EMBL Australia

• New members of EMBL Australia announced
• A/Professor Andrew Lonie appointed Director, Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI)
• Dr Mikaël Martino appointed as EMBL Australia Group Leader at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute in the Victorian node
• Professor Kat Gaus, Node Head, EMBL Australia in Single Molecule Science, New South Wales – Profile
• Professor Steve Wesselingh, Node Head, South Australia- Profile
• Reminder, BioInfoSummer – 2015, University of Sydney
• Internships still available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• About EMBL Australia

An international team led by Dr Edwina McGlinn of EMBL Australia at Monash University found that de-activating a small group of microRNA (miRNA) molecules sent things awry for different parts of the backbone.

• Congratulations Dr Edwina McGlinn – Group Leader (ARMI, Monash University)
• Dr Maté Biro appointed as EMBL Australia Group Leader UNSW
• Search begins for the new EMBL Australia Scientific Head
• Nine Australian PhD students to attend the 17th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium
• Success of the 2015 Winter School in Mathematical and Computational Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane
• BioInfoSummer 2015, University of Sydney
• Registration still available for the 2nd EMBL Australia Student Symposium, Bio21 Institute, Melbourne
• Internships still available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• About EMBL Australia

The EMBL Australia Council invites expressions of interest from prospective host Institutions for EMBL Australia that will appoint a Scientific Head and host the National Secretariat office.

• Call for Applicants for new EMBL Australia International PhD Program
• $400 Million in funding over 4 years as the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) passes in the Australian Senate
• New EMBL Australia Group Leader – Dr Chen Davidovich joins EMBL Australia (Monash University)
• Highlights from EMBL Australia Bioinformatics Resource workshops held so far this year
• BioInfoSummer – 2015 (7-10 December) University of Sydney
• Reminder – ABACBS Conference 2015, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney NSW (10-11 October 2015)
• Reminder – 17th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium (22-24 October 2015) abstract submission closing soon
• Travel grants and early bird discounts available for the 2nd EMBL Australia Student Symposium, Bio21 Institute, Melbourne (25-27 November, 2015)
• Internships still available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• The Social Science joins EMBL Australia
• Jobs with EMBL Australia

• EMBL Europe, EI3POD Postdoctoral programme – now open to EMBL Australia
• New EMBL Australia Group leader, Dr Yann Gambin joins EMBL Australia, (UNSW)
• Two Group Leaders from EMBL Monterotondo, Italy, visit EMBL Australia
• Dr Andrew Lonie, Interim Director, Bioinformatics Resource EMBL Australia (BRAEMBL) visits EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, UK
• ABACBS Conference 2015, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney NSW (10-11 October, 2015)
• Reminder – Applications Open for Travel Grants for the 17th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium (22-24, October 2015)
• EMBL Australia Student Symposium, Bio21 Institute, Melbourne (25-27 November, 2015)
• Internships still available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• The Social Science joins EMBL Australia
• Jobs with EMBL Australia

Victoria will host a state-of-the-art bioinformatics resource hub following a joint agreement between the University of Melbourne and EMBL Australia through funding from Bioplatforms Australia.

• 3rd annual EMBL Australia PhD Course, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
• Monash honours student accepted into PhD programme in Italy
• Being part of EMBL – what is unique about the recruitment process
• ABACBS Conference 2015, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney NSW
• Applications Open for Travel Grants for the 17th EMBL (Heidelberg) PhD Symposium
• EMBL Australia Student Symposium, Bio21 Institute, Melbourne
• Internships available for MSc or PhD students at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
• Jobs with EMBL Australia
• About EMBL Australia

• Nicolas Plachta moves to A*Star in Singapore
• Welcoming new researchers and collaborators into the EMBL Australia fold
• Jobs with EMBL Australia
• 3rd Annual EMBL Australia PhD Course in Perth, Western Australia
• Completing the Pipeline: From Biology to Bioinformatics and Back Again. A Symposium hosted and developed by PhD’s for PhD’s
• 17th EMBL PhD Symposium in Heidelberg Germany 22-24 October 2015
• Leadership in addressing Australia’s growing need for bioinformatics expertise and talent following new EMBL Australia agreement
• Bio21 Institute hosts the 2015 EMBL Australia Showcase
• ABACBS
• About EMBL Australia

EMBL Australia Scientific Head Professor Nadia Rosenthal has accepted a newly created position as Scientific Director of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in Maine.