BioInfoSummer & Optimise Event Reports – ��ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement

2020 BioInfoSummer

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2019 Optimise

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2019 BioInfoSummer

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2018 BioInfoSummer

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 04:14:04 +0000

��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer is Australia’s leading bioinformatics and mathematical and computational biology training event. The 2018 edition was held at UWA from 3-7 December, jointly hosted by UWA, Murdoch University and Edith Cowan University. It was the first time the event has been held in WA. Over 130 students, researchers, academics and professionals attended the five-day program, including representatives from all the WA universities, main medical research institutes and several state government departments as well as interstate participants.
The event was officially opened

2018 Optimise

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 02:18:05 +0000

Optimisation is an increasingly crucial field for industry to drive growth and profitability. ��ճԹ� Optimise, the ��ճԹ�’s (��ճԹ�) newest flagship networking and research training event, was launched in 2017 to strengthen mathematical optimisation research collaboration and its applications across industry.

In 2018, ��ճԹ� Optimise was hosted by The University of Melbourne School of Mathematics and Statistics with additional support from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS) from 18-22 June.

95 participants from industry, academia and students from across Australia attended the five day event which consisted of a three day industry-focused conference followed by a two day research workshop.

2017 BioInfoSummer

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 02:33:44 +0000

��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer is Australia’s leading bioinformatics and mathematical and computational biology training event. Aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and professionals, it aims to foster Australia’s bioinformatics and computational biology research capability.

In 2017, ��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer was hosted by Monash University from 4-8 December. Over 170 students, researchers, academics and professionals gathered for the five-day program to increase their knowledge and skills in this truly interdisciplinary field. The program commenced with an introduction to bioinformatics on day one followed by four days of specialised content focused on visualisation, modelling and analysis, RNA-seq, proteomics and metabolomics and single-cell genomics.

The symposium was opened by BioInfoSummer founder, Professor Susan Wilson (The University of New South Wales) who was introduced by Professor Geoff Prince (��ճԹ�). Following the opening, Associate Professor David Powell (Monash University and ��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer 2017 Event Director) introduced Professor Melanie Bahlo (Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) who gave the keynote presentation titled “Bioinformatics: just pipelines, isn’t it?”

2017 Optimise

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 02:09:43 +0000

��ճԹ� Optimise, the Institute’s newest flagship networking and research training event, was launched in 2017 to strengthen mathematical optimisation research collaboration and its applications across industry. Optimisation is becoming an increasingly crucial element of industry that can help growth and profitability across a range of sectors. Using mathematics, optimisation is also the practise of improving processes to their optimal capacity.

Held at the Monash Conference Centre in Melbourne from 26-30 June 2017, the inaugural event was attended by 108 academics, students and people from industry. The first three days of the Optimise 2017 program was an industry focused conference covering the applications of optimisation to utilities, applications in transport and supply chain optimisation and practical optimisation tools. The last two days of the week-long event was reserved for a more traditional workshop allowing for academics to submit talks.

2016 BioInfoSummer

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 03:18:38 +0000

��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer 2016 was held in November at the University of Adelaide, hosted by the School of Mathematical Sciences, with a collaborative effort in organisation from the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). As one of ��ճԹ�’s flagship higher‐education events, ��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer provided bioinformatics training to students, researchers and academics alike, offering something for everyone by aiming to increase all delegates’ knowledge and skills in this truly interdisciplinary field. The symposium was opened by Professor Warren Bebbington (Vice‐Chancellor and President, The University of Adelaide), Leanne Harvey (A/g Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council) and Professor Terry Speed (Laboratory Head, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Chair of the ��ճԹ� Scientific Advisory Committee) in the Flentje Lecture Theatre, each addressing the delegation of over 200 with an inviting welcome to the University of Adelaide, ��ճԹ� BioInfoSummer and the comprehensive bioinformatics program ahead. The five‐day program, designed for mathematicians, statisticians and biologists, started with an introductory overview on day one followed by four days of specialised content focused on high‐dimensional data and multivariate analysis, experimental design and analysis for RNA sequencing, programming for bioinformatics and analysis of long‐read (third‐generation) data. Each day included a mix of keynote speakers, lectures and hands‐on workshop practical sessions, in addition to a variety of program extras.

2015/2016 BioInfoSummer

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:21:41 +0000

BioInfoSummer is one of ��ճԹ�’s flagship higher education outreach programs. Over 200 researchers and students gathered at BioInfoSummer 2015 to increase their understanding and skill levels in bioinformatics, with an excellent panel of Australian and international keynote speakers.

Bioinformatics is an exciting, fast moving area, analysing and simulating the structures and processes of biological systems. It is a truly interdisciplinary field that uses mathematics, statistics and information technology to analyse large and complex biological datasets.

Bioinformatics plays a crucial role in our understanding of genes and cellular structure. In the health and medical fields, bioinformatics enables advances in areas such as drug discovery, diagnostics and disease management. Bioinformatics is also important in agriculture allowing the identification of unique adaptations, desirable properties and differences between populations.

BioInfoSummer provides bioinformatics training to students, researchers and others working in related areas. The 2015 event included both specialist lectures and hands on introductory and advanced computer workshops.

2014/2015 BioInfoSummer

Sat, 30 May 2015 00:15:49 +0000

BioinfoSummer is one of the ��ճԹ�’s (��ճԹ�) major annual educational and outreach programs aimed to increase understanding and skill levels in bioinformatics among students and early career researchers. The event runs with the generous support of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Australia, BioPlatforms Australia and the Department of Education and Training.

BioinfoSummer 2014 was hosted by Monash University.

The program featured

Introductory lectures on statistics, biology and bioinformatics
Keynote talks by leading national and international researchers
A sequence of hands-on practicals aligned to the daily themes

BioInfoSummer & Optimise Event Reports – ���ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement