Sunday, 8th February 51st Lorne Proteins Conference 2026

Passengers should meet at Terminal 4 (T4) Parking (map below or see Melbourne Airport website), ensuring they have boarded the bus by 11:00am.

The bus will depart promptly at 11:00am sharp.

The bus will have a conference signage "LORNE PROTEINS 2025" on the front window.

The bus will also have ‘Hutchinson Busline’ branded on the side of the bus.

The bus will park at VLine bus terminal at Southern Cross Station. The bus bay number will be confirmed a week prior to the conference.

Southern Cross Station is a combined bus and train station. The train platforms are on the corner of Collins St. and Spencer St. VLine bus terminal is further along Spencer St. If you enter Southern Cross Station from the corner of Collins St. and Spencer St., please follow the train tracks until you see the VLine bus terminal. If you walk along Spencer St., please look out for Hungry Jack's Burgers on Spencer St. There is a pathway to enter the VLine bus terminal next to Hungry Jack's on Spencer St.

The bus will arrive approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time and will depart at 11:30am sharp.

The bus will have a conference signage "LORNE PROTEINS 2025" on the front window.

The bus will also have ‘Hutchinson Busline’ branded on the side of the bus.

• Discovering new RNA-based biology in bacteria and their viruses - Max Wilkinson
• Harnessing anthrax toxin-family of toxins for good and not evil: Structural and evolutionary studies used to guide the design principles for tailored biopesticides. - Michelle Dunstone
• Exploring and exploiting an unusual protein uptake system in plant pathogenic bacteria - Marta Wojnowska
• Combatting Ribosomal Methylation Based Antibiotic Resistance: A war at the microscopic level - Ruchi Anand

• Decoding Life with Mass Spectrometry: A Lens for Biology - Carol Robinson