ANSTO User Meeting 2019

Session

Plenary

2 Dec 2019, 10:00

Muse

136. Impact of Pancratistatin on model mitochondrial membranes

Dr Drew Marquardt (Drew Marquardt)

02/12/2019, 10:00

Chemistry and crystallography

Oral

Pancratistatin (PST) is a natural compound found in the spider lily, native to the Amaryllidaceae plant family. PST has been shown to selectively eliminate human cancer cells with minimal/no toxic consequences on normal cells. Unfortunately, PST lacks appearances in clinical trials due to its low natural abundance. Recently, PST analogues have been synthesized and have demonstrated anticancer...

112. SR-micro XRF and Transmission Electron Microscopy: advances in the accuracy of past climate and environmental interpretation from carbonate crystals data.

Prof. Silvia Frisia (University of Newcastle), Dr Andrea Borsato (University of Newcastle)

03/12/2019, 09:15

Oral

Investigation by high resolution Synchrotron-Radiation based micro X-ray fluorescence (SR-μXRF) at the Australian Synchrotron coupled with Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) and both terrestrial and marine carbonates imposes uncertainties on the boundary between stages of crystal nucleation and growth and diagenetic processes. This has profound implications on the correct (accurate)...