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PhD Top Ups 2013/14 - applications due 28 June 2013

May 21, 2013

VLSCI is providing a further limited number of Top-Up Scholarships for graduate research students undertaking research that may be broadly categorised as ‘Computational Biology’. Top-Up Scholarships are at a level of $5,000 p.a., and for this round, are available for payment 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2015 (or pro-rata until end date of primary scholarship, whichever is sooner). Payment is... Read full story


April update

April 16, 2013

More opportunities are now available at VLSCI - new appointments, new machines, new research... LSCC Expressions of Interest - new process, apply anytime Existing and potential LSCC collaborators may now apply anytime to engage with experts in the LSCC through a rolling expression of interest process which is very lightweight. A relationship with the LSCC ensures direct access to their computer... Read full story


RAS Round 7 - opening for applications 3 April 2013

March 28, 2013

VLSCI is pleased to announce that RAS Round 7, which will run from 1 July 2013 to the 30 June 2014, will be open for applications from the 3 April 2013. This round will coincide with upgrades to our x86 hardware, which will be announced in early June. Further details about the new resources will be available soon. Successful Round 6 (2013) users who are content with their current allocation... Read full story


Call for new UROP projects

March 6, 2013

The Bio21 Cluster runs the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program which is co-sponsored by VLSCI and CSL. This program is open to supervisors and students across all Victorian institutions. UROP is a paid employment scheme designed to give undergraduate students an early opportunity to experience real life in a research laboratory and gain insight into careers in biomedical research.... Read full story


EMBL Australia looking for three young bioinformatics leaders

February 21, 2013

More opportunties to join the bioinformatics revolution ... Read full story


CSIRO Computational and Simulation Sciences Conference - March 2013

February 8, 2013

The CSIRO Computational and Simulation Sciences and eResearch Annual Conference is to be held in Melbourne, Australia, from 20-22 March 2013. The objectives of the annual conference and workshops are to: build a greater understanding within CSIRO of the potential contributions to research of computational and simulation sciences and eResearch learn about international directions in... Read full story


INCF Node Launch & Workshop, with Allan Jones, CEO, Allen Institute for Brain Science

February 8, 2013

As partners in the Victorian Node of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF), VLSCI are pleased to announce the Official Launch and Inaugural Neuroinformatics Workshop. INCF Node Official Launch and Inaugural Neuroinformatics Workshop Friday 22 February 2013 Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins St, Melbourne.   This event will include addresses by Dr... Read full story


Interns present their research projects

February 1, 2013

The interns at VLSCI and IBM have been working hard over Summer on a diverse range of projects under the supervision of various staff members at IBM and VLSCI: La Trobe, Monash and Melbourne Universities. You are invited to come along to hear summaries of their research and experiences: Sori Kang NCBI tools primer design Lee Yeoh Comparison of RNA-seq assembly algorithms and analysis of... Read full story


NeuroEng 2013

January 25, 2013

The Computational Neuroscience workshop, NeuroEng 2013, brings together researchers from Australia and New Zealand who work at the interface between neuroscience and engineering, including mathematical and computational neuroscience, neural modelling, neuroimaging, EEG analysis, neuromorphic engineering and neuroprostheses. The workshop will take place at The University of Melbourne on 30-31 Jan... Read full story


Join the bioinformatics revolution - new jobs now open

November 21, 2012

Endocrine Genomics Virtual Laboratory (endoVL) - closing date 9 December 2012 The National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR)-funded endoVL is led by the Melbourne eResearch Group at the University of Melbourne. They are currently seeking a Project Implementation Manager and two Software Developers. More details at Current Positions. Bioinformatician required at NICTA -... Read full story


VLSCI shares in HPC Innovation Excellence Award at Supercomputing 2012 in Salt Lake City, USA

November 13, 2012

Representatives from VLSCI, attending the world's largest Supercomputing conference (SC12) as part of an Australian High Performance Computing booth, were pleased to represent colleagues from St Vincent's Institute, the IBM Research Collaboratory for Life Sciences, VLSCI, University of Melbourne and VIDRL at the presentation of the HPC Innovation Excellence Awards this morning. Led by... Read full story


VLSCI at eResearch Australasia

October 26, 2012

VLSCI will be at Booth 7 at eResearch Australasia being held over 28 October to 2 November in Sydney. Our conference news is published today, take a look to see who is going and what we are doing. Read full story


VLSCI Summer Internships in Life Sciences Computation 2012/13 - applications now closed

October 15, 2012

The VLSCI is now offering up to five full-time (or equivalent pro-rata) Internships in Life Sciences Computation over Summer 2012/13 to mathematics, biology and/or computer science students at Honours, Masters or PhD level. Job Description The VLSCI is seeking applications from students across all Victorian universities for five summer internship positions in life sciences computation.... Read full story


Resource Allocation Scheme (RAS) Round 6 - for access in 2013 - now closed

October 12, 2012

The RAS Round 6 is now open. All researchers and current users must apply in this round for access to VLSCI facilities in 2013. Key dates: 12 October: RAS Round Six call for applications opens, 12 November: Applications close (without exception), December RAS Committee meeting outcomes advised to successful applicants, 01 January: Resource allocation is made available to... Read full story


Call for UROP projects to commence in Summer 2012/3. Submission date - now closed

September 6, 2012

The Bio21 Cluster runs the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program which is co-sponsored by VLSCI and CSL. VLSCI's provides administration support and funding for up to ten half-stipends for projects which relate to computational biology. This is open to students across all Victorian Institutions. There are a number of half stipends available to support UROP places. These half... Read full story


Support available for attending Ph.D. Early Research Showcase at SC 2012 in Salt Lake City in November

July 6, 2012

The VLSCI is pleased to announce that it will once again be providing financial support for a minimum of six Victorian Ph.D. students working in Life Sciences computation to travel to the SC12 (SuperComputing) International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA from November 10-16, 2012. Successful applicants will join the ... Read full story


Avoca has great green credentials too!

July 6, 2012

The latest Green500 List has been announced and it was good news for VLSCI's new Avoca. The Blue Gene/Q was ranked the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world - in fact, the first 20 supercomputers on the list were all Blue Gene/Qs. The aim of the Green500 is to raise awareness about power consumption by ranking machines by "FLOPS-per-Watt". For further information visit... Read full story


Australia’s fastest supercomputer ranks high on world listing

June 18, 2012

The extensive planning and dedicated hard work to install VLSCI’s new supercomputer continues to pay dividends. VLSCI’s newly operational BlueGene/Q system, named Avoca, not only passed its acceptance testing, but has also ranked 31 on the prestigious global TOP500 list. The TOP500 table nominates the 500 most powerful computer systems. It is updated twice a year, with the latest... Read full story


VACANCY NOW CLOSED - Manager, Peak Computing Facility, VLSCI - closing date 24 June 2012

June 8, 2012

Having successfully steered VLSCI through Stages 1 and 2, our PCF Manager is retiring and we are looking for a replacement. The incoming PCF Manager will be expected to continue to deliver a smooth-running facility, run a service-oriented team, manage the competitive, merit-based resource allocation system and maximise access to transient and finite resources. The position requires an individual... Read full story