Group Manager - Spectroscopy
Dr Peter Kappen manages the Spectroscopy Group at the Australian Synchrotron.
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TSPO: Ancient gene ignites potential for drug development
ANSTO User Meeting - Speakers
ANSTO User Meeting 2021 - Speakers
Insights from collaborative research may lead to improvements in the production of carbon fibres
Research could lead to better herbicides and infection treatments
The 3D structure of a fungal and plant enzyme solves 50-year-old mystery.
Stephen Wilkins Medal
Applications open for 2017 ANSTO Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Medal
2017 ANSTO, Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Medal
Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Stephen Wilkins medal for an outstanding thesis.
Women's fertility linked to detox element selenium in diet
Medium Energy X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Beamline (MEX-1 and MEX-2)
The Medium Energy- X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy beamlines will provide access to XANES and EXAFS data from a bending magnet source, optimised for cutting-edge applications in biological, agricultural and environmental science in an energy range that is not currently available at the Australia Synchrotron.
Connect with ANSTO's Women in STEM
Read about an ANSTO scientist and their work to prepare for a school project or interview.
Aiding the global research effort on COVID-19
Melbourne researchers map the structure of a key COVID-19 protein using the Australian Synchrotron
Tobacco plant has potential to fight life-threatening infectious diseases
Protein found in tobacco plant can target and kill microorganisms,
ANSTO researchers support study into conversion of waste heat into potential new energy source
Nuclear techniques will be crucial tools in the development of advanced materials that sustainably convert waste heat into useful forms of energy to benefit Australia.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
New therapy targets aggressive form of leukaemia
Molecular scaffold
Experiments at the Synchrotron enable researchers to produce a 3D structure of a molecular scaffold with role in cancer
3D structure of a molecular scaffold determined
Melbourne researchers have used the Australian Synchrotron to produce structure of molecule known to play a critical role in the development and spread of aggressive cancer.
Unique immune system of the alpaca being used in COVID-19 research
Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) are using the unique immune system of the alpaca and techniques at the Australian Synchrotron as part of research using antibodies to disrupt COVID-19 viral entry into cells.
New antibody-like molecule which could be used in therapy to prevent infection from multiple forms of malaria
The protein mapping workhorses of the Australian Synchrotron, Macromolecular and Microfocus crystallography beamlines, MX1 and 2, continue to support important biomedical research in the development of vaccines and new therapeutics.
ANSTO contributes to new research could pave the way for safer and more efficient COVID-19 testing
International research led by Monash University and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity has achieved a proof of concept for a new, fast, portable saliva screening test that uses an infrared light technology to confirm infection with SARS-CoV-2.