Tian Du

@anti_d4

Let me be your antidote! Genetics, Venoms and Cerebral Organoids @CPC_usyd | Everyone's cup of T. (she/her) #wwtd

Sydney, New South Wales

Joined July 2014

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Jul 17, 2024

On the heels of #WorldSnakeDay, I'm super excited that our paper understanding Spitting Cobra Venom is out and on the cover of @scienceTM! You can find the paper here science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…, a huge effort from the @neelylab and @CMRI. #ScienceResearch

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Centre for Snakebite Research & Interventions@CSRIatLSTM · Jan 29

Happy Chinese New Year! This year is particularly special because it's #YearOfTheSnake. People born in the year of the snake are considered intelligent and tenacious, two personality traits shared by our researchers. May 2025 bring us all health, happiness and success! 🐍

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Greg Neely@Neely_Lab · Jul 7

New paper from our lab @amitsake @CPC_usyd @Sydney_Science , we built a directed evolution system (PROTEUS) that works like biological AI. You can use it to make RNA or proteins with new or enhanced functions. doi.org/10.1038/s41467… #ProteinDesign #AI #SyntheticBiology 1/6.

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · May 14

New research from the lab! PROTEUS is a mammalian directed evolution platform to better tailor proteins for specific uses. nature.com/articles/s4146…

anti_d4's tweet card. Nature Communications - Directed evolution is a process of mutation and artificial selection to breed biomolecules with new or improved activity. Here the authors develop a directed evolution...

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Plants People Planet 🌱👥🌐@plantspplplanet · Feb 19

#Review: Most of the world's largest flowers (genus #Rafflesia) are now on the brink of #extinction Pastor Malabrigo Jr., et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp… #LatestIssue @thorogoodchris1 @adriane_tobias @wileyplantsci

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Feb 20

Lorne Genome was my first ever conference, fast forward and I'm delighted to have been awarded the @GenomeConf Student Award on Tuesday! This community has helped me grow so much as a researcher and I always leave enriched and inspired to continue to do cool science! @Neely_Lab

anti_d4's tweet image. Lorne Genome was my first ever conference, fast forward and I'm delighted to have been awarded the @GenomeConf Student Award on Tuesday! This community has helped me grow so much as a researcher and I always leave enriched and inspired to continue to do cool science! @Neely_Lab

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Feb 20

Great meeting Olivia and the team at Novogene! They've helped immensely with all my CRISPR screens

NNovogene AMEA (APAC, Middle-East & Africa)@NovogeneAMEA · Feb 18

Great chats, good vibes, and an awesome catch-up with @Neely_Lab crew at #LorneGenome! Always inspiring to talk all things genomics.

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Igor Adameyko@adameykolab · Feb 18

When the bryozoan zooids hide, they release all collected food particles. Wait for it.

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Herps in the News@HerpsInTheNews · Jan 28

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑠. A New Species of Karst-associated Pit viper of the 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑘𝑎𝑛𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠 Complex (Serpentes: Viperidae) from eastern Thailand. 🔓 taprobanica.org/Archives/Volum…

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Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre@K_SRIC · Jan 30

This #WorldNTDDay, we reaffirm our commitment to tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases, including snakebite envenoming, which continues to impact vulnerable communities. To #EndTheNeglect, we must empower communities, invest in local solutions & ensure access to treatment.

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Jan 29

Happy year of the snake!

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MIT Picower Institute@MIT_Picower · Jan 24

A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility. picower.mit.edu/news/mit-metho… #neuroscience @MITChemE @ScienceMIT @MIT_IMES @mitbrainandcog

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Jan 24

Me and #Putricia. A magnificent Queen! Read more about Corpse Flowers here botanicgardens.org.au/whats-on/corps…

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Timothy Jenkins@TimothyPJenkins · Jan 15

Revolutionising Snakebite Treatments with AI-Designed Proteins 🐍 Proud to share our @Nature study, co-led by @SusanaVazTor, David Baker, and myself. We've #AI-designed proteins to neutralise lethal #snake #venom toxins—advancing next-gen antivenom!

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The Economist@TheEconomist · Dec 21

“I’ve walked through climate change.” Paul Salopek is on a years-long trek to retrace humankind’s migration out of Africa. The Economist joined him in Japan during the hottest summer on record econ.st/4fvT5bs

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Greg Neely@Neely_Lab · Dec 17

See below link for PhD opportunities in my lab, for these you must be an australian citizen or permenent resident. feel free to RT linkedin.com/jobs/view/4092…

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Timothy Jenkins@TimothyPJenkins · Dec 16

Last week, David Baker, alongside John Jumper and Demis Hassabis, received the #Nobel Prize in #Chemistry🏆. It was incredibly special to see our group's and collaborators' work highlighted in the Nobel speech, along with the vital issue of #snakebite 🎉. @DTUbioengineer

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Nick Casewell@nickcasewell · Nov 22

Nice piece on new approaches for improving #snakebite treatments in Nature - showcasing some of our work @CSRIatLSTM and others like @AndreasLaustsen @srhall106 @TimothyPJenkins @Neely_Lab nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Andreas Laustsen@AndreasLaustsen · Nov 22

A huge thanks to @Nature for shining a light on the often-overlooked issue of #snakebite #envenoming and our recombinant #antivenom research at @CAT4Science at the @DTUtweet, @DTUbioengineer. Check out the article here: nature.com/articles/d4158… @nickcasewell @wellcometrust

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The New York Times@nytimes · Nov 14

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight-loss drugs. But scientists think that’s just the beginning. nyti.ms/3Z2KZ5l

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Tian Du@anti_d4 · Nov 21

Happy 50th! Here's also a shirt I made in celebration

GGreg Neely@Neely_Lab · Nov 20

Some of the lab at my 50th birthday party. Super fun times!

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