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With the end of 2011 rapidly approaching, it’s time to say thank you to the thousands of people who have helped to make this such an amazing year for the Australian Synchrotron.  This month our short interview features Peter Jones from the Australian Synchrotron’s accelerator operations team.  The discovery of a new component of the immune system – a new type of natural killer T-cell – has important implications for our understanding of the immune system and how we might combat immune diseases. An iron-enriched rice variety produced by Melbourne and Adelaide researchers could help solve mineral deficiency problems that currently affect billions of people around the world. An international team led by Adelaide researchers has revealed important new details of how selenium begins to fight cancer cells. Despite being unable to make cups of coffee or arrange pizza deliveries, AutoRickshaw is a crystallographer’s dream come true, solving crystal structures within minutes of data collection. Long-term synchrotron user Michael Parker from St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research.  Beamtime submissions for round 2012/2 (May-August 2012) open on 13 December 2011. A very big thank you to everyone involved in our Open Day, including staff, volunteers and visitors. The event attracted around 3000 visitors, who enjoyed live radio broadcasts, introductory presentations, children’s activities and in-depth tours – and asked lots of great questions. Thank you to everyone who entered the October-November 2011 photo competition. Click here to see the winning photos on the website. A new round of the competition is underway with a deadline of Friday 16 March 2012. Click here to submit your photo. |
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