Australian BioCommons
banner
ausbiocommons.bsky.social
Australian BioCommons
@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
Enhancing Australia’s digital life science research through world class collaborative distributed research infrastructure
www.biocommons.org.au
Pinned
We've been working to enhance analysis of #lifescience data for Australian 🇦🇺 researchers by providing national research infrastructure since 2019! We recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary, catch up on what we've been up to 👇

#NCRIS #bioinformatics 🧬 #training #workflows 🧪
Shaping the future of global research infrastructure! Our team joined Australian #NCRIS leaders in Europe to align our national strategy with our European counterparts. Key topics: #AI in life sciences, #FAIR data & workforce development 🧬 🖥️ Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/ncris-e...
Australian health research infrastructures take centre stage in Europe — Australian BioCommons
A delegation from Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia and the NCRIS Health Group recently concluded a series of strategic meetings, strengthening global ties and aligning national strategies...
www.biocommons.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Wonderful to have our friends @wehi-research.bsky.social recognising our support for using the @nextflow.io @seqera.io platform during #eResearchAustralasia this week
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🎓 Giorgia Mori from @ausbiocommons.bsky.social - Collaborative @nextflow.io training for Australia’s dispersed research landscape

summit.nextflow.io/2025/virtual...
Collaborative Nextflow training for Australia’s dispersed research landscape | Giorgia Mori undefined | Nextflow Summit 2025
Join us at the Nextflow Summit 2025 for the latest developments and innovations from the Nextflow world.
summit.nextflow.io
October 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Our annual @elixir-europe.org BioHackathon Europe Outpost is back! 🇦🇺 Join our fully-funded team in Melbourne this Nov to work on cool bioinformatics challenges & connect with global peers, no jet lag required.

EOIs close THIS FRIDAY, Sep 5! #BioHackathon

🔗 www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
September 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
📢 Deadline Extended!

We’re excited to announce that the registration deadline for in-person attendance at the #foundingGIDE Community Event has been extended.

🗓️ New deadline: 30 September 2025 (previously 31 August 2025)
The #foundingGIDE Community Event 2025 program is now live!

📌 Location: Brisbane, Australia & Online
📅 Deadline: 31st August
📃 Program: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@globalbioimaging.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social

#imaging #bioimaging
August 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Learn how to analyse #SpatialOmics data in #R in this hands-on workshop.

Join Sarah and Fred as they guide you through the process of visualising gene expression from CosMx, Xenium experiments within tissue samples.

🗓️ 28 - 29 Oct 2025
👉 More info: www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
WORKSHOP: Spatial omics — Australian BioCommons
Learn how to analyse data from in situ spatial (e.g. CosMx, Xenium) experiments with Seurat in R to visualise gene expression within tissue samples. More information Apply here
www.biocommons.org.au
August 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Keen to use #SpatialOmics in your research? Not sure where to start?

Join us for a gentle introduction to #SpatialOmics, how it differs from other methods and what you need to think about when analysing this data.

🗓️ 10 September, 12pm AEST
👉 www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🌟Call for Expressions of Interest: Join the NCMAS Scientific Advisory Committee 2025–2028!

🗓 Apply by 5 Sept 2025

📧 Send CV + statement: ncmas-secretariat@anu.edu.au

🔗 Full details: ncmas.nci.org.au

#NCMAS #NCI #Supercomputing #ResearchLeadership
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Would you like to get to know Biosecurity Commons better?

We are offering free training for our users which we can tailor depending on your situation.

Click on the form below, select the type of training that suits you and we'll be in touch. Easy!

Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Exv...
Biosecurity Commons training options
We have a number of different training options for you depending on what is most suitable. Fill out the form below and select the training that works best for you and your team. In-person training w...
docs.google.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Join us for this seminar: How to Attack and Defend LLMs: AI Security Explained.
The speaker is Holly Wright, an architect & software engineer in IBM's security team.
Join us at #UQ St Lucia on Wed, 20 August, 10am+.
Free, but please register for catering purposes:
rcc.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
How to Attack and Defend LLMs: AI Security Explained
rcc.uq.edu.au
July 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🚨 Abstract deadline extended! 🚨

You’ve now got until August 15 to submit for #ABACBS2025 — one-time extension only!
Join us in Adelaide for world-class #bioinformatics, workshops, student & EMCR events, and more.

🔗 www.abacbs.org/abacbs2025
ABACBS 2025 Conference
Adelaide, South Australia. Nov. 24-
www.abacbs.org
August 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🥱 Bored during #ScienceWeek2025?
🥼 Want to go on an adventure from the comfort of your pyjamas?
🧪🧬Why not go on an immersive & interactive virtual tour of a #Genomics #Lab?
Wander around the @ramacgenomics.bsky.social Centre with impunity here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2cj4rj
#UNSWscience
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Next in our #AI webinars:

Stefano Mangiola @saigenci.bsky.social
talks AI models in #SingleCell and if they can uncover biological patterns

Anh TN Nguyen @monashuniversity.bsky.social shares how deep learning is accelerating #DrugDiscovery for GPCRs

More info www.biocommons.org.au/events/ai-se...
August 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
This is an excellent long-read on AI and science with lots of useful further reading www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s.... Well worth your time to actually read it.
Could AI slow science?
Confronting the production-progress paradox
www.aisnakeoil.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🚀 Excited to see this work on "Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and @nf-co.re" is now published, showcasing the incredible growth and impact of the community.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and nf-core - Genome Biology
Standardized analysis pipelines contribute to making data bioinformatics research compliant with the paradigm of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR), and facilitate co...
link.springer.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Thrilled to be part of this great @ausbiocommons.bsky.social initiative : a webinar serie on AI-based binder design :)

I’ll be sharing a case study on using deep learning to design programmable CRISPR inhibitors

12 August 12pm AEST, love to see you there ! www.biocommons.org.au/events/prote...
August 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
20 years of #Galaxy powering global life sciences research! #GalaxyAustralia, hosted on #AARNet's infrastructure, recently supported over 2k students @ #Singapore Biology League & 3.5k participants for the Galaxy Training Academy. @ausbiocommons.bsky.social

ow.ly/TG9K50WBMXw #Research
Powering discovery: AARNet infrastructure supports global Galaxy…
Hosted on AARNet’s high-performance infrastructure, Galaxy Australia benefits from the reliability, scalability and bandwidth of Australia’s national…
ow.ly
August 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Mark you calendars for October 14th!
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics & related activities, including AI, omics, data services, and infrastructure.

www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
@bioplatformsaus.bsky.social
Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences | EMBL
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.
www.embl.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🚨 Bioplatforms Australia, @ausbiocommons.bsky.social & @embl.org have signed a new agreement to boost collaboration in bioinformatics, AI, training & data infrastructure. A big step for life science research in Australia & beyond! 🌏🧬
👉 Read more here: bioplatforms.com/bioplatforms...
Bioplatforms Australia, Australian BioCommons and EMBL sign agreement to advance bioinformatics and biological data infrastructure - Bioplatforms Australia
Bioplatforms Australia, Australian BioCommons, and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) are deepening their long-standing collaboration in life science research, focusing on biological dat...
bioplatforms.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We're excited to announce that we have signed an MoU with @embl.org and @bioplatformsaus.bsky.social! This will accelerate life sciences innovation between Australia and Europe 👉 www.biocommons.org.au/news/mou-emb...
Global collaboration across life science data infrastructures boosted by Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia and EMBL — Australian BioCommons
A new MoU fosters international collaboration across life sciences and strengthens Australian and European cooperation in science and technology.
www.biocommons.org.au
July 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
New podcast! Those who know my background will know that I love a good national platform 😅 The folks in @ausbiocommons.bsky.social are doing really amazing stuff with not just infrastructure, but also community building 🎉

It can be easy to forget, but the two really need to go hand in hand! 🤝🏻
In the latest Nextflow Podcast episode, Steven Manos & Ziad Al-Bkhetan from @ausbiocommons.bsky.social discuss how they're building a world-class bioinformatics infrastructure across Australia using Nextflow and @seqera.io💻🌏

🎙️Watch now: hubs.la/Q03qnYv30
Australian BioCommons | The Nextflow Podcast by Seqera
Seqera | The Home for Open Science | From the creators of Nextflow, Wave, and MultiQC
hubs.la
June 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
Technical specialists at @ausbiocommons.bsky.social recently used the #Globus #DataMovement service over the #AARNet high-speed network to migrate 15 TB of #ResearchData for the #Apollo platform with minimal disruption.

Find out more ow.ly/vcXu50Wc2mi #BigData #DataMovement
Smooth migration for BioCommons’ Apollo service: AARNet and Globus…
Technical specialists at Australian BioCommons used the Globus service over the AARNet network to rapidly migrate 15 TB of research data for the Apollo…
aarnet.edu.au
June 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Reposted by Australian BioCommons
🌟 Apply now for the EMBL Australia #PhD Course!

This year's program includes two exciting workshops from @ausbiocommons.bsky.social:

💻 Machine Learning in the Life Sciences
📊 Mastering Data Visualisation Design

🔗 Applications close 27 July - don't miss out! bit.ly/4kljhsO
June 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM