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ARC Centre of Excellence for the Mathematical Analysis of Cellular Systems - an initiative to generate whole cell models for fundamental science, design in synthetic biology, and biotechnology. We compute life.
This past week, MACSYS celebrated our official Centre Launch! Below is the group photo from our event🥳at Science Gallery Melbourne. We can't to see where this amazing journey takes us over the next few years!
👉News story on launch: macsys.org/macsys-centr...
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There’s nothing quite like the energy of in-person collaboration. Last week, MACSYS researchers specialising in mathematical modelling came together for a dynamic, 2-day workshop at UNSW. It focused on exploring new collaborative opportunities for modelling membrane structure, function & metabolism.
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
It's been a thrill to host Dr Chris Rackauckas for a 2-day visit to our node at QUT. Chris presented a seminar, ran a workshop on High-Performance Scientific Modelling with Julia & SciML, & met with our researchers. Chris is VP of Modelling and Simulation at JuliaHub. @chrisrackauckas.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The Australian Society for Biophysics awards MACSYS Chief Investigator Adelle Coster (UNSW) its top honour – the Bob Robertson Award. The award recognises outstanding contributions & service to the field of biophysics in Australia and New Zealand. Congratulations, Adelle!
macsys.org/adelle-coste...
September 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It's been a thrill to host Dr Chris Rackauckas for a 2-day visit to our node at The University of Melbourne. Today, he presented a workshop for our researchers on High-Performance Scientific Modelling with Julia & SciML. Yesterday, he gave a public seminar. Now he's headed to meet our team at UNSW.
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
MACSYS is excited to partner with ATSIMA as a Gold Sponsor for its 2025 Conference. ATSIMA’s inspiring approach to mathematics education directly aligns with our Centre’s vision - to prepare the next generation of scientists and mathematicians.
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🚨Registrations close this week for the upcoming Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) Conference. This year’s ATSIMA Conference:
📍 Lunawuni (Bruny Island) Lutruwita (Tasmania)
📅 1–3 October 2025
👉Registrations close on Friday (26 Sept): events.atsima.com/ATSIMA2025Bi...
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Join us tomorrow (Tues) for our Seminar at The Univ of Melbourne with special guest, Dr Chris Rackauckas.
🔹"Automating Construction of Biochemical & Physical Models with Scientific Machine Learning (SciML)"
📆Tue, 23 Sep @ 1 pm
📌Theatre 1 (G04), Old Geology (155)
events.unimelb.edu.au/mathematics-...
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
MACSYS is excited to host Dr Chris Rackauckas for visits to three of our node universities. He is:
🔹VP of Modelling & Simulation - #JuliaHub
🔹Director of Scientific Research - #PumasAI
🔹Co-PI - Julia Lab at #MIT
🔹Lead developer - #SciML Open Source Software Org
@chrisrackauckas.bsky.social ( 🧵1/2)
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Dr Chris Rackauckus will first visit The University of Melbourne where he will give a seminar:
🔹Automating Construction of Biochemical and Physical Models with Scientific Machine Learning ( #SciML )
📆Tues, 23 Sept @ 1 pm
📌Theatre 1 (G04), Old Geology (155)
👉 events.unimelb.edu.au/mathematics-...
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
MACSYS will host Dr Chris Rackauckas for visits to three of our node universities this month. He is:
🔹VP of Modelling & Simulation - #JuliaHub
🔹Director of Scientific Research - #PumasAI
🔹Co-PI - Julia Lab at #MIT
🔹Lead developer - #SciML Open Source Software Org
@chrisrackauckas.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of Computational & Mathematical Biology! We invite applications for four fully funded PhD positions with MACSYS at The University of Melbourne.
👉Find out more/apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...
@smbmathbiology.bsky.social #PhD #Scholarships
August 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Meet the minds in MACSYS shaping the future with our series of profiles featuring our Postdoctoral Research Fellows. Dr TrungTin Nguyen is with MACSYS at QUT. His research investigates the mathematical & statistical foundations of #AI: www.linkedin.com/pulse/dr-tru...
@trungtinnguyen.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Meet the minds👩‍🔬in MACSYS shaping the future! @hilaryhunt.bsky.social is a Postdoc with MACSYS at QUT. Hilary's research integrates mathematical methods, systems biology, & experimental data to understand the mechanisms underlying cellular regulation and behaviour. 👇
www.linkedin.com/pulse/dr-hil...
August 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The program will focus on future-ready research skills, including interdisciplinary collaboration, Artificial Intelligence (#AI), and #MachineLearning (#ML)—with MACSYS leading key modules on integrating biological and computational sciences.
📆Course: 1-12 Dec
www.emblaustralia.org/training-opp...
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📢Attention PhD Students! We invite you to apply for the @emblaustralia.org PhD Course 2025, a prestigious two-week residential program designed to accelerate your research career. This year, MACSYS is proud to co-host the course in Adelaide. Apply by this Monday
www.emblaustralia.org/training-opp...
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📢We're Hiring: Project Lead – RNA & Computational Biology Innovation Initiatives
We're seeking a Project Lead to coordinate & deliver high-impact initiatives across MACSYS, the Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation & the Centre for Computational Biomedical Sciences
jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/project...
July 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Our Centre is well-represented at this year's Society of Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Canada. As part of #SMB2025, we organised a two-session minisymposia: 2025.smb.org/MS03/MS-MFBM...
Well done, team MACSYS!
@smbmathbiology.bsky.social @mjsimpson.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Congratulations to MACSYS Chief Investigator Lan Nguyen - the Australian Research Council (ARC) just awarded Lan a 2025 Future Fellowship!
macsys.org/macsys-chief...
July 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
📢Job Alert! We are seeking an outstanding researcher to join our Centre as a Fellow (Academic Level C) in the Quantitative and Computational Biology Group at The Australian National University.
👉https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/macsys-fellow-canberra-act-act-australia
Applications close 24 July.
July 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This NAIDOC Week (6–13 July), we reflect on 50 years of celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2025 theme — “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy” — speaks to the strength, vision, and legacy of the next generation. (🧵1/3)
July 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
📢Come join our team! We're hiring for a Stakeholder Engagement Officer to be based at our headquarters at The University of Melbourne. The Stakeholder Engagement Officer will identify and develop new partnerships with industry and government agencies. unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/UoM_External...
July 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
📢 Don’t miss out! Indigenous Educator Scholarship applications for the ATSIMA 2025 Conference close this Monday, 30 June!
👉APPLY: events.atsima.com/ATSIMA2025Bi...
ATSIMA 2025 Conference
📆Weds-Fri, 1-3 October
📌lunawanna-allonah (Bruny Island, TAS)
MACSYS is proud to be a Conference Gold Sponsor.
June 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
🍇MACSYS is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)! So far, we’re working together on 2 projects focussed on yeast metabolism & fermentation dynamics, key processes that shape the flavour & quality of wine. Find out more: macsys.org/awri-collabo...
June 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Come join our team! MACSYS is recruiting for an Indigenous Outreach & Education Coordinator who will play an important role in bridging mathematics and biology through innovative education & community engagement - based at the University of Melbourne.
unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/UoM_External...
June 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM