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Hear about our latest developments at eResearch Australasia 2021
Many of the Australian BioCommons team and partners working on our projects will be presenting at the next eResearch conference from 11-15 Oct 2021. Here’s a snapshot of ways to hear about our ongoing developments.
Launching the new Australian Apollo Service for collaborative genome annotation
Australian BioCommons is thrilled to announce the launch of the Australian Apollo Service in partnership with QCIF and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. This new service offers access to the popular tool, Apollo, which facilitates real-time collaborative curation and genome annotation editing, along with a valuable layer of IT support. The Australian Apollo Service allows researchers to focus on the genome annotation curation itself by taking care of all the system administration and hosting customised, local instances of Apollo.
Another global training success with the ‘SARS-CoV-2 Data Analysis and Monitoring’ workshop
Australian researchers recently took part in the international workshop, SARS-CoV-2 Data Analysis and Monitoring with Galaxy, thanks to the support of the Galaxy Australia team.
Joining 750 registrants from 82 countries, local researchers participated in four days of training in SARS-CoV-2 data analysis and data management. Experts from Africa, Europe, the USA and Australia came together to offer 25 tutorials, 7 hours of pre-recorded videos (including lectures, demos and hands-on) and 6 hours of live Q&A sessions.
What to do when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute
Need to take your bioinformatics to the next level? We partnered with Sydney Informatics Hub to offer advice that will help you find the compute your research needs. You can now watch the recordings of the popular webinars 'Where to go when your bioinformatics outgrows your compute' and 'High performance bioinformatics: submitting your best NCMAS application' and consult the 'cheat sheet' to identify your next steps.
Draft tea tree genome published by Southern Cross University team
A new genome assembly and annotation promises insights into the genetic foundations of economically valuable traits in tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia). The team at Southern Cross University’ responsible for A high-quality draft genome for Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree): a new platform for evolutionary genomics of myrtaceous terpene-rich species made excellent use of national research infrastructure provided by Australian BioCommons, including Galaxy Australia and soon-to-be-launched Fgenesh++ and Apollo services.
Let's do this Biohackathon together!
Are you interested in joining this year’s Biohackathon Europe from home? We’d like to join forces with you to support each other during the late nights. We'll provide snacks and a way to keep in touch when your eyelids are getting heavy.
New high memory computers fast-track insights into large genomes
Galaxy Australia’s new high memory servers have delivered an impressive leap forward for scientists with large datasets and computationally-intensive analyses. The large and complex genome of Australia’s national floral emblem, the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) was assembled this month with game-changing efficiency, in a promising test of new infrastructure capacity.
Australian user community growth and infrastructure developments highlighted at global Galaxy conference
The Galaxy Australia team has just returned from the Global Galaxy Conference (GCC) (held virtually again this year) where they joined scientists, administrators and developers from more than 55 countries to share knowledge, skills and expertise in the two-week collaboration fest, training event and conference.
Galaxy Australia course at University of Cambridge
Biologists and wet-lab scientists from the University of Cambridge have just completed a two day introduction to next-generation sequencing taught by Dr Gareth Price. As the Service Manager of Galaxy Australia, Gareth was once again invited to lead the online live subject ‘Next Generation Sequencing Platforms and Bioinformatics Analysis’ from his home base at QCIF.
BioCommons presents: How to build national bioinformatics services
Earlier this month, BioCommons led the international 'Knowledge-sharing workshop on the design and operation of national- and international-scale bioinformatics services' as part of the ELIXIR All Hands 2021 meeting. Bringing our experience in the development and operation of targeted infrastructure, platforms and services for bioinformatics, the BioCommons team and over 100 members of ELIXIR nodes came together to discuss shared ambitions, challenges and successes. The Australian perspective of nurturing the evolution of ‘grass roots’ and best efforts research infrastructure, to robust, highly available, supported and trusted services was presented.