MWAC Lab Tours

• Tours occur on multiple dates. Please book a ticket for each event you wish to attend.
• Meeting locations as specified below. Please arrive 10mins before start time.

SEPTEMBER 26 - X-Ray labs/NMR/EMU

How can we look at the tiny layers of silicon that make your phone work? How do you know what a drug molecule looks like? How can we see the structure inside ancient marsupial fossils? Through the use of x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance and electron microscopy we can answer all of these questions, and more. Join us as we visit the X-Ray labs, Nuclear Resonance Facility (NMR) and Electron Microscope Unit (EMU) where we will discover the tools and techniques that researchers use to probe the smallest structures in our environment.

Meet at 11:50am, June Griffith Building (F10), University Mall entrance

OCTOBER 23 - BMSF/KGLMF

Would you like to see the invisibles? Our mass spectrometers are like molecular scale detectives. They help us weigh atoms and molecules to figure out their identity. Recently, mass spectrometry was used to detect compounds in dingo urine. This has helped identify non-lethal deterrents for management of this species in farms and outback communities. Not only do we detect, we also help you see into the inner workings of cells and tissues, like uncovering how test-tube tumours react to new medicines or how engineered biomaterials can improve tissue graft and organ transplant outcomes. See more with us at the Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility (BMSF) and Katharina Gaus Light Microscopy Faciltiy (KGLMF).

Meet at 12:50pm, Wallace Wurth Building (C27), High St entrance

OCTOBER 30 - FLOW/RPF

How do we detect cancer cells and produce biologics for potential therapy? At MWAC, we use flow cytometry to analyze and sort cells quickly. This allows researchers to identify different types of cells, count them, and even separate them based on their characteristics. You will learn how the Aurora-CS spectral sorter can manage an impressive panel of up to 42 different fluorophores on a single cell, generating a large amount of information. Besides detection, we also produce a range of different biologics for researchers and industry, to help them develop new products for research and potentially for therapy. On the tour, you will see some of the bioreactors we use to grow producing cells under controlled conditions as well as the range of purification equipment we use to recover the active biologics in a pure form. Join us at the Flow Cytometry Facility (FLOW) and Recombinant Products Facility (RPF) to find out more.

Meet at 12:50pm, Ian Jacobs building (D26), XS cafe entrance

Supported by DVCRE Collaboration Group and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre.

Contact: Jennifer Tran, [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia