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ABACBS Professional Bioinformatics Community (APBC)

About

ABACBS Professional Bioinformatics Community (APBC) encompass bioinformaticians and computational biologists engaged in commercial, governmental, or core facility roles, as well as those interested in pursuing industry or non-academic bioinformatic opportunities within Australia. APBC is aiming to expand ABACBS services through initiatives specifically designed for professional bioinformaticians. Dedicated to professional body formalisation, advancement and career growth, APBC prioritises member representation and establishing bioinformatics related connections between industry, government, and policymakers.

Mission Statement

Advocate for the advancement of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Australia through collaboration opportunities between industry, government, academia and policymakers.

Vision

For Australia to be a world leader in leveraging bioinformatics and computational biology to accelerate translational research.

Strategy

Link to 2023-2025 Strategy document 

APBC Leadership & Governance

APBC is governed by its Executive Committee and currently operated by four working groups:

● APBC Executive Committee (Chair: Amit Kumar, Committee Members: Eva Chan, Nhi Hin, Paul Wang, David Wood, Monther Alhamdoosh)

● Strategy Working Group (Chair: Monther Alhamdoosh, APBC Executive Committee Members and APBC Members)

● Virtual Community and Presence Working Group  (Chair: Nhi Hin, APBC Executive Committee Members and APBC Members)

● Scientific and Professional Meetings Working Group (Chair: Paul Wang, APBC Executive Committee Members and APBC Members)

● Resources and Materials Working Group (Acting Chair: Amit Kumar, APBC Executive Committee Members and APBC Members)

Current Committee Members 2024

Amit Kumar (Chair), Monash Health, Victoria

Monther Ahamdoosh, CSL Limited, Victoria 

Eva Chan, NSW Health Pathology, New South Wales

Nhi Hin, Grifols, South Australia

David Wood, Microba Life Sciences, Queensland

Paul Wang, South Australian Genomics Centre, South Australia

Richard Lupat, PeterMac, Victoria
Adele Barugahare, Monash University, Victoria

Yatish Jain, CSIRO, New South Wales

Abdul Baten, Institute of Precision Medicine & Bioinformatics, New South Wales

Max Cummins, University of Technology Sydney

Connect with APBC

LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/abacbs

Slack channel: https://app.slack.com/client/T13MF5LAW/CK1B9HF4M

Email address: professional@abacbs.org

Upcoming Events

SBEI Annual Symposium:  Monday 4th November 2024, Sydney 

Past Events

Local Event Exploring Industrial placements and Career paths, Brisbane, SAHMRI, 7th June 2024 

SBEI2023 Symposium on Bioinformatics Engineering in Industry, Hilton, Brisbane, 4th December 2023. Link.

SBEI2022 Symposium on Bioinformatics Entrepreneurship and Industry, RMIT, Melbourne, 1st December 2022. Link.

Past & Advisors

○ Jimmy Breen, Telethon Kids Institute, Western Australia

○ Aaron Darling, Third Hop Bioconsulting, United States

○ Tony Papenfuss, WEHI, Victoria

Past Committee Members

Marjan Naeini, Garvan Institute, New South Wales

Georgina Samaha, University of Sydney, New South Wales

Tracy Chew, University of Sydney, New South Wales

To support interaction and the development of a professional bioinformatics community, a mailing list has been set up. To help support your community, we encourage you to become a financial member of ABACBS.

Mailing list

To support interaction and the development of a professional bioinformatics community, a mailing list has been set up, to which you can sign up below. To help support your community, we encourage you to become a financial member of ABACBS.