Our social media will be on hiatus until 19 January. We wish all our followers from the University of Melbourne, the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct and beyond a happy, relaxing and safe holiday season. See you in 2026 for more training, teaching and research news from Melbourne Bioinformatics!

Need in-house bioinformatics support for your research, but don't have the capacity? We can help! By embedding one of our expert bioinformaticians in your team, you'll have in-house access to -omics based analyses, bioinformatics pipelining and other specialised methods optimised to your own needs.

How would you like to apply your passion for #bioinformatics to a real-world research problem? We co-supervise PhD students in a wide variety of research groups across the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct. If you're interested in doing a PhD with us, get in touch!

Our December newsletter is out! Inside you’ll find: • Luke Gandolfo's ARC grant success • an interview with Chol-hee Jung • Prof Bernie Pope on cancer genomics and global health • what's on over summer - and what's not!

Bioinformaticians of Melbourne, it's time to hang out! The last Bioinformatics Meetup for 2025 is at 10am this Thursday, on Zoom. Everyone is welcome. See you there!

If you work or study at the University of Melbourne or one of its affiliates, and you need help with a bioinformatics research problem, talk to us! We offer free 1-hour consultations on research design, grant writing, data analysis, general troubleshooting, and more. Get in touch here:

At the University of Melbourne (or one of its affiliates)? Need Galaxy Australia support – or just want to learn more about it? Melbourne Bioinformatics has dedicated specialists who can advise you on tools, pipelines, datasets and more. We can help. Get in touch!

Whether your background is in biology, biomedicine, mathematics/statistics, or computer science, there’s an entry point for you into the University of Melbourne's Master of Science (#Bioinformatics). Apply now for the March 2026 intake!

Need in-house bioinformatics support for your research, but don't have the capacity? We can help! By embedding one of our expert bioinformaticians in your team, you'll have in-house access to -omics based analyses, bioinformatics pipelining and other specialised methods optimised to your own needs.

Unfortunately, we've had to reschedule yesterday's Introduction to Proteomics workshop for 3 December. The good news is that if you missed out on a place, here's another chance to register! It's free and in-person but open only to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates.

From the @genomebrowser.bsky.social team in @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2026 update | #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Database #OpenScience 🧬 🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ academic.oup.com/nar/advance-...

Last chance to sign up for our "RNA-seq: Functional Enrichment Analysis" workshop on 23 October! It's free and in-person, but only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

Last chance to sign up for our "scRNA-seq Integration and Differential Expression" workshop on 26 November! It's free and in-person, but only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

We regularly run free, hands-on workshops on all aspects of bioinformatics and data science – everything from basic Unix, R, Git and Python skills to de novo assembly, scRNA-seq analysis and variant calling! Open only to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates.

How would you like to apply your passion for #bioinformatics to a real-world research problem? We co-supervise PhD students in a wide variety of research groups across the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Biomedical precinct. If you're interested in doing a PhD with us, get in touch!

If you work or study at the University of Melbourne or one of its affiliates, and you need help with a bioinformatics research problem, talk to us! We offer free 1-hour consultations on research design, grant writing, data analysis, general troubleshooting, and more. Get in touch here:

🧬 Research news! 🔬 Our bioinformatician Luke Gandolfo, with Prof William Heath and Lynette Beattie, has just won an ARC Discovery grant which will help us understand how the IL-4 cytokine regulates CD8 T cells, turning them into killers of cancer and other damaged cells. Congratulations, Luke!

Free workshop alert! "RNA-seq: Functional Enrichment Analysis" with Kezia Gitareja and Renee Papaluca (University of Melbourne) • Learn functional enrichment analysis on RNA-seq data using R packages like clusterProfiler, STRINGdb, and RegEnrich • Gain insights through pathways/network analysis

Free workshop alert! "scRNA-seq Integration and Differential Expression" with Susan Si and Raymond Zhao (University of Melbourne) • Four-hour hands-on session covering single-cell RNA-seq analysis using R and Seurat • Learn data import, quality control, sample integration

Free in-person workshop alert! Melbourne Bioinformatics presents "Introduction to Proteomics" - a comprehensive 4-hour workshop covering proteomic data processing, cleaning, and analysis using DIA-NN and limpa packages, led by Julia Broadbent (Bio21). Perfect for research beginners!

At the University of Melbourne (or one of its affiliates)? Need Galaxy Australia support – or just want to learn more about it? Melbourne Bioinformatics has dedicated specialists who can advise you on tools, pipelines, datasets and more. We can help. Get in touch!

Last chance to sign up for our "RNA-seq analysis: From Reads to Gene Counts with Galaxy" workshop on 23 October! It's free and in-person, but only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

🔥Late breaking abstract submissions for poster presentations at the COMBINE Symposium and ABACBS Conference are now open! Please note that this call is for posters only! ⏳Deadline: 31 October 2025 🔗Submit your abstract here, please use the provided template: forms.gle/TnEWMMcPz5m9...

Our Academic Lead, Prof Danny Park, on his pathway into bioinformatics and the biggest challenge for the field (plus: his favourite programming language!)

Whether your background is in biology, biomedicine, mathematics/statistics, or computer science, there’s an entry point for you into the University of Melbourne's Master of Science (#Bioinformatics). Apply now for the March 2026 intake!

Prof Bernie Pope on @ga4gh.org and the prospects for cancer genomics: “a significant knowledge gap exists in our understanding of the dynamic behavior of cellular systems as a whole. Although we still have a long way to go, progress is being made.” In the latest issue of Open Access Government

** Applications OPEN TODAY ! @pawseycentre.bsky.social

Last week we announced the Setonix-Q Pilot, a portal that provides Australian researchers with access to both silicon-based and quantum computing from Pawsey. Researchers are invited to apply for Setonix-Q Pilot access through the NCMAS call: my.nci.org.au/mancini/ncma... #hpc #quantum

Bioinformatician Grace Hall, one of our Master of Science (Bioinformatics) lecturers, reflects on her experience of being a student in the course she now teaches into.

Need in-house bioinformatics support for your research, but don't have the capacity? We can help! By embedding one of our expert bioinformaticians in your team, you'll have in-house access to -omics based analyses, bioinformatics pipelining and other specialised methods optimised to your own needs.

We regularly run free, hands-on workshops on all aspects of bioinformatics and data science – everything from basic Unix, R, Git and Python skills to de novo assembly, scRNA-seq analysis and variant calling! Open only to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates.

It's our 9th birthday and you're all invited to celebrate with us! 💜 We are partnering up with the Statistical Society of Australia to host a Social Night! 🔗 Register: www.meetup.com/rladies-melb... 📅 Thu 16 Oct, 5-7pm 📌 Father's Office #StatSocAus #rladies #stats #rstats

Our October newsletter is out! Inside you’ll find: • Grace Hall on what she learned in the Master of Science (Bioinformatics) - which she now teaches! • an interview with our Academic Lead, Prof Danny Park • what's on in October and November • plus all our upcoming workshops!

How would you like to apply your passion for #bioinformatics to a real-world research problem? We co-supervise PhD students in a wide variety of research groups across the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne Biomedical precinct. If you're interested doing a PhD with us, get in touch!

Register now for our "Intro to Python Workshop"! Learn to load, explore and visualise biological data using pandas and matplotlib libraries: • Load tabular data into Python • Calculate basic statistics • Filter and slice data • Create scatter plots and boxplots • Modify plot appearance

Last chance to sign up for our "Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics" workshop on 1 October! It's free and in-person, but only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

Bioinformaticians of Melbourne, it's time to hang out! In person, the ABACBS-Melbourne Bioinformatics Coffee Catch Up is at 10:30am this Wednesday, at Dr Dax Kitchen, 30 Royal Pde, Parkville. Online, the Bioinformatics Meetup is at 10am this Thursday, on Zoom. Everyone is welcome. See you there!

"RNA-seq Workshop" - Learn to analyse gene expression data and identify differentially expressed genes using R and Bioconductor packages! Key details: • Free in-person workshop • 29 October 2025 • 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne • Led by Luke Gandolfo (Melbourne Bioinformatics)

If you work or study at the University of Melbourne or one of its affiliates, and you need help with a bioinformatics research problem, talk to us! We offer free 1-hour consultations on research design, grant writing, data analysis, general troubleshooting, and more. Get in touch here:

Free workshop! "RNA-seq analysis: From reads to gene counts with Galaxy" Join Melbourne Bioinformatics for hands-on RNA-seq data analysis training. Learn quality control, read mapping and gene counting using the Galaxy platform.

Empower your bioinformatics research using Galaxy Australia! 🌟 Our "Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics" workshop is exclusively for staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliated organisations.

At the University of Melbourne (or one of its affiliates)? Need Galaxy Australia support – or just want to learn more about it? Melbourne Bioinformatics has dedicated specialists who can advise you on tools, pipelines, datasets and more. We can help. Get in touch!

Whether your background is in biology, biomedicine, mathematics/statistics, or computer science, there’s an entry point for you into the University of Melbourne's Master of Science (#Bioinformatics)!

Our "Creating R Packages" workshop on 18 September is nearly full! It's free and in-person, but is only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

Need in-house bioinformatics support for your research, but don't have the capacity? We can help! By embedding one of our expert bioinformaticians in your team, you'll have in-house access to -omics based analyses, bioinformatics pipelining and other specialised methods optimised to your own needs.

Last chance to sign up for our "Intro to scRNA-seq" workshop on 10 September! It's free and in-person, but is only open to staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates. Register now!

Meet Master of Science (Bioinformatics) graduate Katarina Stankovic!

Last chance to sign up for our "Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics" workshop! It's free, in-person and on 4 September. Register here:

Bioinformaticians of Melbourne, it's time to hang out! In person, the ABACBS-Melbourne Bioinformatics Coffee Catch Up is at 10:30am this Wednesday, 27 August, at Dr. Dax Kitchen, 30 Royal Pde, Parkville. Online, the Bioinformatics Meetup is at 10am this Thursday, 28 August, on Zoom (link below).