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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Join us for the talk this Friday! Don't miss it!

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 MIG Seminar: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics

🗓️ Fri, Sep 19 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Ian Potter Auditorium (G52), Kenneth Myer Building (144)
🎙️ Prof. Rob Lanfear (ANU)
💻 Zoom available

#Phylogenetics #Evolution #Bioinformatics #MIGseminar

MIG Seminar: Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University

Title: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics Abstract: How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of ou...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · 23d

Happening this Thursday! Don’t miss our workshop!

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 MIG Workshop: Intro to phylogenetics

🔗 events.unimelb.edu.au/MIG/event/44...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 MIG Seminar: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics

🗓️ Fri, Sep 19 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Ian Potter Auditorium (G52), Kenneth Myer Building (144)
🎙️ Prof. Rob Lanfear (ANU)
💻 Zoom available

#Phylogenetics #Evolution #Bioinformatics #MIGseminar

MIG Seminar: Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University

Title: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics Abstract: How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of ou...

events.unimelb.edu.au

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 MIG Workshop: Intro to phylogenetics

🔗 events.unimelb.edu.au/MIG/event/44...

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 MIG Workshop: Intro to phylogenetics

🗓️ Sep 18
📍 Kenneth Myer Building, Education Room, Ground Floor
👩‍🏫 Prof Robert Lanfear & Dr Yao-Ban Chan
🎟️ $60/80 registration

#Phylogenetics #Bioinformatics #EvolutionaryBiology #IQTREE

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Aug 4

📢 MIG Seminar: Unlocking the hidden world of RNA isoforms in brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders

🗓️ Fri, Aug 8 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Agar Theatre (G003), Biosciences 4 (147)
🎙️ Dr. Mike Clark

#LongReadSequencing #scRNAseq #Neuroscience #BrainDevelopment #MIGseminar

MIG Seminar: Dr. Mike Clark, The University of Melbourne

Title: Unlocking the hidden world of RNA isoforms in brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders Abstract: Almost all human genes expr...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jul 31

We’re thrilled to share that mixOmics, developed by the group of @mixomics.org at MIG, is a finalist in the @ardc.edu.au Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software!

Big congratulations to @mixomics.org! 🎉

#EurekaPrize #ResearchSoftware #mixOmics #MIG_UniMelb

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jul 24

We’re excited to share a continuing Level B/C/D position in statistical omics at MIG. If it is not for you, someone in your network might be a great fit. We’d appreciate your help spreading the word. Thank you!

Kim-Anh Lê Cao @mixomics.org · Jul 23

Amazing opportunity to work at the cutting edge of statistics and omics with us at Melbourne Integrative Genomics @mig-unimelb.bsky.social, University of Melbourne.

Closes: 29th August.
Contact: Prof Kim-Anh Le Cao (director of MIG)
Junior to mid career level
Apply here: tinyurl.com/yu97nrws

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 MIG Spatial Transcriptomics Workshop

🗓️ Aug 13 - 14
📍 Kenneth Myer Building, Education Room
👩‍🏫 Dr @bhuvad.bsky.social (Frazer Institute)
Dr @jiadongm.bsky.social (MIG)
Ms Melody Jin (WEHI)
🎟️ $125/150 registration

#SpatialRNAseq #Bioinformatics #Normalisation #CellStateIdentification

MIG Spatial Transcriptomics Workshop

This is a 1.5-day in-person workshop. Please ensure you are available for the full duration across both days. Day 1 - Wednesday, 13 August...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jul 3

The MIG Workshop scheduled for July 8 has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 25

📢 MIG Workshop: Multivariate analysis for omics data integration (bulk)

🗓️ Tues, July 8 | ⏰ 9:30am - 12:30pm AEST
📍 Old Microbiology (#184), Level 1, Room 124
👩‍🏫 Prof Kim-Anh Lê Cao (MIG)
🎟️ $25, fully refunded

#MultiOmics #MultivariateAnalysis #DataIntegration #mixOmics #Bioinformatics #RStats

MIG Workshop: Multivariate analysis for omics data integration (bulk)

Lead instructors: Prof Kim-Anh Lê Cao (MIG) Technological improvements have allowed for the collection of data from different molecular compar...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 25

📢 MIG Workshop: Multivariate analysis for omics data integration (bulk)

🗓️ Tues, July 8 | ⏰ 9:30am - 12:30pm AEST
📍 Old Microbiology (#184), Level 1, Room 124
👩‍🏫 Prof Kim-Anh Lê Cao (MIG)
🎟️ $25, fully refunded

#MultiOmics #MultivariateAnalysis #DataIntegration #mixOmics #Bioinformatics #RStats

MIG Workshop: Multivariate analysis for omics data integration (bulk)

Lead instructors: Prof Kim-Anh Lê Cao (MIG) Technological improvements have allowed for the collection of data from different molecular compar...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Lê Cao Lab is hiring! Join the team to develop mixOmics and contribute to cutting-edge multi-omics methods. Open to international applicants!

Kim-Anh Lê Cao @mixomics.org · Jun 23

👩‍💻 We’re hiring! Lê Cao Lab at Uni Melbourne @mig-unimelb.bsky.social needs an R dev to power the next-gen of mixOmics 🚀
Love #RStats, #Bioconductor & multi-omics? Help expand mixOmics, run workshops & publish cutting-edge methods.
Apply: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 16

📢 Join us for the talk this Friday! Don't miss it!

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 MIG Seminar: Genetic epidemiology to monitor rapidly evolving Plasmodium vivax populations

🗓️ Fri, Jun 20 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Ian Potter Auditorium (G52), Kenneth Myer Building (144)
🎙️ A/Prof. Sarah Auburn
💻 Zoom available

#PlasmodiumVivax #vivaxGEN #MolecularSurveillance #PublicHealth

MIG Seminar: Associate Professor. Sarah Auburn, Menzies School of Health Research

Title: Genetic epidemiology to monitor rapidly evolving Plasmodium vivax populations Abstract Plasmodium vivax is the dominant cause of mal...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 MIG Seminar: Genetic epidemiology to monitor rapidly evolving Plasmodium vivax populations

🗓️ Fri, Jun 20 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Ian Potter Auditorium (G52), Kenneth Myer Building (144)
🎙️ A/Prof. Sarah Auburn
💻 Zoom available

#PlasmodiumVivax #vivaxGEN #MolecularSurveillance #PublicHealth

MIG Seminar: Associate Professor. Sarah Auburn, Menzies School of Health Research

Title: Genetic epidemiology to monitor rapidly evolving Plasmodium vivax populations Abstract Plasmodium vivax is the dominant cause of mal...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Jun 1

📢 MIG Workshop: Managing batch effects in biological studies

🔬 Learn how to detect and manage batch effects.
🗓️ Thur, June 5 | ⏰ 9:30am - 12:30pm AEST
📍 Lvl 5 Seminar Room, Kenneth Myer Building (#144)
👩‍🏫 Dr. Eva Wang
🎟️ $25, fully refunded

#Bioinformatics #BatchEffect #Omics #Rstats #UniMelb

MIG Workshop: Managing batch effects in biological studies

Lead instructors: Eva Wang Batch effects refer to sources of unwanted variation that are not related to and obscure any factors of interest. Ha...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · May 19

📢 Join us for the talk this Friday! Don't miss it!

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · May 12

📢 MIG Seminar: Leveraging the single-cell universe to model the immune system across the human population

🗓️ Fri, May 23 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Agar Theatre (G003), Biosciences 4 (147)
🎙️ Dr. Stefano Mangiola
🧍‍♂️ In-person only

#SingleCell #ImmuneSystem #HumanCellAtlas #Bioconductor #cellNexus

MIG Seminar: Dr. Stefano Mangiola, The University of Adelaide

Title: Leveraging the single-cell universe to model the immune system across the human population Abstract: The Human Cell Atlas represents...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · May 12

📢 MIG Seminar: Leveraging the single-cell universe to model the immune system across the human population

🗓️ Fri, May 23 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Agar Theatre (G003), Biosciences 4 (147)
🎙️ Dr. Stefano Mangiola
🧍‍♂️ In-person only

#SingleCell #ImmuneSystem #HumanCellAtlas #Bioconductor #cellNexus

MIG Seminar: Dr. Stefano Mangiola, The University of Adelaide

Title: Leveraging the single-cell universe to model the immune system across the human population Abstract: The Human Cell Atlas represents...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨 CANCELLED: MIG Seminar

With sincere apologies, today’s seminar by Prof. Robert Lanfear has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances (multiple flight cancellations). Thank you for your understanding.

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 MIG Seminar: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics

🗓️ Fri, Apr 11 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Auditorium (G004), Peter Doherty Institute (248)
🎙️ Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University
🧍‍♂️ In-person only

#Phylogenomics #EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceTalk #MIGSeminar #ANU #DohertyInstitute

MIG Seminar: Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University

Title: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics Abstract: How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of ou...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 Join us for the talk this Friday! Don't miss it!

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Apr 2

🔍 Curious about dynamic regulation in complex biological systems? Check out NNet, a new method developed by Yidi Deng in MIG.

Kim-Anh Lê Cao @mixomics.org · Apr 1

🚨 New method from our team: NNet developed by Yidi Deng! 🚨
- Aggregate and cluster networks into meta-networks
- Integrate prior knowledge to infer active signalling
-Explore dynamic regulation in contexts like haematopoiesis, tumour microenvironments, and transcription factor activity

bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Apr 1

NeighbourNet: Scalable cell-specific co-expression networks for granular regulatory pattern discovery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.27.645629v1

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 MIG Seminar: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics

🗓️ Fri, Apr 11 | ⏰ 12 - 1 pm AEST
📍 Auditorium (G004), Peter Doherty Institute (248)
🎙️ Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University
🧍‍♂️ In-person only

#Phylogenomics #EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceTalk #MIGSeminar #ANU #DohertyInstitute

MIG Seminar: Prof. Rob Lanfear, Australian National University

Title: Models and Truth in Phylogenomics Abstract: How do you estimate a good phylogeny? Phylogenetic trees form the backbone of much of ou...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 30

📢 MIG Workshop: Intro to Galaxy for bioinformatics

Beginner-friendly intro to Galaxy Australia: learn the interface, run analyses, and build workflows!

🗓️ Tue, Apr 8 | ⏰ 1 - 4 pm AEST
📍 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne
👩‍🏫 Melbourne Bioinformatics

#Bioinformatics #GalaxyAustralia #MelbourneEvents

Intro to Galaxy for bioinformatics

This beginner’s tutorial will introduce the Galaxy Australia interface and tools, how to run a simple analysis and how to turn an analysis into a...

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 27

✨ If you feel this role is right for you, apply ASAP! 🚀 Know someone who would be perfect for it? Tag them or share the opportunity! 📢👥

MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 27

🚀 Can’t wait for the launch of PhiSpace, a powerful new tool 🔬for cell state annotation in single-cell and spatial omics. 🧬🧠 Looks like a game changer! 👏✨

Jiadong Mao @jiadongm.bsky.social · Mar 27

Building website for PhiSpace is fun, because I can write more casually and insert random thoughts about statsitical methods, biology and even history of science 😆

jiadongm.github.io/PhiSpace/ind...

Spoiler alert: history of science is in the Stereo-seq case study.

Cell state annotation for single-cell and spatial omics data.

Continous phenotyping of bulk, single-cell and spatial omics data using partial least squares regression.

jiadongm.github.io

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MIG @mig-unimelb.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 Last week to apply! Apply now!

The School of Math & Stats, UniMelb seeks a scientist in Machine Learning in Omics to lead research in statistical methods for omics.
📍 MIG | 📅 By April 1
🔗 jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91945...

#MachineLearning #Omics #DataScience #HigherEd #Mathematics #Statistics

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