Pat Hannah

Pat Hannah

@pattedplants.bsky.social

Science Communication - Journal Manager (CSIRO Publishing) - PhD in Plant Biochemsitry (University of Melbourne) - Sport (AFL, Cricket, Rugby, Football)

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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Qu et al. review cyclotides, ultrastable plant-derived cyclic peptides with exciting potential in drug design and protein engineering. Discover chemical and enzymatic strategies for building these remarkable peptide scaffolds. #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

connectsci.auSynthesis and Protein Engineering Applications of CyclotidesCyclotides are a group of cysteine-rich peptides derived from plants. Their exceptional stability based on their head-to-tail cyclized backbone and cystine

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Pacific Conservation Biology
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A school of experts put in a reel effort to understand the #risks facing #freshwater #fish The findings support evidence-informed decision-making for future recovery planning and #management Read more here doi.org/10.1071/PC26... #PacificConsBio

doi.orgExpert risk assessment and recovery actions for rare and threatened freshwater fishes in the Wet Tropics of AustraliaThis study used existing research and expert knowledge to assess the threats affecting 22 rare or endemic freshwater fish in Australia’s Wet Tropics. Extre

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Australian Society of Plant Scientists (ASPS)
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🌱Adding Up the Evidence: Functional Plant Biology (FPB) Opens Its Doors to Meta-Analysis as a core part of the journal's remit. Authored by Journal Manager @pattedplants.bsky.social www.asps.org.au/phytogen/aug... FPB is the official journal of ASPS. #AusPlantSci

asps.org.auPhytogen August 2026 — Australian Society of Plant ScientistsIn this issue, we explore the breadth of plant science research and the connections between fundamental biology, applied research and real-world challenges. We highlight the growing role of meta-analy...

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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Desvals & Hoffmann explore how light-driven reactions of benzene derivatives can rapidly build complex molecular structures, highlighting applications in organic, natural product and biologically relevant molecule synthesis. connectsci.au/ch/article/7... #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social

connectsci.auPhotocycloadditions of benzene derivatives and their systematic application to organic synthesisIn intramolecular reactions of benzene derivatives with alkenes, meta or [2 + 3] photocycloadditions take place in competition with ortho or [2 + 2] additi

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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(1/2) Manesha Fernando & al. explore the applicability of recycled carbon fibres as structural composites and for energy storage (free standing anodes for Li-ion batteries) when modified with bis-aryldiazomethine. They determined that this modification improved flexural modulus and

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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Lokhande et al. show how ruthenium supported on magnesium oxide catalysts can convert biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, a key building block for renewable plastics. connectsci.au/ch/article/7... #AusJChem @csiropublishing.bsky.social

connectsci.auRu/MgO-catalysed selective aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acidBiomass offers a sustainable alternative source of carbon to existing fossil resources that underpin the global chemical industry – on which we rely for fu

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Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
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🦭 Animal-borne observations aren't just biological observations — they are an important part of the Southern Ocean observing system. New study shows how data from instrumented animals complement Argo and ship-based observations, helping address key SOOS science priorities 📖 doi.org/10.1071/MF25...

doi.orgWill work for sardines: 20 years of animal-borne ocean observing by Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Tagging FacilityFor two decades, the IMOS Animal Tagging Facility has equipped seals and sea turtles with ocean sensors to collect temperature, salinity and depth data fro

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Pacific Conservation Biology
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What happens when you combine a number of expert #herpetologists in one paper? You get 11 recommendations to improve the #conservation status of #Australian #lizards and #snakes For more information, visit doi.org/10.1071/PC25...

doi.orgConserving Australian lizards and snakes: an update on progress since 2017This review outlines the progress towards achieving the six key recommendations from The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. It highlights
Pat Hannah
@pattedplants.bsky.social

Living in Australia, bushfires are a reality many of us know all too well. What struck me about this research is that firefighters fighting these fires averaged just 6.7 hours of sleep while working shifts of nearly 14 hours. theconversation.com/extreme-heat... #Bushfires #FirefighterHealth

theconversation.comExtreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limitWildland firefighters face heat from the environment, the fire and their own bodies as they work long, exhausting hours. The head of Purdue’s fire lab explains the health risks and what can help.
Pat Hannah
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As an Australian, this paper really resonated with me. Every fire season, we rely on firefighters to make difficult decisions in incredibly challenging conditions. Yet this study found they often do so after limited sleep and long shifts. @ijwildlandfire.bsky.social connectsci.au/wf/article/3...

connectsci.auFatigue in wildland firefighting: relationships between sleep, shift characteristics, and cognitive functionThis study examined how sleep and shift characteristics relate to brain function in wildland firefighters. Our findings showed that firefighters often expe

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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(1/2) Colette A. Geier et al. developed a safe, low-cost antioxidant assay technique which uses readily available materials. The method is based on the blue colouration of a starch-Betadine (a povidone–iodine complex) solution and demonstrates quantitative agreement with conventional assay methods.

connectsci.auBlue Betadine assay: a safe, low-cost test for antioxidant activityAntioxidants, such as those in customarily used plants, are vital to health and nutrition, but testing them often requires expensive or hazardous chemicals

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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New in the Press #AusJChem! Hutton explores how a single oxygen to sulfur substitution transforms peptide thioamide reactivity, unlocking powerful new approaches to peptide synthesis, macrocyclisation and functionalisation. #OpenAccess @csiropublishing.bsky.social connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

connectsci.auPeptide thioamides: exploiting a single-atom substitutionThis Cornforth Review presents a personal perspective of the Hutton group’s foray into the reactivity of peptide thioamides, highlighting our group’s explo

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Pacific Conservation Biology
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When life gives you invasive cane toads, keelbacks can make a meal of it! This paper investigated the predation potential of the toad-eating #Taiwan #keelback on the invasive #canetoad Read more here doi.org/10.1071/PC26... #PacificConsBio

doi.orgAssessing the predation potential of the toad-eating Taiwan keelback (Rhabdophis formosanus Maki, 1931) on the toxic invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina Linnaeus, 1758)We assessed the predation potential of the Taiwan keelback snake (Rhabdophis formosanus) that sequesters toxins from native toads, on an invasive cane toad

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Australian Journal of Chemistry
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Xu et al. review flow-based assembly of nucleic acid-loaded polymer nanoparticles, highlighting advances in microfluidics for reproducible mRNA, siRNA and DNA delivery, a timely contribution to nanomedicine. #AusJChem #OpenAccess @csiropublishing.bsky.social connectsci.au/ch/article/7...

connectsci.auFlow-based assembly of nucleic acid-loaded polymer nanoparticlesTreatment of diseases using nucleic acid-based approaches is of increasing importance. However, these drugs need to be delivered in nanoparticles to ensure

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AWMS
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📢: New publication! #AWMS members Stuart Dawson, Tracey Kreplins, Jim Hone and colleagues recently published their paper “Management, demographic and dietary insights from 7 years of aerial shooting of feral pigs in an agricultural landscape” in #WildlifeResearch. doi.org/10.1071/WR26...

doi.orgManagement, demographic and dietary insights from 7 years of aerial shooting of feral pigs in an agricultural landscapeSeven years of aerial shooting in northern Western Australia removed over 13,500 feral pigs but did not reduce population density. Catch-per-unit-effort in

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CSIRO Publishing
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New #EditorsChoice article 🧪 'Coordinated induction of the sunscreen pigments and antioxidant enzymes is indispensable in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) plants for the tolerance of UV-B radiation, the scary face of the Sun' By Ali Doğru, et al. #FunctionalPlantBio: doi.org/10.1071/FP25...