Melbourne Bioinformatics
@melbioinf.bsky.social
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
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!
RNA-seq: Functional Enrichment Analysis
This workshop aims to provide participants with the skills to perform functional enrichment analysis on RNA-seq data.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
scRNA-seq Integration and Differential Expression
This single-cell RNA-seq workshop is a four-hour, hands-on session designed to introduce participants to scRNA-seq analysis.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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.
Melbourne Bioinformatics
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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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
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!
PhD Research Projects
Learn how to use the tools you need to apply bioinformatics techniques in your own research.
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
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:
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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.
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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:
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!
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!
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🧬 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!
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
• Learn functional enrichment analysis on RNA-seq data using R packages like clusterProfiler, STRINGdb, and RegEnrich
• Gain insights through pathways/network analysis
RNA-seq: Functional Enrichment Analysis
This workshop aims to provide participants with the skills to perform functional enrichment analysis on RNA-seq data.
www.eventbrite.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
• 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
• Four-hour hands-on session covering single-cell RNA-seq analysis using R and Seurat
• Learn data import, quality control, sample integration
scRNA-seq Integration and Differential Expression
This single-cell RNA-seq workshop is a four-hour, hands-on session designed to introduce participants to scRNA-seq analysis.
www.eventbrite.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
• 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!
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!
Introduction to Proteomics
This 4-hour workshop will introduce participants to proteomic data processing, cleaning, and analysis.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
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!
Melbourne Bioinformatics has dedicated specialists who can advise you on tools, pipelines, datasets and more.
We can help. Get in touch!
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
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!
RNA-seq analysis: From Reads to Gene Counts with Galaxy
Register for a hands on workshop in RNAseq analysis.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
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🔥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...
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...
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🔥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...
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!)
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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!
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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
Open Access Government October 2025
Welcome to the October 2025 edition of Open Access Government. Inside find a diverse selection of insightful articles from key industries and sectors
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October 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
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October 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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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
Researchers are invited to apply for Setonix-Q Pilot access through the NCMAS call: my.nci.org.au/mancini/ncma...
#hpc #quantum
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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
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.
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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October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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.
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.
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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.
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.
Melbourne Bioinformatics
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.
www.eventbrite.com.au
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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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
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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October 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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
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!
• 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!
Melbourne Bioinformatics October Newsletter
We've got an RNA-seq double feature coming up this month! But if you just need to brush up on your Python skills, we can help you with that too. All workshops are free for staff and students of the University of Melbourne and its affiliates.
23 October
RNA-seq Analysis: From Reads to Gene Counts with Galaxy
Basic approaches and practical experience in working with RNA-seq short read data.
Lead trainer: Dr Tristan Reynolds (Melbourne Bioinformatics)
More information and registration
28 October
Intro to Python Workshop
Loading, exploring, and visualising biological data with Python.
Lead trainer: Dr Sanduni Rajapaksa (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
More information and registration
29 October
RNA-seq Analysis: Counts to Differentially Expressed Genes in R
Exploring various differential expression and integration techniques for use with scRNA-seq data.
Lead trainer: Dr Luke Gandolfo (Melbourne Bioinformatics)
More information and registration
Follow us on Eventbrite to see all our upcoming workshops. As always, most of our training material is available for free on our website.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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!
• 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!
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.
mdhs.unimelb.edu.au
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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!
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
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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September 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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
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