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More Info : https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/benchmarking-genome-annotationGenome annotation adds functional information to genome assembly data for applied use. There are thousands of sequenced genomes yet to be annotated, and many annotation pipelines currently in active development, but producing and assessing annotations at scale is still complicated and poorly standardised. To address this challenge, the global biodiversity community, including Australian BioCommons ‘Australian Tree of Life’ Bioinformatics Group, want to automate and speed up the assembly and annotation of genomes to empower non-bioinformaticians to also undertake this work.Jane Tung, University of Queensland PhD student, tested all the latest options on a range of genomes to identify scalable approaches for Australian reference genomes in an industry placement hosted by the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) in conjunction with Australian BioCommons. Join us to explore our benchmarking findings and learn how these insights can streamline your own genome assembly and annotation workflows.Speakers: Jane Tung, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland and Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF)Dr Thomas Harrop, Senior Bioinformatician, Australian BioCommonsDate/Time:18 November 2026,  1 - 2 pm AEDT/ 12 - 1 pm AEST / 12:30 - 1:30 pm ACDT / 10 - 11 am AWST (check in your timezone)Who the webinar is for:This webinar is for researchers using genomes and genome annotations in their work. How to join:Register here--------This event is part of a series of bioinformatics training events. If you’d like to hear when registrations open for other events, please subscribe to the Australian BioCommons newsletter.

• Posted In: Webinar
• Tagged: 2026 Q4, Genomics

Zoom : https://zoom.us/j/97420354693

More info : https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/

More information can be found here, in particular who is speaking: https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/


Note: Please make sure the event is added to your calendar for 12-1pm ET. We've noticed a few issues when it adds to your calendar across various timezones. While the recurring event started back in 2021, the Data Science Hangout is still happening now at the same Zoom link :)

Welcome to the Data Science Hangout - a gathering place for current and aspiring data science leaders.

If you know someone else that may be interested, feel free to share this invitation with them as well: pos.it/dsh

Join a community of data scientists that share insights about what it means to be a responsible, effective, and inspiring leader. No hard agenda or predetermined talk tracks: just an expert or two willing to share their perspectives on what’s really going on in data science at an organizational level.

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in the data science game — your title, background, or education either. What does matter is that you’re passionate about learning, celebrating diverse perspectives, and raising the bar for what it means to be a data scientist.

So join with an open mind, an appetite to learn, and if you’re up to the challenge, something to contribute to your fellow data scientists.

We love to hear your questions! You can ask questions over the chat, by raising your hand on Zoom, or through Slido if you'd like to ask anonymously! We want this to be as audience-led as much as possible :)

As a reminder, these sessions are recorded and shared to YouTube and our website. You can view full recordings and upcoming speakers here: https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/

Thank you for joining!

Recurring Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97420354693

For information about zoom links etc please reach out.

More Info : https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/biohackathon-26The Australian Outpost of BioHackathon Europe is a unique opportunity to participate in a significant global event and network with international peers while working intensively on practical bioinformatics challenges. ELIXIR’s BioHackathon runs from 9 - 13 November 2026, with the Aussie Outpost working asynchronously in our business hours (mostly) in Melbourne plus some work in the early evening to facilitate linking up live with the team in Barcelona. If you don’t live in Melbourne, BioCommons will cover the cost of your flights, food and accommodation. We always make it fun, and you’ll get to know others from around Australia while you learn new skills.The Australian Outpost of the BioHackathon will focus on a selection of projects:

• Project 31: Nextflow to Galaxy Workflow Portability and FAIRness via Modular LLM Agent Skills
• Project 30: BiCoReCa (Biodiversity Community Resource Catalogue): Towards Centralized Curation and Integration
• Project 16: MiCoKnowGraph: Designing a Microbiome Collaborative Knowledge Graph linking complex, multi-domain data
• Project 10: Enabling workflows and EDAM annotations to display in community website deployments

The hackathon aims to:

• Advance the development of an open source infrastructure for data integration to accelerate scientific innovation
• Engage technical people in the bioinformatics community to work together on topics of common interest
• Strengthen interactions, establish and reinforce collaborations through hands-on programming activities.

You can read the wrap up from a previous year’s event.Please contact us if you are interested in joining the Australian Outpost of the BioHackathon Europe, and tell us which project/s you would like to participate in, and why. Once expressions of interests have closed, we will select a team of people and organise our meetup. There’s no need to register directly for a place on the BioHackathon Europe website yet.Express your interest by emailing comms@biocommons.org.au by 25 Sep 2026

• Tagged: 2026 Q4

More Info here : https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course19/

Register here : https://www.physalia-courses.org/prices/rnaseq-1/

Online Course: Introduction to RNA Sequencing Data Analysis with R/Bioconductor

Dates: 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18 November -Time: 3–6 PM (Berlin time)

Instructor: Ludwig Geistlinger

We are pleased to announce a hands-on online course designed for biologists and bioinformaticians who want to build solid, practical skills in RNA-seq data analysis using R and Bioconductor.

This course provides a structured introduction to the statistical and computational foundations of high-throughput genomic data analysis.

Topics covered:
– Data import, manipulation, and visualization in R (including ggplot2)
– Hypothesis testing and interpretation in biological contexts
– Working with genomic data in Bioconductor (BED, GTF, VCF, FASTA)
– RNA-seq workflows: mapping, counts, normalization, differential expression
– Multiple testing and false discovery rate control
– Gene set and pathway analysis (GO, KEGG) and enrichment methods


In collaboration with Bioconductor

More Info : https://www.biocommons.org.au/events/metabolomics-communityDate: 10 November 2026, 1:00 pm AEDT / 12:00 pm AEST / 12:30 pm ACDT / 11:00 am AWST (check in your timezone)


Join our next meeting


Who this meeting is for



Everyone is welcome!Join this informal and diverse group of metabolomics researchers who are interested in bioinformatics methods, tools and workflows. This is your chance to voice your requirements and challenges, and inform what computational infrastructure or services are needed to better support the development of bioinformatics for metabolomics within Australia, and globally.


Get involved



Information on how to join the meeting and the topics that we’ll discuss can be found in the agenda.Join the Google Group to receive regular updates and automatic community meeting invitations.For more information contact communities@biocommons.org.au or visit the Metabolomics Community page.

• Tagged: metabolomics, 2026

More Info here : https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course19/

Register here : https://www.physalia-courses.org/prices/rnaseq-1/

Online Course: Introduction to RNA Sequencing Data Analysis with R/Bioconductor

Dates: 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18 November -Time: 3–6 PM (Berlin time)

Instructor: Ludwig Geistlinger

We are pleased to announce a hands-on online course designed for biologists and bioinformaticians who want to build solid, practical skills in RNA-seq data analysis using R and Bioconductor.

This course provides a structured introduction to the statistical and computational foundations of high-throughput genomic data analysis.

Topics covered:
– Data import, manipulation, and visualization in R (including ggplot2)
– Hypothesis testing and interpretation in biological contexts
– Working with genomic data in Bioconductor (BED, GTF, VCF, FASTA)
– RNA-seq workflows: mapping, counts, normalization, differential expression
– Multiple testing and false discovery rate control
– Gene set and pathway analysis (GO, KEGG) and enrichment methods


In collaboration with Bioconductor

Zoom : https://zoom.us/j/97420354693

More info : https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/

More information can be found here, in particular who is speaking: https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/


Note: Please make sure the event is added to your calendar for 12-1pm ET. We've noticed a few issues when it adds to your calendar across various timezones. While the recurring event started back in 2021, the Data Science Hangout is still happening now at the same Zoom link :)

Welcome to the Data Science Hangout - a gathering place for current and aspiring data science leaders.

If you know someone else that may be interested, feel free to share this invitation with them as well: pos.it/dsh

Join a community of data scientists that share insights about what it means to be a responsible, effective, and inspiring leader. No hard agenda or predetermined talk tracks: just an expert or two willing to share their perspectives on what’s really going on in data science at an organizational level.

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in the data science game — your title, background, or education either. What does matter is that you’re passionate about learning, celebrating diverse perspectives, and raising the bar for what it means to be a data scientist.

So join with an open mind, an appetite to learn, and if you’re up to the challenge, something to contribute to your fellow data scientists.

We love to hear your questions! You can ask questions over the chat, by raising your hand on Zoom, or through Slido if you'd like to ask anonymously! We want this to be as audience-led as much as possible :)

As a reminder, these sessions are recorded and shared to YouTube and our website. You can view full recordings and upcoming speakers here: https://posit.co/data-science-hangout/

Thank you for joining!

Recurring Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97420354693

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