Bioplatforms Australia

🚨 Exciting opportunity in genomics! The BRF - Biomolecular Resource Facility Genomics team at ANU is looking for a Senior Technical Officer (NGS) to join their team for a two-year term. This position will be responsible for providing broad-ranging NGS services within the long-read sequencing team. Key responsibilities include: 🔬 Library preparation (DNA, RNA, single-cell) and high molecular weight DNA isolation 📊 Sample QC analysis and data evaluation ⚙️ Running sequencing instrumentation (ONT and PacBio) and protocol optimisation If you have a strong molecular biology background, great customer service, and project management expertise, apply before the 26th of January 2025. https://lnkd.in/g7pxTJhw

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗡𝗨 𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗚 - 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 This week marks the one-year anniversary of our two milestone papers that explore the extraordinary genomic diversity of Indigenous Australians. These studies have collectively reached nearly 50,000 accesses, demonstrating their global significance. 1. 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 • Ranked in the 99𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 across all journals (2,728th of 410,086) and the 81st percentile within Nature (190th of 1,040). 2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 • Ranked in the 98𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 across all journals (7,693rd of 409,819) and the 62nd percentile within Nature (390th of 1,040). These achievements would not have been possible without the dedication of our team and the invaluable contributions of 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. Your trust and partnership ensured that these studies were conducted with deep respect, consultation, and shared purpose. We celebrate this milestone as a critical step toward advancing global genomic knowledge, strengthening Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and promoting equity in genomic medicine. #OneYearAnniversary #IndigenousGenomics #DataSovereignty #Collaboration #GlobalImpact #Nature Azure Hermes Alex Brown Hardip Patel Bioplatforms Australia ANU NCIG (National Centre for Indigenous Genomics) National Computational Infrastructure

Exciting news! The Request for Partnership for our Australian Grasslands Initiative is now open!   Today’s complex communities of rangeland grasses have evolved to dominate much of the Australian continent. Distinctive characteristics of a broad selection of grasses selected from diverse ecosystems throughout Australia will be revealed by applying the principles and technologies of biogeography, phenotyping, biochemistry, molecular genetics and evolutionary biology, thereby providing new insights into adaptation and traits that can inform conservation programs, agriculture and the national heritage.   We are now calling for a Request for Partnership from the community to generate omics data that would enhance the aims and goals of the Australian Grasslands Initiative in understanding Biogeography, Ecophysiology and phenotyping, Biochemistry and proteomics, Transcriptomics and proteomics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Seed properties.   All the details for the Request for Partnership are here: https://lnkd.in/gNtqWTF5 The last day to apply is COB Friday, 31st January, 2025.

🌟 The 2024 Bioplatforms Annual Report is now on our website! 🌟 Follow the link below to read more about some of the incredible research happening in Australia! 🍃 🧬 Enabled by NCRIS, Bioplatforms Australia is committed to supporting the Australian life sciences community through a diverse access program, provision of targeted infrastructure requirements, and availability of integrated capability to initiatives of breadth, scale, and complexity. https://lnkd.in/gWK8bjh5

EMBL Australia is seeking a new Scientific Head! EMBL Australia is a national life science network with a vision to build the next generation of Australian life science leaders. The Scientific Head, EMBL Australia will provide visionary leadership and scientific strategy, driving research excellence and fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment. The role requires commitment to mentorship, a passion for scientific innovation, and the ability to cultivate partnerships with academic, industry and government stakeholders - both nationally and internationally. The call for EOI can be found in the following link and will close on 15 February 2025. https://lnkd.in/gpEAVdyD

🐠 The Australian Fish Genomics Initiative has now opened its 2024 Request for Partnership 🐠 Bioplatforms Australia and Minderoo Foundation are investing in the generation of referential molecular data to advance knowledge of Australia’s fish species and support critical research and management strategies. The Initiative, in collaboration with the marine and freshwater research communities, aims to generate essential data for researchers and practitioners to accelerate the knowledge about Australia's fishes and to enhance our understanding of evolutionary relationships, adaptive potential, population structure and dynamics, and best conservation management strategies. The Initiative will support question-driven projects on Australian marine and freshwater fish species, where data serves immediate and future research needs. The initiative will support projects seeking to generate: - Reference genomes - long read sequencing (PacBio HiFi - ONT), Hi-C, transcriptomics (Illumina) 🐡 - Population genomics – whole genome sequencing (Illumina short read sequencing) 🐟   Proteomics and metabolomics are also available where they complement the genomic resources and enhance outcomes. Complete information on the program and request for partnership, along with details on the application process (online form for application) can be found on the initiative website through the link below. ✍ The requests submission deadline is COB Friday 06 December 2024 📅 Parties interested in participating in the Australian Fish Genomics Initiative RFP are encouraged to get in contact with the Australian Fish Genomics Initiative Program Manager. https://lnkd.in/ge6hJ6Ak

Sharing our Annual Snapshot! We’re extremely proud to showcase our efforts across the 2023-24 financial year to enhance analysis of life science data through provision of national research infrastructure. Thank you to everyone who has contributed! https://lnkd.in/gUfJrC6P #NCRISimpact #bioinformatics #lifescience #infrastructure Bioplatforms Australia

We have been exploring the fascinating world of fungi genomics with our Fungi Bioinformatics Workshop using Galaxy Australia! 🍄 💻 Over the past 3 days, Benjamin Schwessinger (Australian National University), Alistair McTaggart (Psymbiotika Lab) and the team from Galaxy Australia (Australian BioCommons) took participants from across Bioplatforms Australia’s National Initiatives – Functional Fungi and Plant Pathogens – through a whirlwind tour, exploring powerful bioinformatics tools and workflows using the Galaxy Australia platform. The hands-on training hosted at ANU was attended by 38 participants from SMEs, governmental and research organisations, universities and community groups. It has been a fantastic opportunity for all to enhance bioinformatic skills, share knowledge, and connect with fellow researchers passionate about fungal genomics. We warmly thank all the participants for their keen engagement and making this workshop a success! 🍄🔬 #bioinformatics #training #fungi #GalaxyAustralia #genomics #ANU #research #infrastructure #NCRISimpact #BioplatformsAustralia #AustralianBioCommons

Reminder! The webinar "Advancing Biomedical research with cutting-edge AI" will be held this afternoon. Register to get the information to join us.

Bioplatforms Australia is proud to collaborate with EMBL Australia and our national research partners in advancing health research for Australia! Together, we're driving innovation and making a difference. 👩🔬🧬💡 #NCRISimpact