To listen, just search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts - or head to our website: www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/nano...

📢 New episode alert! How small is "nano"? And how can something so tiny have such a big impact? Our latest episode features Prof Ngamta (Natalie) Thamwattana from the Uni of Newcastle. We explore her research into the behaviour of granular materials - all the way down to the world of nanotechnology.

Congrats Jen on this very well deserved honour

Congratulations to MACSYS Deputy Director Professor Jennifer Flegg - just named a 2026 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, recognised for her internationally leading work in mathematical biology. 👉 Read the full story: macsys.org/jen-flegg-20...

The second episode explores how mathematical approaches can be used to understand anti‑vaccination sentiment - with guest Prof Stacey Smith? from the University of Ottawa. Our host is Dr Eva Stadler from the Kirby Institute at UNSW.

The first episode looks into how mathematics is playing an increasingly important role in understanding pregnancy, reproductive health, and chronic conditions that disproportionately affect women - with guests Prof Alys Clark & Dr Claire Miller from @aucklanduni.bsky.social Bioengineering Institute.

Happy International Women in Mathematics Day! We've released two episodes celebrating research excellence by women - and those who identify as women - in the mathematical sciences. To listen, just search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts - or head to: www.therandomsample.com.au

Our latest episode features Dr Maria Kleshnina (QUT), the first mathematician to receive a L'Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship in Australia & New Zealand. We explore Maria’s field of interest, Game Theory, & why this mathematical way of thinking is so powerful! www.therandomsample.com.au

You can also watch a video of the podcast recording on the MACSYS YouTube channel: youtu.be/vc3To3w8FjU

A piece of mathematics from the 1960s still quietly powers GPS, aviation, wearables - even space missions. In our latest episode, we explore the Kalman Filter with two men who've been working with it for decades! To listen, search your podcast app for The Random Sample. www.therandomsample.com.au

Thanks to The Random Sample podcast for featuring our Centre & our ambitious research mission to model a whole cell in a special 2-part series. To listen, just search for The Random Sample wherever you get your podcasts or head to the website: www.therandomsample.com.au @therandomsample.bsky.social

Thanks to Marvin Whiteley and the @asm.org @mbio.bsky.social for a good time on their podcast talking about a bacteriophage that flexes and contracts in impossible ways. Also detailed in an mBio paper here DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03829-25 @macsys.bsky.social youtu.be/eDGta8xc4_0?...

🎙️Why MACSYS & why now? In this clip from The Random Sample podcast, Centre Director Trevor Lithgow explains that as biology increasingly moves into a quantitative space, the ability to work across maths & biology isn’t optional - it’s essential: 🎧 www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/macs...

📢New episode alert! Bringing together the mathematical and computational sciences with biology🔬 to tackle one of science’s grand challenges - MACSYS leaders Trevor Lithgow & Jen Flegg explain why modelling a whole, living cell 🧬 matters. 👉 www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/macs...

The first 2026 episode of The Random Sample podcast features Centre Chief Investigators Adelle Coster (UNSW) & Mat Simpson (QUT). They share how maths, combined with biological expertise, come together in MACSYS as our researchers work toward a predictive, computational model of a living cell.

🎙️We're launching a brand‑new season of our podcast this week & you’re invited to be part of the action! We're bringing a StudioPod recording booth straight to the Univ of Melbourne campus and will be recording new podcast episodes throughout our in-person launch event. Come watch the magic happen!

We’re proud to see MACSYS Associate Investigator, Dr Francesca Short, featured in this insightful ABC News story on hand hygiene and antibacterial soap. Dr Short is a Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at Monash University’s Centre to Impact Antimicrobial Resistance. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

🎙️Come See a Podcast Come to Life! MACSYS is launching a brand‑new season of The Random Sample podcast by bringing a StudioPod recording booth straight to the University of Melbourne campus - and will be recording new podcast episodes throughout the launch event. Come watch the magic happen!

The M in MACSYS stands for Mathematical - so we'd like to wish everyone a Happy International Day of Mathematics (aka Pi Day)! This year's IDM theme is "Mathematics and Hope".

Five ARC Centres of Excellence with headquarters or nodes in Brisbane, including MACSYS, came together for a Women in Leadership breakfast event hosted at UQ. The event featured an inspiring panel discussion with representatives from each Centre, including our own Chief Investigator Prof Richi Nayak

📢We're hiring! Come join us in sunny☀️Brisbane. We are recruiting a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join us at QUT. This position is intended for applied mathematicians. 🔷Level A/B, Fixed-term, 2 years 📍Gardens Point (hybrid option available) 👉More info/apply: lnkd.in/gA_tJqHV @mjsimpson.bsky.social

Well it turns out if you know something about the distributions of x and y, you *can* (sometimes) separately estimate their population means. We explored some biological applications of this idea here: doi.org/10.1007/s115...

Suppose you know that x+y=100 and want to know what x and y are. You’re stuck right – there’s a whole range of possibilities for two numbers that sum to 100 (in maths we call this non-identifiability).

Come and work with us! I'm looking for a PDRA in data-driven modelling of collective cell behaviour to join the group. More information at www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/80472

Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 2026 PhD applications are now open for two exciting projects.👇 macsys.org/phd-scholars...

Honoured to have a member of our Intl Scientific Advisory Board in Australia this week. Prof Brenda Andrews from the Univ of Toronto (pictured right) delivered an invited talk at the Lorne Genome Conference and caught up with our Chief Investigator Traude Beilharz, president of the Conference Board.

Congratulations to MACSYS PhD student Yong See (Elijah) Foo from The University of Melbourne - awarded the prize for best student talk at the recent ANZIAM Conference. The Australia & New Zealand Industrial & Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) conference was held in Canberra. 👉 macsys.org/macsys-phd-s...

That's a wrap for Lorne Genome 2026! Thanks to all the speakers for fascinating talks, poster presenters for hot of the press science, trade for making the experiments possible and of course all the attendees for great discussion. See you next year!

Meet Dr Joshua Hamey, one of our outstanding MACSYS Research Fellows. Based at our UNSW node, Josh is a molecular biologist studying how proteins are made inside cells. In this video, Josh shares insights into his research and what inspired him to join MACSYS. youtu.be/MuAfPxFXWZk?...

2026 Winner of the Lorne Genome Julian Wells Medal: Christine Wells (no relation!) @stemcellsystems.bsky.social congratulations, well deserved!!

We are so privileged to have Professor Brenda Andrews on our Centre's International Scientific Advisory Board - and pleased to see her sharing her expertise at the Lorne Genome Conference this week. @lornegenome.bsky.social

Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 👉Info on the 2 PhD projects & how to apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...

MACSYS at ANZIAM! This past week, members from three of our nodes represented the Centre at the Conference of the Australia & New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) held this year in Canberra. Among the highlights, PhD Student Yong See Foo winning the prize for best student paper.

What a week it's been at the 2026 Lorne Proteins Conference! Centre Director Trevor Lithgow & members of his lab from Monash University attended - showing off their work and taking in the latest research that this important conference showcases. @lorneproteins.bsky.social #lorneproteins2026

Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 👉Info on the 2 PhD projects & how to apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...

Did you know that only around 20% of all biographies on Wikipedia are about women? To mark the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, MACSYS hosted a Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon to help address this imbalance by improving & creating pages about #WomenInSTEM.

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MACSYS proudly celebrates the exceptional women who are advancing our mission to model a whole cell - one of the most ambitious challenges in modern science. Pictured here are our Chief Investigators, Research Fellows, and PhD candidates.

🔦 Spotlighting Prof @edueyras.bsky.social - EMBL Australia Group Leader & newly appointed Director of the Shine‑Dalgarno Centre for #RNA Innovation at ANU! 🔗 Read about his vision for the Centre: www.emblaustralia.org/eduardo-eyra...

First time I've been able to go to the opening of @lorneproteins.bsky.social, 11th time I've attended #can'tgetkeysbefore3pm

Proteomics on the Great Ocean Road! MACSYS Chief Investigator Marc Wilkins (2nd from right) and his lab a strong showing at the 31st Annual Proteomics Symposium in Lorne. Talks from Nicola Karakatsanis and Tara Keogh, plus posters from Heather, James, Josh, and Tara. Great work, Team Wilkins Lab.

Our Centre node at QUT to is pleased to welcome Johann Fredrik Jadebeck for a visit this month. Johann is a researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1) - and is giving a lecture this Friday. Join us in person at QUT or online: macsys.org/event/johann... 📆Fri, 16 January: 11 am AEST/ 12 pm AEDT

You can now find MACSYS on YouTube! 📽️ www.youtube.com/@MACSYS-Centre Find out more about our Centre's research mission, our people, and more! And while you're there, please subscribe to our channel.

From last year: a short video from the ARC Centre of Excellence MACSYS @macsys.bsky.social where I talk about my research on bringing domain knowledge into data-driven AI methods for complex biology

✨ Cheers to 2026! 🍾 At MACSYS, we’re looking forward to a year of collaboration, exploration, and discovery with our partners, universities, colleagues and communities. Together, we’ll continue to learn, innovate, and grow. Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to an inspiring year ahead!

MACSYS was proud to partner with EMBL Australia for the 2025 edition of its flagship PhD training course. As a course sponsor, MACSYS led two dedicated teaching days, introducing participants to our mission of modelling an entire cell. This video📽️explains how: youtu.be/Gsm2taPZffI @emblaustralia.org

A huge thanks to @macsys.bsky.social for supporting our 10th PhD Course - we could not have done it without you! 👏

MACSYS is proud to support this year's EMBL Australia PhD program as it brings together more than 60 high-achieving PhD students from across the country for this unique, two-week residential course. For 2 days this week, MACSYS researchers led the program's sessions. @emblaustralia.org

Thank you, @macsys.bsky.social, for your generous support and for empowering the next generation of life science researchers with the tools, maths and mindset that will drive the field forward! 🚀 #EMBLAPhD #NCRISimpact