The participation of 18 students from around Australia was supported by travel grants to AMSI BioInfoSummer. The annual conference is a valuable opportunity to explore current bioinformatics research and developments, with the most recent meeting hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Read MoreTransformative genomic technologies can now be leveraged for detecting pathogens thanks to the innovative bioinformatics pipelines developed by bioinformatics experts in Queensland. Their work is helping protect Australian plant industries by making the new capabilities accessible to biosecurity sites nation-wide, and making the pipelines and technical instructions accessible to all researchers and diagnosticians.
Read MoreA workshop in Sri Lanka taught medical doctors, research lab workers and university students to use Galaxy Australia for genomic medicine.
Read MoreA diverse group representing commercial enterprise, academia, government research and citizen scientists gathered at ANU for a hands-on fungi bioinformatics workshop. The skills uplift was designed to support Bioplatforms Australia’s Functional Fungi and Plant Pathogen Omics National Initiatives.
Read MoreA recent workshop explored strategies for the adoption, usage, and optimisation of GPUs and addressed researchers’ challenges to accessing high performance computing.
Read MoreOur 2023 bioinformatics training needs survey revealed the topics that the life science community want to learn about and that a blend of live and self-paced training is preferred.
Read MoreICRI 2024 explored global trends, challenges, and opportunities in research infrastructure, including an official side event: Euro-Australian research infrastructure collaboration in the molecular life sciences.
Read MoreWe recently hosted Prof Ewan Birney, Deputy Director General of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Director of EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Melbourne to share his views in a workshop: Exploring opportunities in Life Sciences AI.
Read MoreA group of researchers passionate about fungal and plant genomics gathered at ANU to enhance their bioinformatics skills, learn about the powerful tools and workflows available on Galaxy Australia, and share their knowledge.
Read MoreAustralian researchers from the International Cannabis Genomics Research Consortium (ICGRC) have developed a web portal that is freely available for the global cannabis research community to use.
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