Role at ANSTO
Dr Chris Szeto is a beamline scientist (industry specialist) for the MX beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron. He facilitates industry engagement and provides commercial services for clients. He also collaborates and provides support for merit users and assists in the maintenance and development of the MX1/MX2 beamlines.
His research interests are in the field of antigen presentation, T cell receptor design, and structural immunity. Prior to joining the MX team at the Australian Synchrotron, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at La Trobe University and Monash University.
Chris is passionate about communicating science through digital art and storytelling. He has contributed flyer and poster designs to promote science outreach and university events.
Expertise
- Molecular Biology, Protein Expression, Purification and Crystallisation
- X-ray crystallography, Structural Biology, Computational Biology
- Biophysical Characterisation, Protein Stability, Protein Binding
Qualifications & Achievements
- 33rd European Crystallography Meeting Poster Prize (2022)
- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Millers Postdoctoral Travel Grant (2022)
- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Career Development Award (2021)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, La Trobe University (2021-2022)
- Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Early Career Researcher Grant (2020)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash university (2017-2020)
- PhD in Biochemistry, Monash University (2017)