Hello all,
In 2019 we held the inaugural Wild and Comparative Immunology (WACI) workshop in Hobart. Our in person workshop discussions led to a 'Rewilding immunology<https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6499/37>' Perspective article in Science from our WACI consortium.
This year we are totally online and have 33 speakers and over 135 people registered from 12 countries (https://www.wacimmuno.com/program/). There are still two days left to register for the 2020 Wild and Comparative Immunology workshop (https://www.wacimmuno.com/registration-2020/) and there is no fee this year.
In 2021 we hope to get back to in person workshops, and will be supported as an Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI) special interest group.
Best,
Andy
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A conference that has come to my attention this morning: just in the nick of time for early bird registration (which appears to cover a coffee cart surprise in the mail, and a dinner if at all possible).
Good morning everyone,
Our flagship Australian Epigenetics Alliance conference will be held in February next year, all online and with a fantastic speaker list! Please see below for further information.
Early bird registration closes on 4th December 2020, along with abstract submission for oral presentations. I hope to see you online!
Cheers,
Pip
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Dear friends & colleagues,
Our flagship scientific meeting, Epigenetics 2021<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TdRUC91Zn7fpkO2WcE4LBo?domain=ausepi21.ep…>, will be online next 17- 19th February 2021. This meeting will bring together Australian and international researchers from across epigenetics-related fields, connecting senior, emerging and early-career scientists.
Register by Friday 4th December for early bird rates
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Early bird rates: Regular: $150 / Student: $100
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We invite abstracts for both oral and poster presentation. We will have awards for Best Talks & Best Student Talks, and poster prizes too.
Program & Speakers:
Epigenetics 2021 will be a fully immersive virtual event using the Attendify and Gather platforms. We've been planning a fantastic program<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/SD19CjZryVCvnOR4S14afD?domain=ausepi21.ep…>, with session topics including:
Single-cell epigenetics,
Epigenetics and stem cells
Epigenetics in immunity
Environmental epigenetics
Transgenerational epigenetics and DOHAD
Integrative OMICs (including epigenetics)
Epigenetic aging
Translational and clinical epigenetics
We have a wonderful line-up of invited speakers<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8VlyCk8vzVfpOw5yc8ha1S?domain=ausepi21.ep…>, including keynote international speakers Steve Horvath (UCLA, USA), Liran Carmel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and Wolf Reik (Babraham Institute, UK).
We also have many national speakers, invited from all over Australia.
Coffee & Dinner:
Everyone who registers before the end of December can also chose to receive a coffee cart surprise in the post!
We're also hoping to be able to hold satellite conference dinners in each state, which will be included in your registration fee. Fingers crossed that continued easing of covid-19 restrictions will allow these to go ahead.
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Sponsors:
We are very grateful to our generous sponsors, without whom this meeting could not occur. Thanks to Abcam, Qiagen, Decode Science, Illumina, Custom Science, New England Biolabs, BMG Labtech and MDPI Epigenomes Journal.
We look forward to seeing you at Epigenetics 2021!
Best wishes from the Epigenetics 2021 Local Organising Committee and all the AEpiA Management Committee.
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Hi All,
I have a PhD scholarship (AUD$28,092/year full time for 3.5 years) available for a project co-supervised by Mike Charleston and Tim Brodribb focussing on how plants regulate their own water loss. We are looking for a student who has completed Honours in molecular biology, bioinformatics, plant physiology or genetics who is currently in Australia/NZ. A plant science background is not essential.
If you know of any current or previous students who may be interested or other relevant networks where this could be shared, please let me know or feel welcome to forward these details on directly.
Full details here:
https://www.utas.edu.au/research/degrees/available-phd-projects/phd-project…
Many thanks,
Frances
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Postdoc position: Genomic transitions between modes of sex-determination
Fixed term, full-time, 3 years
Based at the University of Tasmania, Hobart
PROJECT THEME
Sex-determination controls the most significant variation within animals—the division into males and females. While the different systems of sex-determination involving genetic or environmental control are relatively well understood, transitions between these systems remain enigmatic in evolutionary biology. This project aims to address this gap by revealing the genomic changes required to transition between modes, using one of only two known lizard species exhibiting both genetic and temperature control of sex. This knowledge will have important implications for species conservation, facilitating predictions of highly biased sex ratios under climate change, plus potential commercial applications for species where the production of one sex is favoured.
A Postdoc position is available to contribute to this research. The postdoc will perform advanced genomic and transcriptomic sequencing of species of Australian lizards to identify the genomic changes accompanying transitions between genetic and temperature-dependent sex determination.
This collaborative research project is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant awarded to the University of Tasmania (Assoc Profs Erik Wapstra and Chris Burridge), the University of Canberra (Prof Tariq Ezaz), and the University of Vienna (Prof. Oleg Simakov). This Postdoc will be based at the University of Tasmania, but will also work closely with Prof Simakov at the University of Vienna and a PhD student conducting related cytogenetic studies at the University of Canberra.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is expected to have knowledge in relevant aspects of genomics (e.g. NGS genome and transcriptome sequencing, mapping, screening for orthologs and homologs, assembly, annotation). Knowledge of sex determination is also desirable. The candidate will be self-motivated and well-organised, with a demonstrated capacity to learn and apply the broad skill set necessary for the successful completion of a research project. The successful candidate will be able to work alongside a wide variety of people in multi-function and multicultural laboratories. The successful candidate will also have a strong commitment and demonstrated excellence in research and research communication.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential
A PhD, and experience in a relevant research area
Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in areas such as NGS genome and transcriptome sequencing, mapping, screening for orthologs and homologs, and genome assembly and annotation.
A demonstrated record of publication of scientific research in high-ranking international peer-review journals
Desirable
Knowledge of sex determination systems
Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in phylogenetics, trait mapping, and ancestral state reconstruction
The position is open to all nationalities. There is the potential to start this project remotely (i.e., outside Australia), given the nature of the project, desired start time (late 2020, early 2021) and the current challenges of international travel to Australia.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, responses to the selection criteria listed above, and contact details of 2 potential referees to: chris.burridge(a)utas.edu.au<mailto:chris.burridge@utas.edu.au>
Applications will close Oct 16, 2020
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information about the position please contact chris.burridge(a)utas.edu.au<mailto:chris.burridge@utas.edu.au>
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Hi folks,
Here's an interesting looking conference:
(Forwarding this message:)
The Immunology Victoria meeting is coming up. This is a meeting (virtual this year) specifically designed to promote speaking opportunities for Victorian and Tasmanian students and early-career postdocs. Would you mind forwarding around to the division? October 23rd is the date. It is free for ASI members, and $20 for non-members.
https://www.immunology.org.au/events/2020-IgV-Scientific-Meeting/
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An opportunity for 2-year part-time work.
From: Bernd.Gruber <Bernd.Gruber(a)canberra.edu.au>
Sent: Tuesday, 1 September 2020 1:23 PM
Subject: Software developer to support dartR (software package in wildlife genomics)
Dear Colleagues,
Can you please circulate the link to an offering for a software developer in the area of wildlife genomics to support the development of our R package (dartR) to potentially interested candidates.
It is a two years, 0.5 FTE position.
More information can be found here:
* UC website – https://uctalent.canberra.edu.au/cw/en/job/494678/software-developer<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xLyMCP7yRpt2BQXZuzJcoL?domain=uctalent.ca…>
Thanks, take care and kind regards,
Bernd
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FYI
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IHP program: Quantitative evolution, phylogeny and ecology,
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preferably by June 15. Registrations are and will remain free of charge.
We are aware of the uncertainties regarding travel in the next months.
Pre-registrations are non-binding, but necessary for organizational reasons.
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Hi all!
Long time no hear.
There are a series of bioinformatics webinars being run soon by Australian BioCommons, on the use of Containers. Here's the link: https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/containers-intro
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WEBINAR SERIES: Using Containers in Bioinformatics — Australian BioCommons<https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/containers-intro>
Using containers in bioinformatics can bring benefits like software portability, data reproducibility and improved collaboration. Are containers the right fit for your research? This three-part series takes you from the absolute basics of containers through to demonstrating how to use containers in
www.biocommons.org.au
What's a container? It's a way of packaging up analyses with correct versions of software and data to make analyses highly reproducible, which as we know is incredibly important and often rather lacking in published work.
There's a really nice blog entry here on why containers, in particular one system called Docker, is handy. Very accessible read: link below.
If you're interested in "attending" the webinars then you can register to do so, and I think they'll be recorded.
After the webinars there will be some online workshops learning how to use containers; you don't have to worry about registering for them now but I'd like to get a sense if anyone was interested in *maybe* doing one of those. I get the impression they will use command-line tools but don't know yet.
Anyway, have a read over the long weekend:
https://www.molecularecologist.com/2016/05/docker-making-our-bioinformatics…
Cheers for now,
Michael Charleston
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Associate Head of School (Learning and Teaching)
Academic co-Lead, UTAS - Data, Knowledge, Decisions
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Phone: +61 3 6226 2444
Zoom ID: https://utas.zoom.us/j/2948029484
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This extra wording is now on the Eventbrite page for the event:
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
By completing this workshop you will learn to generate a multi-track Circos image and use rules to format the image dynamically based on data values and positions.
INTENDEND AUDIENCE
This workshop is aimed at biologists and bioinformaticians with no previous Circos knowledge. A familiarity with the Galaxy environment is assumed.
Please bring along:
* your Galaxy Australia login credentials
* a WIFI enabled laptop
You can apply for a free Galaxy Australia account using an Australian university email address here: https://usegalaxy.org.au<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8qzcCOMxQoFLyAKrFEHuJB?domain=usegalaxy.o…>.
You can watch a quick introduction to using Galaxy Australia on the Australian BioCommons youtube channel<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uSZ9CP7yRpt1k4xAT0xFIV?domain=youtu.be>.
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Hi folks,
I nice opportunity to learn some data visualisation as it pertains to bioinformatics! Please register if you are interested. I'll be facilitating the event here in Sandy Bay if you would like to come along. The room holds about 15 (though if there's a sudden flurry of interest I'll try to find somewhere bigger!).
Cheers
Mike
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University of Tasmania
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From: Christina Hall <christina(a)biocommons.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, 23 January 2020 11:37 PM
To: Christina Hall <christina(a)biocommons.org.au>
Subject: Register now: Using Circos in Galaxy Australia webinar & workshop
Dear colleague,
We are excited to share the details of two upcoming Australian BioCommons / Galaxy Australia training events.
Lucky for us, Martin Krzywinksi from Canada's BC Cancer Genome Sciences Center is visiting Melbourne and he has agreed to take part in a couple of national training activities on Monday 3 February, 2020.
Martin Krzywinski works in bioinformatics, data visualization, science communication and the interface of science and art. He applies design, both data and artistic, to assist discovery, explanation and engagement with scientific data and concepts. Martin is the creator of Circos and hive plots and his information graphics have appeared in the New York Times, Wired, Scientific American and covers of numerous books and scientific journals such as Nature and Genome Research. He is a co-author of the Nature Methods Points of View and Points of Significance columns.
WEBINAR: The essence of data visualization in bioinformatics
Mon 3 Feb, 12:00-13:00 AEDT / 11:00-12:00 AEST / 9:00-10:00 AWST
WORKSHOP: Using Circos in Galaxy Australia
Mon 3 Feb, 14:00-17:00 AEDT / 13:00-16:00 AEST / 11:00-14:00 AWST
Further information and registration details are available here: https://www.biocommons.org.au/events<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/idNAC81Zm7f5A815Tn_Ywx?domain=biocommons.…>
Martin has put together a couple of posters to advertise the events (attached). Please distribute widely and we look forward to seeing you and your colleagues on the day.
Kind regards,
Christina.
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