Due to overwhelming demand, this workshop is now full. Please email us at workshops@combine.org.au if you would like to be placed on the waiting list in the event a free space is available. Given there is a high demand for this type of workshop, we are looking into potentially running another one. To stay up to …
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) is again running an international competition to improve the coverage on Wikipedia of computational biology and bioinformatics. From the announcement: A key component of the ISCB’s mission to further the scientific understanding of living systems through computation is to communicate this knowledge to the public at large. Wikipedia …
Date: Friday, 9th November, 2012 Time: 3.30pm Location: Brown Theatre, Electrical Engineering Bldg, The University of Melbourne Description: Life has a remarkable ability to adapt to seemingly hostile environments. At sub-zero temperatures certain organisms would face the risk of freezing if it were not for the antifreeze proteins (AFPs) they harbour in their body fluids. AFPs are thought …
Dr. Michael J. Kuiper – How to Freeze Your Computer Read More »
Description: “Tucked away in the back streets of Fitzroy is The Union Club Hotel. Located on the corner of Gore and Webb Streets Fitzroy, the Union is a land mark corner pub and a true local”. According to their website anyway. By all accounts the Union is very good pub. In mid-October, COMBINE will be providing drinks …
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Date: 11th October Time: 4.30pm Location: VLSCI Boardroom, 187 Grattan St, Carlton. Description: In the lead up to our Student Symposium, Professor Justin Zobel will give a talk on oral and poster presentations. He will consider how to approach the task of preparing for a presentation; what to include and what to omit; common mistakes students make when presenting (and …
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Date: Friday, 28th September, 2012 Time: 3.30pm Location: Room 103, Old Metallurgy Building, The University of Melbourne Description: Many, if not most, analysis pipelines for sequence data start by mapping the sequences to a reference sequence. However, there is a class of techniques sometimes called “alignment free” which work by decomposing sequences in to short …
Dr. Tom Conway – Alignment Free Methods For Sequence Comparison Read More »