human gut. We captured a structure of the IseQM TRAP transporter in a substrate-bound state.
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Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?
Group Leader - Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)
Institute for Molecular Bioscience Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 Australia’s #1 research institute Based at St Lucia Campus About UQ What started as Queensland's first university in 1...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?
Amazing work @joshuamhardy.bsky.social and team! 👏🏻
I am thrilled to release ProteinDJ: a high-performance and modular protein design pipeline. Our open-source workflow incorporates #RFdiffusion, #ProteinMPNN, #FAMPNN, #AlphaFold2 and #Boltz-2. It is a fast, free, and fun way to design proteins (1/5)
doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.678028 #proteindesign
doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.24.678028 #proteindesign
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Amazing work @joshuamhardy.bsky.social and team! 👏🏻
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Momentum is building! Join us for the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference Feb 8–12, 2026, Mantra Lorne on the Great Ocean Road, for fun networking activities 🏐 🎾 🥗 🪩 and breathtaking surf-coast accessibility 🏖️ 🏊 🏄 in the generous breaks between sessions!
🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Momentum is building! Join us for the 51st Lorne Proteins Conference Feb 8–12, 2026, Mantra Lorne on the Great Ocean Road, for fun networking activities 🏐 🎾 🥗 🪩 and breathtaking surf-coast accessibility 🏖️ 🏊 🏄 in the generous breaks between sessions!
🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
🔗 Register here: www.lorneproteins.org/register
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Researcher in Aus and want to (peak) sharpen up your crystallography skills. Then register for the upcoming Crystallography Workshop www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/cry... #ECR #crystallography
Crystallography Workshop 2025 | ANSTO
www.ansto.gov.au
August 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Researcher in Aus and want to (peak) sharpen up your crystallography skills. Then register for the upcoming Crystallography Workshop www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/cry... #ECR #crystallography
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It's #ScienceWeek here in Australia, and in an update we're doing fabulously in sending out our crystal explorer kits to primary schools over Aus and NZ. If you know a school that might like one - direct them to braggyourpattern.com/crystal-expl... today!
August 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's #ScienceWeek here in Australia, and in an update we're doing fabulously in sending out our crystal explorer kits to primary schools over Aus and NZ. If you know a school that might like one - direct them to braggyourpattern.com/crystal-expl... today!
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🥳Our 2nd CCeMMP Bench to Art gallery is now LIVE! Each submission offers a unique + creative take on research!
🖼️ Explore the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
And help us crown the People's Choice winner by casting your vote🗳️
#nationalscienceweek
🖼️ Explore the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
And help us crown the People's Choice winner by casting your vote🗳️
#nationalscienceweek
August 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
🥳Our 2nd CCeMMP Bench to Art gallery is now LIVE! Each submission offers a unique + creative take on research!
🖼️ Explore the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
And help us crown the People's Choice winner by casting your vote🗳️
#nationalscienceweek
🖼️ Explore the gallery here: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
And help us crown the People's Choice winner by casting your vote🗳️
#nationalscienceweek
I’m honoured to be an ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Award recipient! This award means a lot to me and I’m very excited to contribute to more science education and communication activities.
Three remarkable early-career researchers from ANU, Dr Emily Furlong, Dr Ashley Jones and Associate Professor Xiaolin Wang, have been recognised with prestigious ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their significant contributions to science. Congratulations!
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
Young science scholars flourish as tall poppies
Three early-career ANU academics have been honoured with ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.
science.anu.edu.au
August 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I’m honoured to be an ACT Young Tall Poppy Science Award recipient! This award means a lot to me and I’m very excited to contribute to more science education and communication activities.
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Cryo-EM of fertilisation complex Pfs230-Pfs48/45 from malaria parasites! 💕💗
🦟 Transgenic parasites without Pfs230 D13D14 do not transmit
🦙 💉Nanobodies + mRNA induced antibodies reduce transmission
New in @Science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ScienceResearch #Malaria #WEHI
🦟 Transgenic parasites without Pfs230 D13D14 do not transmit
🦙 💉Nanobodies + mRNA induced antibodies reduce transmission
New in @Science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ScienceResearch #Malaria #WEHI
August 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Cryo-EM of fertilisation complex Pfs230-Pfs48/45 from malaria parasites! 💕💗
🦟 Transgenic parasites without Pfs230 D13D14 do not transmit
🦙 💉Nanobodies + mRNA induced antibodies reduce transmission
New in @Science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ScienceResearch #Malaria #WEHI
🦟 Transgenic parasites without Pfs230 D13D14 do not transmit
🦙 💉Nanobodies + mRNA induced antibodies reduce transmission
New in @Science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ScienceResearch #Malaria #WEHI
Not a bad start to the week for my Masters student 🤩 🧬 🧶
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Not a bad start to the week for my Masters student 🤩 🧬 🧶
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Big news! 📢CCeMMP is holding the 2nd 'Bench to Art' Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biology. Share your creations to be displayed in a virtual gallery during National Science Week & for a chance to win cash prizes 💰! More info: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
#CryoEM
#Membranes
#CryoEM
#Membranes
July 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Big news! 📢CCeMMP is holding the 2nd 'Bench to Art' Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biology. Share your creations to be displayed in a virtual gallery during National Science Week & for a chance to win cash prizes 💰! More info: ccemmp.org/events/arc-c...
#CryoEM
#Membranes
#CryoEM
#Membranes
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Excited to share our latest work using AI-designed proteins to block heme-piracy by E. coli. Published in @natcomms.nature.com. A team effort between my lab and the @knottrna.bsky.social lab, with experimental work led by the talented @danielrfox.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Inhibiting heme piracy by pathogenic Escherichia coli using de novo-designed proteins - Nature Communications
Many pathogens encode transporters that extract heme directly from host proteins. In this study, the authors demonstrate the utility of de novo-designed proteins in understanding the mechanism behind ...
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July 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Excited to share our latest work using AI-designed proteins to block heme-piracy by E. coli. Published in @natcomms.nature.com. A team effort between my lab and the @knottrna.bsky.social lab, with experimental work led by the talented @danielrfox.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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ASBC and Biocommons are building opportunities for researchers to discuss and explore protein design tech. First up is @rhyswg.bsky.social. Excited for this!
WEBINAR SERIES: Leveraging deep learning to design custom protein-binding proteins — Australian BioCommons
Be inspired by case studies that show you how deep learning methods are speeding up the process of designing proteins with desirable biophysical properties. More information Register
www.biocommons.org.au
July 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
ASBC and Biocommons are building opportunities for researchers to discuss and explore protein design tech. First up is @rhyswg.bsky.social. Excited for this!
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The peer-reviewed version of our article on the flagellum filament assembly is out!
A masterpiece from duo extraordinaire Kailin and Rosa, and an incredibly productive collaboration with Marc Erhardt and Morgan Beeby.
A masterpiece from duo extraordinaire Kailin and Rosa, and an incredibly productive collaboration with Marc Erhardt and Morgan Beeby.
The structure of the complete extracellular bacterial flagellum reveals the mechanism of flagellin incorporation - Nature Microbiology
Cryo-electron microscopy analysis of the extracellular flagellum structure, including the hook–filament junction and filament cap complex, reveals mechanisms of flagellin incorporation into the growin...
www.nature.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The peer-reviewed version of our article on the flagellum filament assembly is out!
A masterpiece from duo extraordinaire Kailin and Rosa, and an incredibly productive collaboration with Marc Erhardt and Morgan Beeby.
A masterpiece from duo extraordinaire Kailin and Rosa, and an incredibly productive collaboration with Marc Erhardt and Morgan Beeby.
Apply to join my lab neighbours! They are a great bunch 😊
🌟 We are hiring! Seeking a postdoc to use molecular dynamics and AI to understand how ion channels are regulated by membrane lipids 🌟
Join us at #scienceanu with amazing collaborators and great working conditions!
Email me (karri.anu.edu.au) or apply here (tiny.cc/corry). Please share & repost!
Join us at #scienceanu with amazing collaborators and great working conditions!
Email me (karri.anu.edu.au) or apply here (tiny.cc/corry). Please share & repost!
June 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Apply to join my lab neighbours! They are a great bunch 😊
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Many in the #Crystallography community will remember this (and may have helped put part of it together). Our record breaking diamond structure built at the 2023 IUCr congress in Melbourne
[Photo credit Jun Aishima]
[Photo credit Jun Aishima]
June 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Many in the #Crystallography community will remember this (and may have helped put part of it together). Our record breaking diamond structure built at the 2023 IUCr congress in Melbourne
[Photo credit Jun Aishima]
[Photo credit Jun Aishima]
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Not to 'Bragg' but we have a VERY exciting project brewing and looking forward to getting the word out. Our crystal explorer kits are nearly ready for launch. Check back on Monday to find out more.... #BraggYourPattern
May 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Not to 'Bragg' but we have a VERY exciting project brewing and looking forward to getting the word out. Our crystal explorer kits are nearly ready for launch. Check back on Monday to find out more.... #BraggYourPattern
Feeling very lucky to be in Les Diablerets for the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport #GRC but the cute puppy updates from back home make it hard to be away!
May 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Feeling very lucky to be in Les Diablerets for the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport #GRC but the cute puppy updates from back home make it hard to be away!
A stunning day in Geneva!
May 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A stunning day in Geneva!
En route to the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport Gordon Research Conference! My first GRC and first time in Switzerland
May 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
En route to the Mechanisms of Membrane Transport Gordon Research Conference! My first GRC and first time in Switzerland
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The ASBMB 2025 Conference is coming to UQ Brisbane – and the official website is now LIVE!
Explore the program, register early & submit your abstract now!
www.asbmb2025.com.au
#ASBMB2025 #UQ #biochemistry #molbio #academiclife #conferences
Explore the program, register early & submit your abstract now!
www.asbmb2025.com.au
#ASBMB2025 #UQ #biochemistry #molbio #academiclife #conferences
Home - Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2025 - University of Queensland
www.asbmb2025.com.au
May 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The ASBMB 2025 Conference is coming to UQ Brisbane – and the official website is now LIVE!
Explore the program, register early & submit your abstract now!
www.asbmb2025.com.au
#ASBMB2025 #UQ #biochemistry #molbio #academiclife #conferences
Explore the program, register early & submit your abstract now!
www.asbmb2025.com.au
#ASBMB2025 #UQ #biochemistry #molbio #academiclife #conferences
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We've just sent out our monthly email with the latest stories about Science and Medicine at ANU 📩
It features the RNA tech that could revolutionise cancer treatment, a dark matter lab buried 1km underground, our ANU Alumni award winners, and more.
View it here: mailchi.mp/anu.edu.au/s...
It features the RNA tech that could revolutionise cancer treatment, a dark matter lab buried 1km underground, our ANU Alumni award winners, and more.
View it here: mailchi.mp/anu.edu.au/s...
Science & Medicine at ANU story highlights
mailchi.mp
April 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We've just sent out our monthly email with the latest stories about Science and Medicine at ANU 📩
It features the RNA tech that could revolutionise cancer treatment, a dark matter lab buried 1km underground, our ANU Alumni award winners, and more.
View it here: mailchi.mp/anu.edu.au/s...
It features the RNA tech that could revolutionise cancer treatment, a dark matter lab buried 1km underground, our ANU Alumni award winners, and more.
View it here: mailchi.mp/anu.edu.au/s...
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Delighted to share our recent work in Nat Comms. This is a "Story of a dwarf predator"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Delighted to share our recent work in Nat Comms. This is a "Story of a dwarf predator"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...