News & Events
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GO LONG - launching our long read sequencing service!
14 January 2019We are excited to announce that we will be launching our Long Read Sequencing service on the PacBio platform very soon!
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End of Year Closure
28 November 2018Please note that AGRF will be closed from December 24th 2018 and will reopen on January 2nd 2019.
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Your Partner in Clinical Genomics
30 August 2018Now accredited as a ISO15189 Medical Testing Laboratory.
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Offer Ended - the thousand dollar genome!
15 August 2018To celebrate our significant milestone of moving our Melbourne operations into Level 13 of the VCCC, we are offering our clients two amazing promotions for Whole Genome Sequencing!
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Oxford Nanopore Technology Day - Melbourne
09 February 2018Join us and the Genomics Innovation Hub, as Oxford Nanoport Technologies present a Nanopore Day in Melbourne.
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Infinium Global Screening Array Consortium
15 January 2018AGRF is please to announce that we have joined the Infinium Global Screening Array Consortium.
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End of Year Closure
19 December 2017Happy Holidays from AGRF and some information about our closure dates.
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Bioplatform Cancer Genomics Workshop at The University of Sydney
25 July 2017Course Description
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NovaSeq 6000 Service now available!
15 May 2017An exciting addition to the AGRF technology portfolio has arrived and is currently undergoing rigorous validation testing.
AGRF’s NovaSeq 6000 sequencing hardware is the first of its kind that is operational in Australia and opens the door to broader, more comprehensive genome studies.
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Bioplatforms Australia - Introduction to NGS Data Analysis Workshop
10 May 201727th-29th June 2017
The University of Sydney, NSW
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2017 Winter School in Mathematical & Computational Biology
10 May 20173rd - 7th July 2017
Queensland Bioscience Precinct, The University of Queensland
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Aboriginal mitogenome analysis shows 50,000 years of connection to country
16 March 2017Genomic analysis of hair samples collected from Australian Aboriginals across the nation have indicated that cultural connection to country has existed for as many as 50,000 years.
The Aboriginal Heritage Project, led by the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA recently published their findings in the journal Nature (online 8th March 2017). AGRF is proud to be associated with the work as part of an ARC linkage grant, with the AGRF’s Operations Manager Dr John Stephen as a Partner Investigator.
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Interactive Molecular Cloning workshop
22 February 2017Read more ›Want to clone your gene within a week?
The UQ Protein Expression Facility (PEF) invites all UQ honours students, RHD students and research staff to an interactive molecular cloning workshop designed to fast track your cloning project.
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Brisbane Research Bazaar
09 December 2016Brisbane Research Bazaar, will be hosted at The University of Queensland in February 2017. This will be a community- and skills-building event for researchers.
Who should attend? Postgrads, postdocs, early career researchers - you are all welcome.
Not a UQ student or staffer? Come anyway!
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Genomics- empowering probiotic discovery and development
08 December 2016We spoke with Dr Hanna Sidjabat from The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) to discover how genomics is allowing her team to further their research into probiotic discovery and development in the war against pathogens.
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PoreCamp Australia 2017
05 December 2016Applications for PoreCamp.AU 2017 are now open!
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Stopping the cycle of mammal extinction in Australia through advanced genomic research
11 October 2016A new initiative led by a consortium of leading Australian museums and universities will support genomic data collection and sharing as well as international collaboration in an endeavour to reduce extinction rates of Australia’s unique mammals.
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Discovery and identification of the unique biodiversity in Pilbara
07 September 2016The Pilbara region in Western Australia has some of the world’s most ancient natural landscapes, dating back two billion years and stretching over 400,000 square kilometres. Recognised as the ideal site to discover ancient fauna, Western Australia offers a unique opportunity to study, discover and identify new species, both terrestrial and marine.
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DNA fingerprinting to boost sugarcane breeding productivity
06 September 2016The Australian sugarcane industry is one of Australia’s largest and most important rural industries. There are approximately 4,000 cane farming entities growing sugarcane on a total of 380,000 hectares annually to supply sugar to Australians and international consumers.
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Backstage in the cancer revolution: Australian-first genomics hub to pioneer new tools for personal
16 July 2016MEDIA RELEASE
Scientists will be able to harness the power of big data to unravel the genetics of cancer on a scale not seen before in Australia, with the launch of a new centre bringing together five powerhouses of medical research.
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Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
16 July 2016The research capability of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre will be further enhanced with the inclusion of a number of world-class research agencies who will occupy Level 13 of the new complex.
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AGRF appoints new CEO, Dr Irene Kourtis
11 July 2016MEDIA RELEASE
Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) today announced the appointment of Dr Irene Kourtis as chief executive officer, effective on Monday, 11 July 2016.
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COMBINE Brisbane Meetup
07 July 2016Meet other students and early career researchers from around Brisbane working in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.
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Acquisition of world-leading genomics system to radically improve cancer research and treatment
10 June 2016NEWS RELEASE
The University of Melbourne and the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) announced today that they have jointly acquired the Chromium™ System from US company 10x Genomics®, providing Australia with one of the first opportunities outside the United States to utilise this powerful new genomic technology towards research that can significantly improve patient outcomes.
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Dr Gai McMichael awarded a Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
02 June 2016Congratulations to AGRF’s Senior Scientist, Dr Gai McMichael, for being awarded the Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence by the University of Adelaide for an outstanding PhD.
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Developing quality control with human forensic suppliers
30 May 2016CLIENT STORY
Forensic DNA analysis is conducted on trace amounts of sample, delivering incredible sensitivity and utility in law enforcement- however its equipment needs exceptional quality too.
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We recently spoke to Sanax Medical and First Aid Supplies about how DNA analysis has established an important quality checkpoint in their forensics products, and given Sanax a competitive advantage.
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Melbourne SIG- Professor Ian Campbell- 'Resolution of the missing heritability of breast cancer'
18 May 2016Professor Ian Campbell- 'Resolution of the missing heritability of breast cancer'
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COMBINE Computational Biology Meetup - Brisbane
14 April 2016COMBINE Brisbane will be holding its next Meet-and-Greet at:Tippler’s Tap (Southbank), 5pm Thursday 14th April if you are interested in attending, please sign up to the mailing list our mailing list here
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Genomics and technology- Optimising drug discovery
11 April 2016CLIENT STORY
Genomics, particularly high-throughput sequencing technology and characterisation of expressed human genes, has created new opportunities for drug discovery.
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Cutting edge DNA sequencing to solve medical mystery for Victorian patients
21 March 2016The huge potential of genomics in medicine is one step closer to being realised in Victoria, with the recent announcement that genomic sequencing will be provided to patients in a number of specific disease areas over the next two years.
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Upcoming workshops
16 March 2016QFAB Bioinformatics are running training workshops at the University of Queensland.
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Genetic identification helps convict timber thieves
10 March 2016Illegal logging is a significant problem across the world, contributing to the destruction of the world’s forests and also affecting a big proportion of the world’s trade in forest products.
Recently University of Adelaide conservation biologist Professor Andrew Lowe led a team of experts in a case where four defendants pleaded guilty for stealing Bigleaf maple wood from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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Next-generation sequencing special interest group meeting
02 March 2016We are kicking off the year with our first next-generation sequencing special interest group meeting.
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Lake Hillier: A close-up view of the natural wonder
20 January 2016Located on the edge of Recherché Archipelago’s largest island in Australia, is a natural phenomenon that draws visitors from far and wide. Best known for its striking bubble-gum-pink colour, Lake Hillier is a salt lake located on Middle Island.
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A new look for AGRF!
07 December 2015Introducing a new visual expression of our brand.
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Ingenuity Pathway Analysis Seminar & Workshop, University of Queensland
03 November 2015Ingenuity Pathway Analysis Seminar and Workshop – 3rd November 2015
University of Queensland, St Lucia
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Celebrating a client milestone- one thousand submissions to AGRF’s Sanger sequencing service.
29 October 2015This month our AGRF Perth node celebrated a client milestone – one thousand submissions to the Sanger sequencing service by Associate Professor Oliver Rackham, Head of the Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery group in the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research.
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End-to-end genomics solutions with NATA accreditation.
20 October 2015Our Adelaide node receives its NATA accreditation.
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Sydney Next Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting - 22nd October 2015
16 October 2015On the 22nd October 2015, AGRF and The Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics will be hosting the next Sydney Next-Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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The world’s largest catalog of human genomic variation.
08 October 2015An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world’s largest catalog of genomic differences among humans, providing researchers with powerful clues to help them establish why some people are susceptible to various diseases.
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Australia joins international team of researchers aiming to revolutionize organ transplant outcomes.
02 October 2015MEDIA RELEASE
A revolutionary international group of over 35 centres across 25 countries have joined together to dramatically improve the success of organ transplants worldwide.
A number of Australian researchers join the International Genetics and Translational Research in Transplantation Network (iGeneTRAIN) which is the largest genomic consortium covering organ transplantation in the world to offer hope of new discoveries that can help transplant recipients.
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21st AAABG CONFERENCE 2015
28 September 2015We will be exhibiting at the 21st AAABG conference held in Lorne, Victoria from 28th to 30th September 2015.
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Putting the spotlight on stroke research
18 September 2015Development of a chronic stroke treatment using dental pulp stem cells. Learn how stem cell treatment is a promising adjunct therapy to rehabilitation that has the potential to help improve quality of life for stroke survivors.
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Australasian Plant Virology Workshop 16 -18 September 2015
16 September 2015Visit us at the Australasian Plant Virology Workshop !
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Putting the spotlight on stroke research
15 September 2015The Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) is joining the National Stroke Foundation in challenging stroke this September and we are encouraging fellow community members to also get involved.
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Join AGRF for Stroke Week: 14-20 September
14 September 2015Take the challenge. Be Aware. Live healthy. Get checked!
Stroke Week is about raising awareness to prevent stroke in Australia. With the help of the community we will challenge stroke, by encouraging Australians to learn the signs of stroke, and how to minimise their own stroke risk
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Visit us at the Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting
28 August 2015AGRF along with Proteomics International, Metabolomics Murdoch, and Metabolomics UWA will be co-exhibiting at the upcoming Annual Combined Biological Sciences Meeting held at University of Western Australia.
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Visit us at the Brisbane bioinformatics and computational biology meetup.
18 August 2015BioinfBNE and COMBINE Brisbane organise bi-monthly meetups in Brisbane. This is a gathering of people working/studying Bioinformatics, computational biology or related disciplines. Here you get a chance to meet other people in the field and exchange ideas, events and solutions during a networking evening.
Date: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Where: St Lucy cafe @UQ (next to the tennis courts)More information here.
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Wine and biodiversity. Australia’s icons to benefit from genomics research.
24 July 2015The Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) awarded funding to two research projects as part of the pilot program which enables access to genotyping and genome sequencing services at AGRF. This is the first step towards a larger vision of establishing a South Australian-based genomics hub that delivers research and outcomes to the agriculture and environmental sectors.
The two research projects at the University of Adelaide will use leading genomic expertise and technologies to benefit the wine industry and biodiversity conservation.
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Genotyping By Sequencing (GBS) Perth networking meeting
22 July 2015Our Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS) networking meeting is an opportunity to learn more about GBS, discover how other peers are applying GBS and it's a great opportunity to develop networks.
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Workshop: Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics tools for data analysis
06 July 2015We are hosting two workshops in Adelaide which will cover Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics tools for data analysis, both presented by AGRF staff.
The presentations will be followed with a Q and A session and discussion.
Topic 1: Next- Generation Sequencing technology
Speaker: Matthew Tinning, Next Generation Sequencin Manager
Topic 2: Bioinformatics tools for Next-Generation Sequencing
Speaker: Dr Sonika Tyagi, Bioinformatics team supervisor
EVENT DETAILS
Option 1.Thursday, 9 July 2015 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ACST)
Bedford Park, SA | Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer
Option 2: Thursday, 9 July 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ACST) Adelaide, SA | The University of Adelaide.
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The super prawn
01 July 2015Unleashing one of the world’s most advanced aquaculture breeding programs for the farmed black tiger prawn.
The Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub (ARC ITRH) for Advanced Prawn Breeding received $4.9 million from the Federal Government to undertake research leading to a significant boost in the productivity of the Australian prawn industry.
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Melbourne Sanger Sequencing Analysis Workshop
25 June 2015Come along to learn tips and tricks on how to get the best out of your sequencing experiments. We aim to show you common sequencing issues, how to use your raw data and ideas on how to troubleshoot from design to analysis
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AGRF Presents and Overview on Next Generation Sequencing
26 May 2015Brisbane, QLD | AIBN Seminar Room, Building 75, University of Queensland
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Melbourne Next Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting - 26th May 2015
22 May 2015On the 26th May 2015, we will be holding the first Melbourne Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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Adelaide Next Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting, 20th May 2015
14 May 2015On the 20th May 2015, we will be holding the first Adelaide Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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Professor Benjamin Kile awarded 2015 Merck Millipore Research Medal
11 May 2015Congratulations to Professor Benjamin Kile awarded 2015 Merck Millipore Research Medal.The Merck Milipore Research Medal is awarded to an outstanding Australian biochemist or molecular biologist with less than 15 years postdoctoral experience.Read more › -
Perth Next Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting, 11th May 2015
08 May 2015On the 11th May 2015, we will be holding the first Perth Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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2015 Winter School in Mathematical and Computational Biology
07 May 20156th-10th July 2015
Queensland Bioscience Precinct, The University of Queensland
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Brisbane Sanger Sequencing Analysis Workshop, 8th May 2015
30 April 2015Come along to learn tips and tricks on how to get the best out of your sequencing experiments. We aim to show you common sequencing issues, how to use your raw data and ideas on how to troubleshoot from design to analysis
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Sydney Next Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting
29 April 2015On the 29th April 2015, we will be holding the first Sydney Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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Brisbane Next-Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group Meeting
21 April 2015On the 21st April 2015, we will be holding the first Brisbane Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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EMBL Australia Showcase, Friday 17th April, 2015
08 April 2015EMBL Australia Showcase
Friday 17th April, 2015
10:00am - 3:00pm
Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Road, The University of Melbourne
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AGRF to Attend ASoC Conference, 10-12 April 2015
31 March 2015Australasian Society of Cytogeneticists and the Molecular Genetics Society of Australasia will be holding their 2015 combined interim scientific meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. The event will occur over 3 days from April 10th to 12th at the Sky City Convention Centre. AGRF will be in attendance with a trade display during the event.
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Futures of Science Named
31 March 2015Kat Holt wins 'international rising talent' award at L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” Awards in Paris
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AGRF receives NGS NATA accreditation
27 March 2015AGRF receives ISO accreditation for next generation sequencing, targets clinical data supply services
Melbourne 23/03/2015 – The Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) said this week its next-generation sequencing lab has received ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for Illumina-based sequencing services from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), Australia.
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The Graeme Clark Oration with Sir Paul Nurse, 10 March 2015
26 February 2015A FREE public lecture
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AGRF at Lorne Genome Conference
24 February 2015AGRF attended the 36th Annual Genome Conference 15-17 February 2015. Over 300 genomic delegates from across Australia and beyond came together to share their knowledge and experience.
International speakers like Mike Snyder, Joanna Muller and Tim Hughes spoke with great passion on a variety of themes including Developmental Genetics, Population Genetics and Genomics, Transcriptional Networks and Emerging Technologies. We look forward to sharing insights with our customers.
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Special Interest Group Meetings
10 December 2014AGRF SIGs are held quarterly across the country to allow researchers to connect and discuss their work. Come along to hear about how local researchers are using next generation sequencing in their current research.
For notifications on upcoming events in your state, please join our mailing list.
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Upcoming Sydney SIG Meeting
04 December 2014On the 4th December 2014, the Garvan Institute for Medical Research will be hosting the final Sydney Next-Generation Sequencing Special Interest Group meeting for 2014.
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AGRF presenting at BioInfoSummer 2014
02 December 2014Our own Sonika Tyagi, AGRF Bioinformatics Supervisor, is presenting on Day 2 "Introduction to RNA-seq Expression Analysis"
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AGRF presenting at Australian Pathogen Bioinformatics Symposium 2014 - Canberra
01 December 2014Our own Lavinia Gordon, AGRF Bioinformatics Manager, will be on hand to offer advice to the attending bioinformatics students/early career researchers as well as outlining some of the bioinformatics performed by AGRF.
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3-Day NGS Workshop - Hobart
25 November 2014Bioplatforms Australia and CSIRO joint Next Generation Sequencing Hands-on Workshop 25th-27th November 2014, University of Tasmania, Hobart. Our own Sonika Tyagi, AGRF Bioinformatics Supervisor, will be on hand as a trainer.
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AGRF presents an overview on Next-Generation Sequencing
19 November 2014Westmead, NSW | Westmead WMI Building Conference room 2.22
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21 Nov 2014 from 11:00am-1:00pm
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2014 November Newsletter
17 November 2014In this issue
Access whole human genome sequencing through AGRF
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Diversity Profiling - now more powerful and economical
Genotyping by Sequencing - coming soon!
NHMRC and ARC grant rounds for 2014 and 2015
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Melbourne node holiday closure next Tuesday (Cup Day)
31 October 2014AGRF Melbourne node will be closed for business on Tuesday November 4th, Melbourne Cup Day.
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AGRF congratulates the winners of the Prime Minister's Prize for Science and the Frank Fenner Prize
31 October 2014The power of genomics!
Congratulations to the winners of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, our longstanding colleagues Laureate Professor Sam Berkovic AC and Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO, both from the University of Melbourne for their discoveries of links between epilepsy and genes which opened the way to better targeted research, diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy
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AGRF Trade Display - Griffith University Gold Coast
30 October 2014AGRF trade displays are held across the country allowing researchers to connect and find out more information and updates on all our Genomic Services.
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AGRF invites you to a seminar by Assistant Professor Christopher Mason
23 October 2014Title: Global pathogen surveillance using NGS and nanopores, and the impact on human health
Presented by: Assistant Professor Christopher Mason, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY
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AGRF congratulates the joint winners of the Bienz-Waterman Award
23 October 2014Congratulations to Ciara Metcalfe and Arial Zeng on receiving the Bienz- Waterman Award for best female presenter - oral or poster.
Sponsors: AGRF and the University of MelbourneEMBO Workshop on Wnt Signalling - Broome, Western Australia - October 6-9, 2014
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Upcoming Melbourne SIG Meeting
16 October 2014On the 21st April 2015, we will be holding the first Brisbane Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2015.
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Come and visit us at AGTA
13 October 2014Come along to learn about some of our recent projects we've been working on, including Genotyping-by-Sequencing and our trial of Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION or visit one of our team members at booth #2 to discuss your next project.
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Upcoming Sydney SIG meeting
09 October 2014On the 9th October 2014, we will be holding the next Sydney Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2014.Read more ›Come along to hear about how Sydney researchers are using next generation sequencing in their current research.
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AGRF and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research partner to deliver human whole genome sequencing
30 September 2014Melbourne 30/09/2014 – Today the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research (Garvan) announce they will be collaborating to facilitate Australia's access to whole human genome sequencing – a transformational new advance in genomic science.
This partnership will combine AGRF’s national genomics infrastructure with the sequencing power of the HiSeqTM X Ten fleet located in the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics at the Garvan Institute to provide simplified access to the broader community of Australian genomic researchers.
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Upcoming Brisbane SIG meeting
16 September 2014On the 16th September 2014, we will be holding the next Brisbane Next Generation Special Interest Group meeting for 2014.
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Illumina Next Gen Service reaches milestone
09 September 2014Over 500 runs have been completed on our HiSeq2000 service since it commenced in 2010.
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New instrumentation coming soon to AGRF
08 September 2014NextSeq and MiSeq instruments being installed at AGRF Adelaide node and our HiSeq 2500 fleet expanded.
Details on accessing these services will be released in the coming months.
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A proven track record - researchers publishing with AGRF's RNA sequencing services
05 August 2014Over the past two years, 25 publications have been released using data generated from the AGRF RNA Sequencing service. These include publications in high impact journals including Nature Biotechnology and Genome Biology.
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AGRF generate data as part of the Nanopore MinIon early access program
04 August 2014AGRF were granted early access to the Minion platform and have been completing configuration tests and generating initial data sets. Dr Ken McGrath of our Brisbane node has found that the device is capable of generating very long reads (>50kb) that are aligning to their targets.
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Draft Genome Sequence of Fervidicella metallireducens Strain AeB(T)
20 May 2014Genome sequence of F. metallireducens strain AeB(T) generated by AGRF using Ion Torrent next-generation sequencing. The draft whole-genome sequence will assist in understanding the physiology and adaptation of microbial life in the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, a deep geothermal subsurface multiaquifer.
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AGRF assists assay design in bipolar study
28 April 2014Biopolar study publication thanks Tamara Macdonald, AGRF Custom SNP Technical Officer, for her assistance in the design of Agena assays and generation of genotypes for the validation study.
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AGRF part of new Victorian alliance to unlock genetic disease secrets
11 February 2014The AGRF are excited to be a part of the Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance. Combining the strengths of seven Parkville Precinct organisations, all working towards the one goal of integrating genomic information into everyday healthcare.
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Understanding hormone interactions during fruit ripening
05 January 2014AGRF provided PicoGreen quantification and Sequencing analysis for the publication - “Interactions between ethylene and auxin are crucial to the control of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berry ripening" from BMC Plant Biology Journal 2013 13:222
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AGRF commends 'Cool' award
02 December 2013The Anthill Coolest company awards recently held in Melbourne, awarded DNA Security Solutions with a trophy for the Micro business category. AGRF congratulates our Innovation Voucher Partner on this “Cool” award!
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AGRF congratulates Terry Speed
31 October 2013Congratulations to our valued collaborator, Terry Speed on winning the 2013 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. We are sure this will ignite interest in genetics and maths in the next generation of budding young scientists!
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1,000 milestone recognised
14 October 2013Recently we celebrated two of our long-standing customers reaching the 1,000 milestone of batch submissions. Jenny Leary's Familial Cancer Services Laboratory, Westmead Hospital and Bruce Bennetts' Department of Molecular Genetics, Children's Hospital Westmead were presented with a DNA trophy in recognition of this achievement.
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Meet an Ion Torrent Expert
09 September 2013Paul Gooding of AGRF Adelaide is one of our resident Ion Torrent experts. Paul has delivered several runs that have made the Top 20 league as monitored by Life Tech - who also recently awarded Paul for producing the best short video of tips and tricks for getting the best performance.
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Did you know about our mouse linkage marker set?
28 July 2013Comprising of over 550 SNPs with an average distance of 3-5cM, the Mouse Linkage Marker Set (MLMS) is a panel that allows you to perform linkage mapping studies. The panel is run using our NATA accredited Agena SNP genotyping service.
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Next-generation sequencing: Handling and analysing data
04 June 2013Sonika Tyagi from AGRF’s bioinformatics team is a co-author on the article - “Next-generation sequencing: a challenge to meet the increasing demand for training workshops in Australia”. The article addresses the urgent need for upskilling biologists for handling and analysing their next-generation sequencing.
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Aurora DNA extraction now available
01 April 2013AGRF can provide a DNA extraction solution to suit most projects offering both standardised protocols and customised solutions. Genomic DNA extractions are available for a range of starting materials and species.
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Service yields quality deep sequencing data for plant species
23 February 2013Evan Dodds, Matthew Tinning and Dr Matthew Stevens at AGRF are acknowledged for excellent technical guidance and the prompt supply of quality data from AGRF's Next-generation sequencing service.
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PD+ sequencing service in tube formats now available
03 January 2013AGRF’s national Unpurified PCR product (PD+) sanger sequencing service is now available for submissions of 1-46x samples in tubes.
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First publication from Pyrosequencing service
18 October 2012AGRF's Pyrosequencing service was used to confirm mutation sequences in a study of congenital cerebellar ataxia identified in patients of Roma ethnicity.
David Chandler from AGRF's Perth node contributed to the research and is a co-author on the paper.
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Bread Matters
04 August 2012AGRF's National Operations Manager is an author on the publication titled “Bread Matters: a national initiative to profile the genetic diversity of Australian wheat" from the Plant Biotechnology Journal.
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The role of a national service provider
02 February 2012A number of factors make it difficult or impossible for even large institutions to provide ongoing access to their researchers to state of the art genomics infrastructure. A national service provider can provide the solutions.
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Secrets of the reef revealed
12 December 2011The genome of the staghorn coral Acropora milleporahas been sequenced. This coral is a major component of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide.
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Wallaby Genome Sequenced
08 November 2011AGRF led the Australian component of the international research collaboration to sequence the tammar wallaby genome. Results have now been published in a series of articles in Genome Biology 2011.
