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GCC2023: Final Keynote Speaker Announcement!
by Natalie Whitaker 29 Apr '23

29 Apr '23

Hello Galaxy Community, The time has come, we are excited to announce our third and final Keynote Speaker for the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2023)! It’s our pleasure to share that Dr. Barrero, Associate Professor at Queensland University, will be showcasing his research in agriculture, plant biosecurity, and human health. Please see more about our fantastic final Keynote Speaker, below! [2jhmDNgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==] Associate Professor Roberto Barrero Gumiel Senior Bioinformatics Solutions Architect Academic Division, Research Portfolio, eResearch “A/Professor Roberto Barrero has joined the Queensland University of Technology bringing his Bioinformatics expertise to contribute tackling real world problems in Agriculture, Plant Biosecurity and Human Health. He has led the bioinformatics analysis of a range of projects with applications in both the agricultural and biomedical domains. He has formal training in molecular biology and developed bioinformatics skills over 15 years working as part of large international collaboration consortia including Human Invitational Consortium, Rice Annotation Project, Cattle tick Genome Sequencing Consortium, and the International Barley Genome Consortium. He has conducted analysis and comparative genomics in crop plants, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, animal genomics and human diseases. He has devised innovative strategies in experimental design in a range of large genomics initiatives in model and non-model species. He led the implementation of customized computational workflows to data analysis to enable advanced research applications, run bioinformatics workshops, and mentored and supervised other bioinformaticians and PhD students. More recently, he led a multidisciplinary team at the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre to develop a plant diagnostic toolkit that accurately detects a range of viruses and viroids in a single test. Dr. Barrero and the team were awarded the ‘Biosecurity Impact Award 2018’ recognizing their measurable change to plant biosecurity by delivering research outcomes to end-users and change in policy for the quarantine screening of viruses in ornamental grasses. He has been invited to be the Project Coordinator of an international collaboration involving National Plant Protection Organizations from nine countries to harmonize standards and best practices for regulatory application of high throughput technologies for phytosanitary diagnostics.” We hope you are as excited as we about our three amazing Keynote Speakers for GCC2023! See you all in Brisbane! Sincerely, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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GCC2023 Keynote Speaker Announcement: Dr. Kate Michie!
by Natalie Whitaker 26 Apr '23

26 Apr '23

Hello Galaxy Community, Ready to know our second keynote speaker? We are ecstatic to share that Dr. Kate Michie from the University of New South Wales will joining us at the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2023) in Brisbane, Australia! Dr. Michie will be showcasing her work in Structural Biology; please see more about Dr. Michie’s astounding background and her exceptional research, below! [w9ESElC8hVejgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==] Dr. Kate Michie Senior Lecturer Structural Biology Facility Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre University of New South Wales “Dr. Michie is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (in BABS and the Structural Biology Facility MWAC) with over two decades of expertise in Protein Structural Biology. She has completed her doctoral degree from the University of Sydney and received prestigious fellowships from L'Oréal-UNESCO and Marie Curie to continue her research at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK (2006-2010). Her research primarily focuses on molecular biology of filament forming proteins, with a particular interest in structural biology. Dr. Michie has published papers in top scientific journals, including Nature, Molecular Cell, and PNAS, and has made significant contributions to the field of bacterial cell division, in the field of filament forming proteins and more recently in light harvesting proteins from algae. Dr. Michie has also been involved in various community roles within the field of structural biology. She established the Structural Biology Facility at UNSW in 2019, which provides state-of-the-art resources for researchers in the field. She is the coordinator for the Greater Sydney Collaborative Access Program for MX beamtime at the Australian Synchrotron, the President of the Sydney Protein Group, and established the Computational Structural Biology Workgroup at UNSW, bringing together researchers across campus who use computational structural biology resources. Aside from her research, Dr. Michie also uses Alphafold2 extensively, which she has helped set up in the cloud at UNSW within 2 weeks of the code being publicly released. She has worked closely with a wide range of researchers to teach them how to use this powerful tool to advance their research and has already had several successful collaborative grants awarded for projects impacted by Alphafold2. Dr. Michie's drive and leadership in this area have been instrumental in providing UNSW researchers with access to the computing resources they need to stay competitive on a world stage.” We cannot wait to showcase Dr. Michie and learn more about her research at GCC2023! Sincerely, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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GCC2023 Keynote Speaker Announcement: Dr. Carolyn Hogg!
by Natalie Whitaker 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Hello Galaxy Community, We are excited to announce the first of our three keynote speakers who will be joining us at the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2023) in Brisbane, Australia! Our first phenomenal speaker is the Senior Research Manager for the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group and uses Galaxy to address biodiversity challenges and promote species’ resilience in Australia. See more about the fantastic Dr. Carolyn Hogg below! Dr. Carolyn Hogg Senior Research Manager Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Sydney [cid:a8aac929-8dde-4588-8989-f26fd1662cc9] “I have been working on the conservation of threatened species for over 25 years, both in Australia and overseas. I am currently the Senior Research Manager for the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group in the Faculty of Science. I have been working with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program for the past 10 years, in addition to other species such as orange-bellied parrots, koalas, bilbies, and woylies. Working closely with both my academic and conservation management partners, my vision is to create a conservation legacy for Australia by changing the way we integrate science, management, and policy to proactively promote species’ resilience in the face of a changing world. We are achieving this by developing better tools and technologies to integrate molecular genetics into real-time conservation management decisions.” We are thrilled to showcase Dr. Hogg and her research at GCC2023! Stay tuned for more information on this year’s keynote speakers! Sincerely, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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Themes & fonts & tool search, oh my! Galaxy 23.0 is here!
by Natalie Whitaker 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

[cid:05aad615-b16b-4cf1-b1ca-65a4eadea69d] Hello, Galaxy Community! We are ecstatic to announce the release of Galaxy 23.0! Now more accessible, inclusive, speedy, and lively, Galaxy 23.0 brings out the best of Galaxy while honing the features that make Galaxy the success it is! This release includes significant user interface changes that enhance accessibility and usability. New features include a new tool search, a modernized multi-history view, new tag displays, theme support, and better drag-and-drop handling across the application. There are also brand new 'Datatypes' and 'About This Galaxy' interfaces. Interactive Tools are now more seamlessly integrated into the user interface, and now Galaxy also includes a new MGnify Notebook IT. In addition, the workflow editor has been completely overhauled with significant improvements to usability and extensibility, including new conditional workflow step functionality. Want to see a complete overview of the new release? Visit the Galaxy Release 23.0 Highlights here<https://docs.galaxyproject.org/en/master/releases/23.0_announce_user.html>! Sincerely, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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GCC2023 Fellowship Applications and Abstracts Due Friday!
by Natalie Whitaker 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

[cid:0bf31bd7-4f04-4673-a8f7-a6b0fc47bb56] Hello, Galaxy Community! A friendly reminder that fellowship applications and presentation abstracts for the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference<https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2023/> (GCC2023) are due this Friday, April 14th! Submit your abstract here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejz4TgwlDZaydMhWeBSdH5C7ACc930K86…>. Apply for one of the two offered fellowships (both in-person and virtual attendance) here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaA3EGI3LwEpWZfThSCA87DHKag7hSg1b…>. The GCC2023 gathering will bring together scientists, software developers, and trainers of Galaxy from a variety of disciplines to share their experiences, knowledge, and skills. The Galaxy Project is passionate about open-source science, making your work with the platform essential to our community! We look forward to learning about your research with Galaxy and encourage you to take this opportunity to network and connect with the Galaxy Community. Sincerely, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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GCC2023 Abstract Deadline Extended!
by Natalie Whitaker 04 Apr '23

04 Apr '23

Hello, Galaxy Community! In response to requests from members of the Galaxy Community needing more time to prepare for the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2023) in Brisbane, Australia, we have extended the abstract submission deadline until April 14th, 2023! Please use this form to submit your abstract<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejz4TgwlDZaydMhWeBSdH5C7ACc930K86…>. A friendly reminder for those interested in attending, fellowships are now available thanks to a generous anonymous donor! Submit your application via this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaA3EGI3LwEpWZfThSCA87DHKag7hSg1b…>; we are rooting for you! · 2 in-person fellowships: covers conference and CoFest registration, conference dinner, 4 nights accommodation, and up to AU$500 in travel costs (applicant must also submit a talk abstract). · 10 virtual fellowships: covers virtual conference registration (applicant must submit an abstract for a poster or demo and present online). For more information on GCC2023, please visit our website<https://galaxyproject.org/events/gcc2023/>! Best of luck to you all, and we are excited to meet you all in Brisbane! Many thanks, The Galaxy Project Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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GCC2023 abstracts are due TODAY!
by Natalie Whitaker 03 Apr '23

03 Apr '23

Hello, Galaxy Community! Today is the day! Abstracts are due today, April 3rd, for the 2023 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2023) in Brisbane, Australia! If you haven’t already, please submit your abstracts here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejz4TgwlDZaydMhWeBSdH5C7ACc930K86…>. An exciting reminder, fellowships are now available for virtual and in-person attendance and participation at GCC2023! For your application to be considered, your abstract must be submitted. Please fill out this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaA3EGI3LwEpWZfThSCA87DHKag7hSg1b…> to apply for one of this year’s fellowship opportunities. We look forward to reviewing your abstracts and learning about the fantastic work you are all accomplishing with Galaxy! See you soon! Sincerely, The Galaxy Project [cid:e9c07d82-e143-41b1-9d38-716bf6b3e989] Find us on Twitter! @galaxyproject<https://twitter.com/galaxyproject>

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