Melbourne Bioinformatics
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Providing bioinformatics support for all researchers and students at the University of Melbourne and across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct. North Melbourne, Australia. mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/melbournebioinformatics
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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
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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.
Master of Science Bioinformatics - Grace's Student Experience
Grace Hall talks about how the Master of Science (Bioinformatics) at the University of Melbourne has helped her career.
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Subscription collaborations are available for University of Melbourne staff, students and affiliates. For more information, please get in touch via the following link.

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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.
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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.
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Melbourne Bioinformatics enables cutting edge research through the power of data. We train the specialists and build the infrastructure needed to understand some of society’s biggest challenges, from cancer to climate change.
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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
R-Ladies & SSA Melbourne Social Night: Happy 9th Birthday R-Ladies, Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup
**Happy 9th Birthday R-Ladies Melbourne 🎉** Come unwind and connect with like-minded people at a joint event with R-Ladies Melbourne and the Statistical Society of Austra
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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!
PhD Research Projects
Learn how to use the tools you need to apply bioinformatics techniques in your own research.
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This is a FREE in-person workshop exclusively for University of Melbourne staff and students (and affiliated institutes). You must register with an institutional email.

Date: 28 October 2025
Location: 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne
Lead trainer: Sanduni Rajapaksa (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
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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
Intro to Python Workshop
This is an introduction to Python.
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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!
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics
Empower your Bioinformatics research using Galaxy Australia!
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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!
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Important: This workshop is open exclusively to University of Melbourne staff, students, and affiliated organisation members. You must register with institutional email.

Bring your laptop for this hands-on session!
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What you'll learn:
• Transform RNA-seq counts tables into meaningful biological insights
• Statistical approaches for differential expression analysis
• Quality assessment of your results

Prerequisites:
• Basic R knowledge
• Basic understanding of statistics
• Basic familiarity with RNA-seq
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"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)
RNA-seq Analysis: Counts to Differentially Expressed Genes in R
An Introduction to RNA-seq Analysis: Counts to Differentially Expressed Genes
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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:
Enquiries
As a University of Melbourne research platform hosted within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, our expert team supports life science data analysis across the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct. We are working to build Australia’s capacity in bioinformatics.
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What you'll learn:
• Quality control of short read data
• Mapping reads to reference genomes
• Generating gene count tables

Perfect for researchers handling RNA-seq short read data who need practical analysis skills. No programming background required, but prior Galaxy experience is essential.
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Workshop details:
• Completely free and in-person
• 23 October 2025, North Melbourne
• 4-hour intensive session with limited places
• Restricted to University of Melbourne staff, students and affiliated organisation members only
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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.
RNA-seq analysis: From reads to gene counts with Galaxy
Register for a hands on workshop in RNAseq analysis.
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Details:
• Location: 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne, VIC 3051
• Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEST
• Date: 1 October 2025

Spaces are limited, so secure your spot now using the link below.

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This beginner-friendly session will guide you through the Galaxy Australia interface, teaching you how to run analyses and create workflows.

Learning objectives:
• Navigate and use the Galaxy platform
• Upload, interact with, and analyse data
• Create and manage Galaxy Workflows
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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.
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics
Empower your Bioinformatics research using Galaxy Australia!
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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!
Galaxy Support
We provide introductory and advanced training for Galaxy Australia users. We also offer tailored support for Galaxy setup, research analysis, and the development of analysis pipelines.
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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)!
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