Australian Bioinformatics Commons

CHIEF INVESTIGATOR

Assoc Prof Andrew Lonie

COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS	TYPE/ROLE
Bioplatforms Australia	LEAD INSTITUTE
EMBL Australia Bioinformatics Resource	LEAD INSTITUTE
Melbourne Bioinformatics	LEAD INSTITUTE
University of Melbourne	LEAD INSTITUTE
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	COLLABORATOR
University of Queensland	COLLABORATOR
University of Western Australia	COLLABORATOR
Monash University	COLLABORATOR
CSIRO	COLLABORATOR
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute	COLLABORATOR
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	COLLABORATOR
Australian National University	COLLABORATOR
EMBL	OTHER
La Trobe University	COLLABORATOR
University of New South Wales	COLLABORATOR
National Institutes of Health	OTHER
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics	COLLABORATOR
Elixir	OTHER
Australian Museum Research Institute	COLLABORATOR
CyVerse	OTHER
James Cook University	COLLABORATOR
Garvan Institute of Medical Research	COLLABORATOR
Murdoch Children's Research Institute	COLLABORATOR
Griffith University	COLLABORATOR
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	COLLABORATOR
Royal Botanic Gardens	COLLABORATOR
South Australian Health & Medical Research Insitute	COLLABORATOR
Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)	COLLABORATOR
QFAB Bioinformatics	COLLABORATOR

GRANT

Bioplatforms Australia

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Over the past three years several NCRIS-funded projects have brought together research infrastructure and life science experts to determine the most effective way infrastructure funding can be focussed to deliver the best outcomes for Australian life science research. NCRIS Agility Funding in 2016 focussed on Cloud resources. In 2017, Andrew Lonie and Rhys Francis were contracted by Bioplatforms Australia to focus more broadly on an Australian Biosciences Data Capability. Emerging from this in 2018 is the Australian Bioinformatics Commons and it is bringing together leaders across the community to define how and where new infrastructure resources would serve Australian research needs best.

Biosciences research in Australia involves a diverse set of activities from local to national, across a range of life sciences areas (eg. genomics, clinical, translational, population studies, etc.) and consequently has a diverse set of complex digital infrastructure needs. Identifying how informatics capabilities and infrastructure can strategically support national priorities in this research community is central to the value of this platform. By providing a connected environment, linking existing bioinformatics skills, infrastructure, software and data, the Commons will support a number of prioritised research activities.

Further details about the project are on the Bioplatforms Australia website.