combine

On 14th and 16th September 2021, COMBINE organised a bioinformatics workshop with virtual machines provided through Australian BioCommons, with 25 registrants across 6 states in Australia. This workshop introduced basic activities carried out by bioinformaticians including basic shell functions, version control with git, formatting documents with LaTeX and working with real biological data. Participants were …

Event Report: A day in the life of a bioinformatician Read More »

1. What is your current role? PostDoc researcher at Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University and visiting scientist at Garvan Institute, Sydney. I work on somatic structural variant detection and annotation in cancer genomes. 2. How did you end up in bioinformatics? My background actually is a bit different. I worked as an electrical engineer for …

Virtual Interview: Tingting Gong Read More »

1. What is your current role? I’m a post-doc researcher at Deakin University. I develop machine learning models for genomic data, especially microbiome compositions. 2. How did you end up in bioinformatics? Phew, that’s a journey! Before getting into research, I actually went to medical school. I loved the coursework, but I didn’t care much …

Virtual Interview: Thomas P. Quinn Read More »

1. What is your current role? 2nd year bioinformatics PhD student with Monash University, supervised by Sonika Tyagi.I work on developing and applying tools for multi-omics data integration. 2. How did you end up in bioinformatics? I started as a biologist but attended an introduction to bioinformatics lecture as an undergraduate. I saw a big fasta …

Virtual Interview: Tyrone Chen – May 2021 Read More »

On 4th and 6th May 2021, COMBINE organised a python workshop, with 38 registrants across 6 states in Australia. This workshop covered basic concepts in python including pandas, data visualisation, and plotting with plotnine. Participants were presented with challenges after each section, which made the learning fun and interactive.

Register now for our Adelaide Bioinformatics Students Networking Event, where you can meet other bioinformatics students around Adelaide and listen to how our guest speakers got introduced to bioinformatics and excelled in it! Catering will be provided so only limited spots are available. Get in quick before tickets run out!  What: A student networking eventWhen: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Friday, …

Upcoming: Student Networking Event (Adelaide) Read More »