AMSI BioInfoSummer 2018

BioInfoSummer 2018

Dates: 3–7 Dec. 2018
Venue: The University of Western Australia

AMSI BioInfoSummer is a key training event in Australia, bringing together people from all disciplines to share current research and developments in BioInformatics.

Running over a week, AMSI BioInfoSummer 2018 will give attendees the opportunity to be involved at every level; from hands-on introductory levels for beginners through to specialist lectures from International speakers together with some of Australia’s top scientists and academics.

Hosted this year by The University of Western Australia, BioInfoSummer introduces bioinformatics and mathematical and computational biology to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and professionals working in the fields of mathematics, statistics, computer science, information technology, complex systems analysis, and biological, chemical and medical sciences and engineering.

Bioinformatics is an exciting discipline analysing and simulating both the structures and processes of biological systems. It is a constantly evolving field that offers researchers and students a wide breadth of opportunities. BioInfoSummer allows attendees to develop their bioinformatics skills, national networks and employability, and nurtures the collaborations between the mathematics, statistics and information technology disciplines.

Students, researchers, and professionals are invited to register for this event to experience the exploration of research and information in the below areas:

• epigenetics
• metabolomics and proteomics
• plants and animals
• single cell ’omics

Attendees will also have the chance to network and engage with a panel of academics and professionals on bioinformatics careers.

• Assistant Professor Stephanie Hicks (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Assistant Professor Simon van Herringen (Radboud University)
• Professor Zhiping Weng (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
• Mr Jason Williams (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)