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Chris is a structural biologist with expertise in X-ray crystallography and protein-ligand interactions. His current research focuses on the use of serial crystallography to investigate the dynamic mechanisms of DsbA-mediated disulfide bond transfer. Chris previously worked on immune receptor complexes and served as an industry specialist and beamline scientist on the macromolecular crystallography beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron before joining the Zatsepin Lab.

Spencer is investigating general methods to suppress radiation damage in serial crystallography. He is particularly focused on the chaotic ionization processes in protein crystals under ultrafast (X-ray free-electron laser) pulses. In his free time, Spencer is an avid game developer. 

Tasman is currently exploring simulated optics tuning with the Australian Synchrotron's accelerator physics group for CERN's new Future Circular Collider e+/e- (FCC-ee) and the planned Australian Synchrotron 2 (AS2).

In particular, he is looking into optimizing the correction of distorted beam orbits caused by imperfections within collider and light source storage rings (e.g. magnet misalignments, field errors). Tasman's interest in accelerator physics first stemmed from working in industrial irradiation with S-band linear accelerators at Steritech Australia. 

Elwyn is an undergraduate student majoring in chemistry and physics. She is learning about batch micro-crystallisation and dynamic light scattering with the goal of growing and characterising protein microcrystals for serial crystallography experiments at the new Australian Synchrotron beamline, MX3.