News Archive
RAS Round 5 now open ahead of Stage 2 upgrades
April 24, 2012Stage 2 for VLSCI means more than a big new Blue Gene/Q, named Avoca. New resources in this round will predominantly consist of access to the Blue Gene/Q, but limited additional x86 capacity is also available. Access to the new resources will be available to some current projects and successful Round 5 projects on 1 July, 2012. Not all existing users need to apply for resources – some will... Read full story
UROP projects Winter 2012
March 16, 2012The 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
New research grants announced
March 7, 2012New research grants announced The VLSCI has announced the latest round of allocations for supercomputer access for life science researchers. Allocations were determined on the merit of proposals submitted by a wide variety of key Victorian health and medical research institutions and universities. “The quality of the new projects is outstanding,” said Professor Peter Taylor, Director... Read full story
LSCC offers bioinformatics & computational biology support
March 1, 2012The VLSCI Life Sciences Computation Centre is seeking Expressions of Interest from Victorian-led projects in the fields of High Throughput Genomics, Computational Bioimaging, Proteomics & Integrative Biology which may benefit from support from and collaboration with LSCC's bioinformatics and/or computational biology expertise. The EOI simply requires a: Project Overview (title, aims... Read full story
World's greenest supercomputer heads to Melbourne to boost health research
February 14, 2012MELBOURNE, Australia: Victoria will be home to one of Australia’s fastest supercomputers and the world’s greenest supercomputer, the IBM Blue Gene/Q, which will be housed at the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI) hosted by the University of Melbourne, and is aimed at advancing the study of human disease. The acquisition of the IBM supercomputer is the second stage... Read full story
VLSCI research airs on ABC TV's 7.30
February 10, 2012If you missed the story 'Computers breakthrough in battle against drugs' that aired on 19/01/2012, you can watch it here: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3411750.htm Read full story
Postgrads return from supercomputing conference
February 10, 2012VLSCI recently selected seven PhD students from four Victorian universities to travel to Seattle, USA. The students were chosen to participate in the Early Adopters Ph.D. Workshop: Building the Next Generation of Application Scientists, held in conjunction with the international supercomputing conference, SC11, in November 2011. The students, from Monash, La Trobe, RMIT and Melbourne Universities... Read full story
VLSCI & IBM Summer Interns to present their research
February 10, 2012Come and hear our talented interns present their research findings from time spent at VLSCI over the Summer break. WHEN: 2.00-4.30pm, Thursday 16 February, 2012 WHERE: VLSCI Boardroom, 187 Grattan St, Carlton SPEAKERS: Andrew Brock,... Read full story
Position Vacant - Bioinformatician - Genomics and Transcriptomics - applications close 8 February 2012
February 3, 2012La Trobe University's School of Molecular Sciences and the School of Life Sciences is currently advertising this full-time, fixed term position. Link here for more information. Read full story
Summer interns arrive at VLSCI
December 15, 2011VLSCI welcomes some fresh faces this month as a group of enthusiastic interns join us from institutions all over Melbourne. The group of talented young postgraduates will spend summer working with leading researchers in a diverse array of life science computation fields. Mahtab Mirmomeni worked as a software developer for seven years before enrolling in the MSc(Comp.Sci.) program at the... Read full story
FUNDING OPPPORTUNITIES - Ph.D. Top Ups and Travel Grants & New Story - Cancer redefined
November 4, 2011VLSCI would like to announce a couple of new ways we can support your research in life sciences computation! Also read on for our latest publication that highlights one of the exciting projects currently utilising VLSCI resources. Ph.D. Top-up scholarships A number of Ph.D. top-up scholarships are available to students engaged in projects related to life science computation... Read full story
ROUND 4 NOW CLOSED: Applications for the Resource Allocation Scheme
October 17, 2011VLSCI is pleased to announce the call for applications under the Resource Allocation Scheme (RAS) Round 4. All existing grants will finish on 31 December 2011, so projects wishing to use VLSCI resources in 2012 must submit an application to this RAS round. The PCF Manager will be conducting site visits while applications are open. Please advise David Bannon if you would like to discuss any aspect... Read full story
Hopes, Progress, Challenges – High Performance Computing in the Life Sciences
October 17, 2011ICT for Life Sciences Forum: Professor Peter Taylor, Director, VLSCI 6.00 pm Thursday 27 October (preceded by refreshments from 5.00 pm) The Auditorium, Melbourne Brain Centre, The University of Melbourne, cnr Royal Parade & Genetics Lane, Parkville. High-performance computing (HPC) offers much to many disciplines. More traditionally used in the physical sciences and engineering, its... Read full story
VLSCI Summer Internships in Life Sciences Computation 2011/12 - applications now closed
October 13, 2011The VLSCI is now offering up to five full-time (or equivalent pro-rata) Internships in Life Sciences Computation over Summer 2011/12 to mathematics, biology and/or computer science students at Honours, Masters or Ph.D. 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
Funding available to host an undergraduate researcher
September 6, 2011The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is building skills in the biomedical and health sciences sector. UROP is a paid employment scheme designed to give undergraduate students an opportunity to experience working in a biomedical research laboratory. Students are supervised by a research scientist while they work alongside other researchers. Their projects can be experimental and... Read full story
Latest Developments at the LSCC
August 23, 2011Our new large memory computer has arrived! The much-anticipated one terabyte SMP computer is finally here. Soon to be available to Victorian researchers, it will be used for memory-intensive bioinformatics applications such as human genome assembly. VLSCI’s Peak Computing Facility Manager, David Bannon, says this machine adds “another valuable resource to VLSCI’s peak computing... Read full story
July update: new positions advertised this week
July 12, 2011This month there are several opportunities currently available for those with skills to contribute to the exciting developments going on in computational biology: TWO BIOINFORMATICIANS WANTED The VLSCI Life Sciences Computation Centre is presently recruiting two Bioinformaticians. Details here. PARASITE GENOMICS PROJECT - OFFERING THREE POST-GRAD. SCHOLARSHIPS NOW Professor Robin Gasser's... Read full story
Early Adopters PhD Workshop at Supercomputing 2011, Seattle - extended deadline for November conference
July 11, 2011The VLSCI is pleased to announce that it will once again be providing financial support for six Victorian students working in Life Sciences computation to join the Early Adopters' Ph.D. Workshop: Building the Next Generation of Application Scientists. Organisers invite you to submit a poster paper for consideration for presentation at the SC11 International Conference for High... Read full story
Things change when you’ve got the power – exhibition and video
June 13, 2011From Monday 13 June to Saturday 18 June, visitors to the University of Melbourne’s Festival of Ideas will be able to view the VLSCI exhibit and video: “Things change when you’ve got the power”. This is to complement this year’s Festival theme, “The pursuit of identity: landscape, history and genetics”. Created as a series of freestanding, inter-... Read full story
VLSCI backs key training program for bioinformatics in the Life Sciences
May 10, 2011The Bio21 Cluster today announced sponsorship of its flagship education and training program by the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI). The sponsorship deal will ensure the ongoing delivery of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for the next three years. UROP provides a key program in building skills in the biomedical and health sciences sector.... Read full story
April Update
April 19, 2011VLSCI ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Published on March 31st, the VLSCI Annual Report 2010 is now available both as a pdf on the website (under Publications) or as hard copy. Director Peter R. Taylor was particularly pleased to be reporting in-kind contributions far in excess of the budgeted forecasts – a clear measure of the amount of work which has been generated by this project in quite a short... Read full story
VLSCI’s Life Sciences Computation Centre takes shape
March 31, 2011VLSCI Director Professor Peter R. Taylor is pleased to announce that following the December 2010 appointment of Dr Andrew Lonie [pictured here] as Head, Life Sciences Computation Centre (LSCC), all the decision-making structures are in place, key decisions about research themes have been made and staff appointments have commenced. “Many people associated with VLSCI will know that... Read full story
News Items from 2010
February 11, 2010To view archived news items from 2010, including IBM Partnerships, Professor Peter Taylor appointed as VLSCI Director, First VLSCI Supercomputer Goes Live, Call for Resource Grant Applications and many more please click and download the following PDF file. Read full story
News Items from 2009
December 3, 2009To view archived news items from 2009, including Call for Applications for PCF Resources and VLSCI and AMSI initiate postgraduate intern program, please click and download the following PDF file. Read full story