QLD Bioinformatics week 2026: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi... #SpeakerFeature Prof Lyn Griffiths is a Distinguished Professor in molecular genetics with more than 30 years’ research experience in this field. She is also Director of the Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health.

Brisbane Bioinformaticians, Join us for the June ABACBS Coffee catch-up (10am) and BrisBio seminar series (11am) at QIMRB in Herston. Can't make it in person? No worries, join us on zoom by 11: uqz.zoom.us/j/8707326700...

QLD Bioinformatics week 2026: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi... #SpeakerFeature In 2022, Mitchell joined Queensland's public and environmental health reference laboratories (PEHRL) as a bioinformatics specialist where he is now the acting team lead for the genomics hub.

Hi Binfies, Fun weather this June, yeah? Stay warm. Our monthly seminar series is set for 11am on 18th, Thursday. Right after ABACBS Coffee catch-up at QIMRB. We'll hear from Dr Cameron and Dr Cameron 🙂 about big data in bio research. Join us on zoom: uqz.zoom.us/j/8707326700... PW: 784419

QLD Bioinformatics week 2026: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi... #SpeakerFeature Dr Ian Scott is consultant general physician at the PA Hospital, Brisbane. He is currently Clinical Consultant in AI at the Digital Health and Informatics Division of Metro South Hospital and Health Service.

QLD Bioinformatics week 2026: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi... #SpeakerFeature Dr. Bicheng Yang holds a PhD in Biosciences from the University of Birmingham, with a research background in Plant Molecular Biology. Since joining BGI Group in 2009, she has taken on senior leadership roles.

The ABACBS postdoc committee has organised a day of research excellence with some of Australia's EMCR leaders in bioinformatics and computational biology. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and you can submit an abstract until the 10th of June.

Dear Brisbane Bioinformaticians, Are you working on an MRFF grant proposal in the context of genomics, proteomics, spatial, and the likes? NovogeneAIT Genomics is offering integrated multiomics support. And even better, Chiawei Tai (Chloe) will be in Brisbane this month for a coffee chat.

Registration is still open for the QLD Bioinformatics Week. Come along & connect with bioinformaticians across QLD including academic researchers, industry professionals, students, and government experts. Get your tickets here: lnkd.in/gvsPr2bW #QLDBioinformaticsWeek #BrisbaneBioinformatics

Monday & Friday is locked in. Tuesday is full and we're still welcoming community-led workshops, seminars, talks and events for the remaining days! Have an idea? We can featur it as a QLD bioinformatics week event: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #QLDBioinformaticsWeek #BrisbaneBioinformatics

This month's seminar is fully online, and in a few hours! Join us for 2 talks applying bioinformatics to climate science and schizophrenia. #BrisBioSeminar

Registration is still open for the QLD Bioinformatics Week. Come along & connect with bioinformaticians across QLD including academic researchers, industry professionals, students, and government experts. Get your tickets here: lnkd.in/gvsPr2bW #QLDBioinformaticsWeek #BrisbaneBioinformatics

Did you know...? The career and professional development day, Friday 17th July, will include the typical career panel we all know and love... ➕ A future-focused panel that tells you where QLD bioinformatics is going as a whole. More details here: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/brisba...

For this month's seminar series, Roy Barkan will share a multiomics framework in the context of climate science. And then we'll hear from Daniel about epigenetics in schizophrenia. Join us: uqz.zoom.us/j/8644454068... PW: 526130 1pm, 21 May #BioinformaticsSeminar

BB spotlight: Episode #7 Fawaz Farjo is a graduate student working on gene annotation and looking forward to research on enzymes. Their background is in genomics and biotechnology, and a big part of their day is dedicated to studying. #BioinformaticsCommunity #BrisbaneBioinformatics

It's much easier to appreciate the impact of Bioinformatics when we stop working in silos. This first of its kind statewide event aims to bring binfies across all sectors to share what's happening and what the future holds. Register now and tell a friend: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi...

📢 We're happy to announce that rego is now open for the inaugural QLD Bioinformatics Week! Early bird tickets are set for the first 25 sign-ups, so don't wait. To find more details, visit the event page: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/qld-bi... 1/2 #BioinformaticsShowcase #BrisBioShowcase

Brisbane Bioinformaticians: Join colleagues for a Coffee Catch Up this week! Date and time: Wednesday, April 29th, 10:30 - 11:30am Location: Cafe Dose, UQ Herston Organised by @abacbs.bsky.social Brisbane Chapter. Come with a friend 🙂.

Hi Binfies, Join us today by 1pm at the Molecular Biosciences building UQ for the April seminar series. This will be followed by networking after with catered lunch. Zoom: uqz.zoom.us/j/8765933048... #BrisbaneBioinformatics

Upcoming events for the rest of April that might interest you: 📌 BrisBio seminar (23rd at UQ) 📌 A talk on metagenomics data analysis (23rd online) 📌 Building conversational genomics agents (23rd online) And more... Visit BrisBio calendar to save the dates: brisbanebioinformatics.org/calendar/

#BB spotlight: Episode 7 Today’s feature is on a postdoc at UQ who specialises in clinical spatial omics and immunology. They have recently moved back to Brisbane after their PhD and appreciate the huge transformation in the omics space compared to when they left. #BioinformaticsCommunity

April BrisBio seminar is set! Themed around mRNA and in collab with @basemrna.bsky.social Join in person or 🔗 uqz.zoom.us/j/8765933048... PW: 596424 Post-seminar networking: 2pm-4pm, Secret Garden, building 76 (outside level 1 lunch room) Tell a friend to tell a friend. #Bioinformatics

Have you registered for the upcoming ABACBS national seminar series? It's in a few days, Monday 13th of April between 12 noon and 1pm. The talks will include "allele-specific HLA dysregulation in lung cancer" & "microbial variant calling and phylogenomics" Register now 👇🏾

Because you asked, it's now possible. If you'd like to have the upcoming BrisBio seminar in your calendar, please visit the event page on our website and RSVP: brisbanebioinformatics.org/event/brisbi... You'll also find short blurbs about our speakers and their proposed topics.

BB Spotlight: Episode #5 Today’s feature is on Harshita Rupani, a PhD student at UQ who works in genomics, specifically with nanopore sequence data. Their day-to-day often include wet-lab experiments using ELISA and basic bioinformatics analysis. #BrisbaneBioinformatics

April BrisBio seminar is set! Themed around mRNA and in collab with @basemrna.bsky.social Join in person or 🔗 uqz.zoom.us/j/8765933048... PW: 596424 Post-seminar networking: 2pm-4pm, Secret Garden, building 76 (outside level 1 lunch room) Tell a friend to tell a friend. #Bioinformatics

The week of July 13-17, 2026 is all about bioinformatics in Queensland. We'll have talks, workshops, and professional development sessions. So, save the date. Speaking of workshops, MGI wants to run one and they'd like you to say what and where: forms.gle/ewstXSULJwVY... Repost and share!

Calling all QLD scientists who work with single cell and spatial technology. MGI has launched a Queensland-only grant to celebrate 10 years in Brisbane and support 8 projects. Application closes on 31st. Please share with colleagues, especially ECRs. 🔗 global-mgitech.com/qld-grant-20...

Do you know that Cancer Bioinformatics Australia happens in Brisbane, QLD this year? It's also affordable for students! Rego and abstracts are now open!

Brisbane-based bioinformaticians, coffee catch-up for March is happening this Wednesday. Location: Lakeside Cafe, UQ Time: 10.30am Tell a friend to tell a friend. #BrisbaneBioinformatics #Networking

Thank you all for showing up for today's session. And thank you to both our speakers, Ollie and Jake, for your very nice talks. #BrisbaneBioinformatics #SeminarSeries

Did you mark your calendar yet? Our next seminar is this Thursday by 1pm at QUT gardens point campus in Brisbane city. Join us and invite a friend. #BrisBioSeminar #BrisbaneBioinformatics

Dear Brisbane researchers interested in Oxford Nanopore technology, You're invited to an upcoming working group meeting to discuss laboratory and bioinformatics analysis in the context of ONT. 🗓️: Thurs, March 12 🕐: 1.30 - 3.30pm 📌: UQ st. Lucia, AIBN seminar room. Tell a friend to tell a friend

BB spotlight: Episode #4 is on a Scientific Affairs Associate in Gelomics who specialises in the field of proteomics. Swagata spends a big part of her day coding and reading. #BioinformaticsCommunity #BrisbaneBioinformatics Like to be featured? Share what you do here: forms.gle/cV2erdmcExYf...

We're all set for March BrisBio seminar! You're invited to hear about bioinformatics in CRISPR & reproducibility in TF analysis. 🗓️:Thurs 19th March by 1pm Tell a friend The location is QUT campus, and you're welcome to join online: uqz.zoom.us/j/8901226169... PW: 722570 #BioinformaticsEngagement

Upcoming events for your calendars, binfies Cancer Bioinformatics Australia 2026 will be in Brisbane at RBWH on 5th June. Abstracts open now. Details here: cancerbioinformatics.au Brisbane Bioinformatics showcase at TRI on the week of July 13th. Details coming soon.

BB spotlight: Episode #3 Today’s feature is a PhD student at UQ working at the intersection of ML and bioinformatics. They typically work from home, and activities include meetings, reading journal papers, submitting scripts, and coding. #BrisbaneBioinformatics

Bioinformaticians of Brisbane, what does your day look like tomorrow? Join the @abacbs.bsky.social members for an informal meet and greet, and catch-up. Venue: Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba 🕐: 10-11am #BrisbaneBioinformatics #Networking

Thank you all for showing up to the inaugural session of our seminar series. We hope you enjoyed the conversation and networking after the presentations. P.S. Dr Bhuva is recruiting students and postdocs; interested applicants are to contact [email protected] with CV and academic transcripts.

Friendly reminder that our first seminar series happens tomorrow at 1pm. Join us in person or online.

Dear Brisbane researchers interested in Oxford Nanopore technology, You're invited to an upcoming working group meeting to discuss laboratory and bioinformatics analysis in the context of ONT. 🗓️: Thurs, March 12 🕐: 1.30 - 3.30pm 📌: UQ st. Lucia, AIBN seminar room. Tell a friend to tell a friend

BB spotlight: Episode #2 Today’s spotlight is on a PhD candidate at QUT who works in Genomics. Their research aims to identify: “...the genetic and environmental determinants of biological age acceleration and related diseases. I primarily work with the Norfolk Island Health Study cohort…”

Join us for the inaugural session of BrisBio Network monthly seminar Series. These sessions are designed to highlight incredible bioinformatics works within Queensland. The location is UQ campus, and you're welcome to join online: qut.zoom.us/j/8320839752... #BioinformaticsEngagement

BB Spotlight: Episode #1 As part of our mission to showcase bioinformaticians across Brisbane, we asked the community what they do and what their work is really like. Today’s feature is on @qishengpan.bsky.social. Role 🖥️: Postdoc at UQ

A save-the-date for you: On July 13, 2026, we’ll have the first-of its-kind Brisbane Bioinformatics Showcase at the Translational Research Institute in Woolloongabba. Can you imagine all Brisbie Binfies in the same room? #Bioinformatics #Showcase #Networking

Roll call... If you’re based in Brisbane and work in: 🧬 genomics 🧬 transcriptomics 📊 biological data science 🏥 clinical / translational data 🧪 wet–dry hybrid research

A lot of bioinformatics work happens in Brisbane, across universities, clinic, government, startups, etc., but much of it stays invisible outside immediate circles. Brisbane Bioinformatics exists to surface that work. 📌 Keep an eye on this space, and share with colleagues who may be interested.