Upcoming Webinars June 15th – 19th: Researcher Connect

Tuesday 16 June is Microscopy Day, and researchers can learn more about tools and services supporting life science and multidisciplinary science research offered by Research Platforms at the University of Melbourne.Topics to be covered include:

• Microscopy data acquisition, processing and analysis
• Histology
• Protein discovery for human disease treatment
• High performance and cloud computing
• Natural language processing
• Machine learning
• Computing infrastructure
• Data analysis, management and curation
• Image and video processing
• Virtual/augmented reality

Read on for more!

These sessions are part of the Meet the Platforms series in Researcher Connect – an online program for University of Melbourne researchers running from 9 June – 3 July.

Tuesday 16 June – Microscopy Day

Webinar: The BioSciences Microscopy Unit – What can we see?

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 1:00pm – 2:00pm (Book now)

Explore imaging techniques for life science research this Microscopy Day. An introduction to the equipment and applications available at the BioSciences Microscopy Unit. The BioSciences Microscopy Unit (BMU) offers a range of imaging techniques to help life science researchers magnify and investigate the dynamics, structure and function of biological samples. More information and registration.

Webinar: Fluorescence Microscopy & Digital Image Analysis | Biological Optical Microscopy Platform (BOMP)

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 2:00pm – 3:00pm (Book now)

The Biological Optical Microscopy Platform (BOMP) is part of the Melbourne Advanced Microscopy Facility which offers services in Electron and Optical Microscopy. The BOMP team is here to assist you with experimental design, acquisition and interpretation of the microscopy data.

The Platform specialises in meeting the needs of biomedical researchers, with instruments located in (or linked to) PC2 and pathogen handling facilities. The BOMP team is made up of academic staff with experience in multiple fluorescence microscopy applications including confocal, super-resolution, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, Light-sheet, high-content imaging and image analysis. More information and registration.

Webinar: Melbourne Advanced Microscopy Facility

Tuesday 16 June 2020, 3:00pm – 4:00pm (Book now)

Learn about electron microscopy for biological – and non-biological – samples this Microscopy Day. The Melbourne Advanced Microscopy Facility offers electron microscopy for researchers who need high resolution images of biological samples like tissues and cells, and also of non-biological materials like metals and crystals. More information and registration.

Wednesday 17 June

Webinar: Peptide synthesis and protein analysis with Melbourne Protein Characterisation (MPC), Bio21

Wednesday 17 June 2020, 11:00am – 12:00pm (Book now)

Melbourne Protein Characterisation is a diverse platform for investigating protein quality control, molecular interactions and structural analysis. The platform incorporates as part of the Australia Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Facility for Innovative Cancer Drug Discovery and forms part of the drug discovery pipeline that connects Bio21 platform together.

Protein discovery plays one of the important role on drug/vaccine development as human disease treatment. Among all of the different research technologies, synthesizing a peptide and studying the protein properties have been widely used on tackling the mechanism of the targeted drug/vaccine. This webinar will share with you information about how to make a peptide using peptide synthesizer and how to study your protein using analytical ultracentrifuge. More information and registration.

Webinar: From stem cells to solar cells – The many applications of the Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform (MCFP)

Wednesday 17 June 2020, 1:00pm – 2:00pm (Book now)

The Materials Characterisation and Fabrication Platform (MCFP) supports many disciplines; from mining, to drug delivery, stem cells to solar cells, art conservation to nanofabrication and everything in between.

This webinar aims to provide an overview of the 30+ capabilities available in the MCFP as well as a more detailed introduction of some of the core instruments. The MCFP has six technical experts that can assist you with your materials characterisation requirements; training, project/experiment design, or fee-for-service materials analysis. More information and registration.

Webinar: How to Create Research Impact with Data Visualisation and Infographics

Wednesday 17th June, 1:00pm-2:00pm (Book now)

Introductory webinar on the principles of effective data visualisation, Research Summary Infographics, and design elements. No design experience required. More information and registration.

Webinar: Introduction to Melbourne Trace Analysis for Chemical, Earth and Environmental Sciences (TrACEES) Platform capabilities

Wednesday 17 June 2020, 3:00pm – 4:00pm (Book now)

The Melbourne Trace Analysis for Chemical, Earth and Environmental Sciences (TrACEES) Platform is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art equipment, unique surface and chemical analysis, high quality technical support and expertise for research and industry in multi-disciplinary sciences together with ongoing training of research students and staff. More information and registration.

Thursday 18 June

Webinar: Target discovery using high throughput protein expression profiling – Reverse Phase Protein Array Platform (RPPA)

Thursday 18 June 2020,11:00am – 12:00pm (Book now)

Get an overview of high throughput Reverse Phase Protein Array Platform (RPPA) screening technology, methodologies and applications. The Reverse Phase Protein Array Platform (RPPA) / Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics (VCFG) platform operates a ‘researcher driven – staff assisted’ model where your small or large-scale screening projects are supported by a team of 7 highly experienced scientists who work alongside you to deliver your project from assay development to analysis. We also support access and SOPs for a large number of functional genomics reagents and techniques and we’re always keen to discuss new technologies and applications. More information and registration.

Webinar: Melbourne Histology Platform

Thursday 18 June 2020,12:00pm – 1:00pm (Book now)

Microscopy is synonymous with research, but before biological samples can be visualized under a microscope they must first be specially prepared and stained – this is the process of histology. This webinar will provide a brief overview of the fundamental elements of the histology process, use case studies to illustrate the diverse applications of histology in research, and demonstrate how the Melbourne Histology Platform can help researchers obtain optimal sample preparation and staining. More information and registration.

Webinar: Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP)

Thursday 18 June 2020, 1pm – 2pm (Book now)

Explore more about data-intensive research, computation, and related infrastructure with the Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP).

The Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP) have a team of Research Data Specialists and Research Data Stewards working to enable data-intensive research across the disciplines, as part of the University’s Petascale Campus Initiative (PCI). The MDAP team are experienced in a diverse range of disciplines and hold expertise in:

• High performance and cloud computing
• Natural language processing
• Machine learning
• Computing infrastructure
• Data analysis
• Data management and curation
• Image and video processing
• Virtual/augmented reality
• Visualisation
• Web development

More information and registration.

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