This week project convenor and Director, Melbourne Bioinformatics and EMBL-ABR, updated the EMBL-ABR International Scientific Advisory Group, as consultants to this project, on progress to date. A summary follows: 1. Phase 3a of the Australian Biosciences Data Capability project (now the Australian Bioinformatics Commons) was an extremely useful use-case activity to determine the technical and […]
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.