ALA Labs
ALA Labs provides resources and articles from the Atlas of Living Australia's Science and Decision Support team. On the website, you can find:
- Posts: Code, articles, analyses and visualisations that will hopefully help you in your own work
- Research: Highlighted summaries of scientific...
Keywords: Ecology, R, Python, Rstats, Biodiversity data, Open science, Reproducibility, Coding, Data cleaning, Data visualisation, Species Distribution Modelling, Beginner R coding
ALA Labs
https://labs.ala.org.au/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ala-labs
ALA Labs provides resources and articles from the Atlas of Living Australia's Science and Decision Support team. On the website, you can find:
- Posts: Code, articles, analyses and visualisations that will hopefully help you in your own work
- Research: Highlighted summaries of scientific research that has used data from the Atlas of Living Australia
- Software: R & Python packages that the Science & Decision Support team manage
- Books: Long-form resources with best-practice data wrangling and visualisation
- Gallery: Showcasing external work that uses tools from ALA Labs
Atlas of Living Australia support@ala.org.au
Ecology, R, Python, Rstats, Biodiversity data, Open science, Reproducibility, Coding, Data cleaning, Data visualisation, Species Distribution Modelling, Beginner R coding
Tutorials to learn how to use STAN
Stan tutorials offer links to exceptional tutorial papers, videos and statistics to learn Bayesian statistical methods and applied statistics.
Keywords: Statistics, applied statistics, Bayesian statistics, R software, Python, MATLAB
Tutorials to learn how to use STAN
https://mc-stan.org/users/documentation/tutorials.html
https://dresa.org.au/materials/tutorials-to-learn-how-to-use-stan
Stan tutorials offer links to exceptional tutorial papers, videos and statistics to learn Bayesian statistical methods and applied statistics.
https://mc-stan.org/about/team/
Statistics, applied statistics, Bayesian statistics, R software, Python, MATLAB
Biosecurity Commons written support material
A variety of written material describing the fundamentals of the workflows available on Biosecurity Commons as well as guides to navigating the platform.
Includes: Risk Mapping, Dispersal Modelling, Surveillance Design, Impact Analysis and Proof of Freedom.
Keywords: Biosecurity Commons, Biosecurity, risk mapping, Species Distribution Modelling, dispersal modelling, surveillance design, impact analysis, proof of freedom
Biosecurity Commons written support material
https://support.biosecuritycommons.org.au/support/home
https://dresa.org.au/materials/biosecurity-commons-written-support-material
A variety of written material describing the fundamentals of the workflows available on Biosecurity Commons as well as guides to navigating the platform.
Includes: Risk Mapping, Dispersal Modelling, Surveillance Design, Impact Analysis and Proof of Freedom.
https://www.biosecuritycommons.org.au/contact-us/
Biosecurity Commons, Biosecurity, risk mapping, Species Distribution Modelling, dispersal modelling, surveillance design, impact analysis, proof of freedom
professional
support
ugrad
masters
mbr
phd
Biosecurity Commons YouTube instructional videos
This growing set of instructional videos teaches users how to navigate the platform and how to run the variety of workflows available on the platform. An increasing number of these videos will be embedded into the platform https://app.biosecuritycommons.org.au/
Keywords: Biosecurity, risk mapping, Species Distribution Modelling, Biosecurity Commons
Biosecurity Commons YouTube instructional videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9RsyHOjJ6ztS9IUn40UnxA
https://dresa.org.au/materials/biosecurity-commons-youtube-instructional-videos
This growing set of instructional videos teaches users how to navigate the platform and how to run the variety of workflows available on the platform. An increasing number of these videos will be embedded into the platform https://app.biosecuritycommons.org.au/
https://www.biosecuritycommons.org.au/contact-us/
Biosecurity, risk mapping, Species Distribution Modelling, Biosecurity Commons
support
professional
masters
mbr
phd
EcoCommons written support material, species distribution models explained and platform guides
These written descriptions on how to use the EcoCommons platform, the descriptions of the variety of species distribution models (SDM) available and the how to design and run and SDM have proven very popular with students whose instructors are using EcoCommons to teach basic SDM. They also...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, EcoCommons
EcoCommons written support material, species distribution models explained and platform guides
https://support.ecocommons.org.au/support/home
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ecocommons-written-support-material-species-distribution-models-explained-and-platform-guides
These written descriptions on how to use the EcoCommons platform, the descriptions of the variety of species distribution models (SDM) available and the how to design and run and SDM have proven very popular with students whose instructors are using EcoCommons to teach basic SDM. They also provide useful references for anyone using the platform.
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, EcoCommons
ugrad
masters
mbr
phd
EcoCommons use case estimating % of suitable habitat impacted by bushfires & utility of HCAS
We compare a variety of ways of estimating the percentage of suitable habitat impacted by the massive bushfires in eastern Australia (2019-2020), by comparing different SDM modelling algorithms, and inclusion of the Habitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS) derived variable.
Models were run...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, HCAS, Fire, Ecology, EcoCommons
EcoCommons use case estimating % of suitable habitat impacted by bushfires & utility of HCAS
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/how-australian-mega-fires-impacted-the-superb-lyrebird-and-greater-sooty-owl/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ecocommons-use-case-estimating-of-suitable-habitat-impacted-by-bushfires-utility-of-hcas
We compare a variety of ways of estimating the percentage of suitable habitat impacted by the massive bushfires in eastern Australia (2019-2020), by comparing different SDM modelling algorithms, and inclusion of the Habitat Condition Assessment System (HCAS) derived variable.
Models were run using the EcoCommons point-and-click SDM tools, and overlayed with a burnt area map https://researchdata.edu.au/google-earth-engine-map-geebam/1441550 to estimate % of suitable habitat that was impacted. HCAS data available: https://doi.org/10.25919/5j5j-4p06
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
Species Distribution Modelling, HCAS, Fire, Ecology, EcoCommons
EcoCommons & Open EcoAcoustics SDM use case
- Examples of code and the associated text summaries describe how open ecoacoustics https://openecoacoustics.org/ data can generate better SDM predictions. By using long-term monitoring data from https://acousticobservatory.org/ which allows analysts to infer absence locations, which does a much...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, Ecoacoustics, Ecology, Owls, Mapping uncertainty
EcoCommons & Open EcoAcoustics SDM use case
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/acoustic-sdm-use-case/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ecocommons-open-ecoacoustics-sdm-use-case
1. Examples of code and the associated text summaries describe how open ecoacoustics https://openecoacoustics.org/ data can generate better SDM predictions. By using long-term monitoring data from https://acousticobservatory.org/ which allows analysts to infer absence locations, which does a much better job at predicting distributions than presence only methods, and which facilitate use of call frequency as a response variable rather than presence absence.
The code and data used to generate these examples:
https://github.com/andrew-1234/sdm-usecase-master
2. Shows one way to overlay areas with the least geographically and environmentally representative sampling in addition to the predicted probability of occurrence generated by an SDM. This shows how to spatially represent areas where additional acoustic sampling would increase representative sampling most.
The code used in this example:
https://github.com/EcoCommons-Australia/educational_material/tree/main/SDMs_in_R/Scripts/adding_uncertainty_to_the_map
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
Species Distribution Modelling, Ecoacoustics, Ecology, Owls, Mapping uncertainty
ugrad
masters
mbr
phd
EcoCommons Marine use case
This is a toy example with many of the steps required for a robust example not included. This does show how to pull together marine data from IMOS / AODN and summarise those environmental predictors and occurrence data by month. Then we show how you can pull together one model with predictors...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, SDM temporal predictions, Ecology, Marine seasonal distributions, R statistical software
EcoCommons Marine use case
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/marine-use-case/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ecocommons-marine-use-case
This is a toy example with many of the steps required for a robust example not included. This does show how to pull together marine data from IMOS / AODN and summarise those environmental predictors and occurrence data by month. Then we show how you can pull together one model with predictors that are both temporally (monthly) and spatially (Australian waters) explicit.
Again, a robust example would need calibration and validation steps, but this example does show how SDMs can be developed across time.
The data and code needed to run these examples is here:
https://github.com/EcoCommons-Australia/educational_material/tree/main/Marine_use_case
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
Species Distribution Modelling, SDM temporal predictions, Ecology, Marine seasonal distributions, R statistical software
ugrad
masters
mbr
phd
ecr
Species Distribution Modelling in R
This set of scripts and videos provide an introduction to running SDMs in R and include some steps to consider that go beyond what's available in the EcoCommons SDM point-and-click tools.
Five videos include: 1. An introduction to SDM in R, 2. occurrence data, 3. environmental data, 4. fitting...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, R software, EcoCommons
Species Distribution Modelling in R
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/educational-material4-mastering-species-distribution-modelling-in-r/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/species-distribution-modelling-in-r
This set of scripts and videos provide an introduction to running SDMs in R and include some steps to consider that go beyond what's available in the EcoCommons SDM point-and-click tools.
Five videos include: 1. An introduction to SDM in R, 2. occurrence data, 3. environmental data, 4. fitting your model, 5. model evaluation
Scripts and files are available here:
https://github.com/EcoCommons-Australia/educational_material/tree/main/SDMs_in_R/Scripts
Scripts for all four modules are here: https://www.ecocommons.org.au/wp-content/uploads/EcoCommons_steps_1_to_4.html
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1359-5133
Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, R software, EcoCommons
ugrad
mbr
phd
Discovering Species Distribution Modelling with BCCVL
A set of 10 videos that provide an excellent introduction to species distribution modelling. These modules include: 1. Introduction to SDM, 2. Ecological theory of SDM, 3. Data for SDMs, 4. Design an SDM, 5. Presence only models, 6. Statistical models, 7. Machine learning models, 8. Model...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, EcoCommons, Beginer ecological modelling, Climate projections
Discovering Species Distribution Modelling with BCCVL
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/educational-material2-discovering-species-distribution-with-bccvl/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/discovering-species-distribution-modelling-with-bccvl
A set of 10 videos that provide an excellent introduction to species distribution modelling. These modules include: 1. Introduction to SDM, 2. Ecological theory of SDM, 3. Data for SDMs, 4. Design an SDM, 5. Presence only models, 6. Statistical models, 7. Machine learning models, 8. Model evaluation, 9. SDMs and climate change projections, 10. Case studies in BCCVL
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/contact/
BCCVL
Species Distribution Modelling, Ecology, EcoCommons, Beginer ecological modelling, Climate projections
ugrad
mbr
EcoCommons Modelling Made Easy
These ten videos walk users through some of the point-and-click functionality available on the EcoCommons platform including: 1. Navigating the EcoCommons platform, 2. Exploring environmental and climate grids available on the platform, 3. Importing your own data, 4. How to run a Species...
Keywords: Species Distribution Modelling, Climate projections , EcoCommons, Ecology
Resource type: video
EcoCommons Modelling Made Easy
https://www.ecocommons.org.au/educational-material-1-ecocommons-modelling-made-easy/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/ecocommons-modelling-made-easy
These ten videos walk users through some of the point-and-click functionality available on the EcoCommons platform including: 1. Navigating the EcoCommons platform, 2. Exploring environmental and climate grids available on the platform, 3. Importing your own data, 4. How to run a Species Distribution Model (SDM), 5. Predicting how distributions will change under climate change, 6. Running simple (averaged) ensemble models of SDMs, 7. An introduction to toy species trait problems that highlight how variation in species traits can be predicted spatially, 8. An introduction to Biosecurity Risk Mapping, 9. How to run SDMs for multiple species, 10. A multiple species SDM use case
support@ecocommons.org.au
Species Distribution Modelling, Climate projections , EcoCommons, Ecology
ugrad
mbr
phd
WEBINAR: Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset’. This webinar took place on 10 June 2021.
Hybridisation plays an important role in evolution, leading to the exchange of genes...
Keywords: Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset
https://zenodo.org/records/5105013
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-detection-of-and-phasing-of-hybrid-accessions-in-a-target-capture-dataset-51cc7740-0da1-45f1-95de-f1a47f676053
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset’. This webinar took place on 10 June 2021.
Hybridisation plays an important role in evolution, leading to the exchange of genes between species and, in some cases, generate new lineages. The use of molecular methods has revealed the frequency and importance of reticulation events is higher than previously thought and this insight continues with the ongoing development of phylogenomic methods that allow novel insights into the role and extent of hybridisation. Hybrids notoriously provide challenges for the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships, as they contain conflicting genetic information from their divergent parental lineages. However, this also provides the opportunity to gain insights into the origin of hybrids (including autopolyploids).
This webinar explores some of the challenges and opportunities that occur when hybrids are included in a target capture sequence dataset. In particular, it describes the impact of hybrid accessions on sequence assembly and phylogenetic analysis and further explores how the information of the conflicting phylogenetic signal can be used to detect and resolve hybrid accessions. The webinar showcases a novel bioinformatic workflow, HybPhaser, that can be used to detect and phase hybrids in target capture datasets and will provide the theoretical background and concepts behind the workflow.
This webinar is part of a series of webinars and workshops developed by the Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) Initiative that focuses on the analysis of target capture sequence data. In addition to two public webinars, the GAP bioinformatics working group is offering training workshops in the use of newly developed and existing scripts in an integrated workflow to participants in the 2021 virtual Australasian Systematic Botany Society Conference.
The materials are shared under a Creative Commons 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Nauheimer_hybphaser_slides (PDF): Slides presented during the webinar
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/japXwTAhA5U
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Nauheimer, Lars (orcid: 0000-0002-2847-0966)
Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation’. This webinar took place on 20 May 2021.
Multi-gene datasets used in phylogenetic...
Keywords: Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation
https://zenodo.org/records/5104998
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-conflict-in-multi-gene-datasets-why-it-happens-and-what-to-do-about-it-deep-coalescence-paralogy-and-reticulation-a6743550-b904-45e1-9635-4e481ee8f739
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation’. This webinar took place on 20 May 2021.
Multi-gene datasets used in phylogenetic analyses, such as those produced by the sequence capture or target enrichment used in the Genomics for Australian Plants: Australian Angiosperm Tree of Life project, often show discordance between individual gene trees and between gene and species trees. This webinar explores three different forms of discordance: deep coalescence, paralogy, and reticulation. In each case, it considers underlying biological processes, how discordance presents in the data, and what bioinformatic or phylogenetic approaches and tools are available to address these challenges. It covers Yang and Smith paralogy resolution and general information on options for phylogenetic analysis.
This webinar is part of a series of webinars and workshops developed by the Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) Initiative that focused on the analysis of target capture sequence data. In addition to two public webinars, the GAP bioinformatics working group is offering training workshops in the use of newly developed and existing scripts in an integrated workflow to participants in the 2021 virtual Australasian Systematic Botany Society Conference.
The materials are shared under a Creative Commons 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Schmidt-Lebuhn - paralogy lineage sorting reticulation - slides (PDF): Slides presented during the webinar
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/1bw81q898z8
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Schmidt-Lebuhn, Alexander (orcid: 0000-0002-7402-8941)
Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
https://zenodo.org/records/7865494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-alphafold-what-s-in-it-for-me-4d1ea222-4240-4b68-b9ae-7769ac664ee0
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the structure of any protein in minutes using artificial intelligence (AI). From drug discovery to enzymes that degrade plastics, this promises to speed up and fundamentally change the way that protein structures are used in biological research.
Beyond the hype, what does this mean for structural biology as a field (and as a career)?
Dr Craig Morton, Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO, is an early adopter of AlphaFold and has decades of expertise in protein structure / function, protein modelling, protein – ligand interactions and computational small molecule drug discovery, with particular interest in anti-infective agents for the treatment of bacterial and viral diseases.
Craig joins this webinar to share his perspective on the implications of AlphaFold for science and structural biology. He will give an overview of how AlphaFold works, ways to access AlphaFold, and some examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/4ytn2_AiH8s
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Morton, Craig (orcid: 0000-0001-5452-5193)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities...
Keywords: AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
https://zenodo.org/records/4287746
https://dresa.org.au/materials/accelerating-skills-development-in-data-science-and-ai-at-scale-2d8a65fa-f96e-44ad-a026-cfae3f38d128
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities within and outside Monash University. In this talk, we will discuss the principles and purpose of establishing collaborative models to accelerate skills development at scale. We will talk about our approach to identifying gaps in the existing skills and training available in data science, key areas of interest as identified by the research community and various sources of training available in the marketplace. We will provide insights into the collaborations we currently have and intend to develop in the future within the university and also nationally.
The talk will also cover our approach as outlined below
• Combined survey of gaps in skills and trainings for Data science and AI
• Provide seats to partners
• Share associate instructors/helpers/volunteers
• Develop combined training materials
• Publish a repository of open source trainings
• Train the trainer activities
• Establish a network of volunteers to deliver trainings at their local regions
Industry plays a significant role in making some invaluable training available to the research community either through self learning platforms like AWS Machine Learning University or Instructor led courses like NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute. We will discuss how we leverage our partnerships with Industry to bring these trainings to our research community.
Finally, we will discuss how we map our training to the ARDC skills roadmap and how the ARDC platforms project “Environments to accelerate Machine Learning based Discovery” has enabled collaboration between Monash University and University of Queensland to develop and deliver training together.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Tang, Titus
AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Monash University - University of Queensland training partnership in Data science and AI
We describe the peer network exchange for training that has been recently created via an ARDC funded partnership between Monash University and Universities of Queensland under the umbrella of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF). As part of a training program in machine learning,...
Keywords: data skills, training partnerships, data science, AI, training material
Monash University - University of Queensland training partnership in Data science and AI
https://zenodo.org/records/4287864
https://dresa.org.au/materials/monash-university-university-of-queensland-training-partnership-in-data-science-and-ai-8082bf73-d20f-4214-ad8c-95123e25a36c
We describe the peer network exchange for training that has been recently created via an ARDC funded partnership between Monash University and Universities of Queensland under the umbrella of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF). As part of a training program in machine learning, visualisation, and computing tools, we have established a series of over 20 workshops over the year where either Monash or QCIF hosts the event for some 20-40 of their researchers and students, while some 5 places are offered to participants from the other institution. In the longer term we aim to share material developed at one institution and have trainers present it at the other. In this talk we will describe the many benefits we have found to this approach including access to a wider range of expertise in several rapidly developing fields, upskilling of trainers, faster identification of emerging training needs, and peer learning for trainers.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Tang, Titus
data skills, training partnerships, data science, AI, training material
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the...
Keywords: Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what's in it for me?
https://zenodo.org/record/7865494
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-alphafold-what-s-in-it-for-me
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘WEBINAR: AlphaFold: what’s in it for me?’. This webinar took place on 18 April 2023.
Event description
AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the structure of any protein in minutes using artificial intelligence (AI). From drug discovery to enzymes that degrade plastics, this promises to speed up and fundamentally change the way that protein structures are used in biological research.
Beyond the hype, what does this mean for structural biology as a field (and as a career)?
Dr Craig Morton, Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO, is an early adopter of AlphaFold and has decades of expertise in protein structure / function, protein modelling, protein – ligand interactions and computational small molecule drug discovery, with particular interest in anti-infective agents for the treatment of bacterial and viral diseases.
Craig joins this webinar to share his perspective on the implications of AlphaFold for science and structural biology. He will give an overview of how AlphaFold works, ways to access AlphaFold, and some examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis.
Materials are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
Files and materials included in this record:
Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
Materials shared elsewhere:
A recording of this webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/4ytn2_AiH8s
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Morton, Craig (orcid: 0000-0001-5452-5193)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Structural Biology, Proteins, Drug discovery, AlphaFold, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Deep learning
Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks
This workshop will introduce you to Jupyter Notebooks, a digital tool that has exploded in popularity in recent years for those working with data.
You will learn what they are, what they do and why you might like to use them. It is an introductory set of lessons for those who are brand new,...
Keywords: jupyter, Introductory, training material, CloudStor, markdown, Python, R
Resource type: tutorial
Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks
https://zenodo.org/record/6859121
https://dresa.org.au/materials/introduction-to-jupyter-notebooks
This workshop will introduce you to Jupyter Notebooks, a digital tool that has exploded in popularity in recent years for those working with data.
You will learn what they are, what they do and why you might like to use them. It is an introductory set of lessons for those who are brand new, have little or no knowledge of coding and computational methods in research.
This workshop is targeted at those who are absolute beginners or ‘tech-curious’. It includes a hands-on component, using basic programming commands, but requires no previous knowledge of programming.
sara.king@aarnet.edu.au
Sara King
Mason, Ingrid
jupyter, Introductory, training material, CloudStor, markdown, Python, R
Learn to Program: Python
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results,...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Learn to Program: Python
https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101
https://dresa.org.au/materials/learn-to-program-python
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research.
Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation.
#### You'll learn:
- Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming
- Basic syntax and data types in Python
- How to load external data into Python
- Creating functions (FUNCTIONS)
- Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS)
- Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS)
- Ways to visualise data in Python
#### Prerequisites:
No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course.
We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/).
**For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).**
training@intersect.org.au
Programming, Python
WEBINAR: Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset’. This webinar took place on 10 June 2021.
Hybridisation plays an important role in evolution, leading to the exchange of genes...
Keywords: Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset
https://zenodo.org/record/5105013
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-detection-of-and-phasing-of-hybrid-accessions-in-a-target-capture-dataset
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Detection of and phasing of hybrid accessions in a target capture dataset’. This webinar took place on 10 June 2021.
Hybridisation plays an important role in evolution, leading to the exchange of genes between species and, in some cases, generate new lineages. The use of molecular methods has revealed the frequency and importance of reticulation events is higher than previously thought and this insight continues with the ongoing development of phylogenomic methods that allow novel insights into the role and extent of hybridisation. Hybrids notoriously provide challenges for the reconstruction of evolutionary relationships, as they contain conflicting genetic information from their divergent parental lineages. However, this also provides the opportunity to gain insights into the origin of hybrids (including autopolyploids).
This webinar explores some of the challenges and opportunities that occur when hybrids are included in a target capture sequence dataset. In particular, it describes the impact of hybrid accessions on sequence assembly and phylogenetic analysis and further explores how the information of the conflicting phylogenetic signal can be used to detect and resolve hybrid accessions. The webinar showcases a novel bioinformatic workflow, HybPhaser, that can be used to detect and phase hybrids in target capture datasets and will provide the theoretical background and concepts behind the workflow.
This webinar is part of a series of webinars and workshops developed by the Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) Initiative that focuses on the analysis of target capture sequence data. In addition to two public webinars, the GAP bioinformatics working group is offering training workshops in the use of newly developed and existing scripts in an integrated workflow to participants in the 2021 virtual Australasian Systematic Botany Society Conference.
The materials are shared under a Creative Commons 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
**Files and materials included in this record:**
- Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
- Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
- Nauheimer_hybphaser_slides (PDF): Slides presented during the webinar
**Materials shared elsewhere:**
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/japXwTAhA5U
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Nauheimer, Lars (orcid: 0000-0002-2847-0966)
Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation’. This webinar took place on 20 May 2021.
Multi-gene datasets used in phylogenetic...
Keywords: Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
WEBINAR: Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation
https://zenodo.org/record/5104998
https://dresa.org.au/materials/webinar-conflict-in-multi-gene-datasets-why-it-happens-and-what-to-do-about-it-deep-coalescence-paralogy-and-reticulation
This record includes training materials associated with the Australian BioCommons webinar ‘Conflict in multi-gene datasets: why it happens and what to do about it - deep coalescence, paralogy and reticulation’. This webinar took place on 20 May 2021.
Multi-gene datasets used in phylogenetic analyses, such as those produced by the sequence capture or target enrichment used in the Genomics for Australian Plants: Australian Angiosperm Tree of Life project, often show discordance between individual gene trees and between gene and species trees. This webinar explores three different forms of discordance: deep coalescence, paralogy, and reticulation. In each case, it considers underlying biological processes, how discordance presents in the data, and what bioinformatic or phylogenetic approaches and tools are available to address these challenges. It covers Yang and Smith paralogy resolution and general information on options for phylogenetic analysis.
This webinar is part of a series of webinars and workshops developed by the Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) Initiative that focused on the analysis of target capture sequence data. In addition to two public webinars, the GAP bioinformatics working group is offering training workshops in the use of newly developed and existing scripts in an integrated workflow to participants in the 2021 virtual Australasian Systematic Botany Society Conference.
The materials are shared under a Creative Commons 4.0 International agreement unless otherwise specified and were current at the time of the event.
**Files and materials included in this record:**
- Event metadata (PDF): Information about the event including, description, event URL, learning objectives, prerequisites, technical requirements etc.
- Index of training materials (PDF): List and description of all materials associated with this event including the name, format, location and a brief description of each file.
- Schmidt-Lebuhn - paralogy lineage sorting reticulation - slides (PDF): Slides presented during the webinar
**Materials shared elsewhere:**
A recording of the webinar is available on the Australian BioCommons YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/1bw81q898z8
Melissa Burke (melissa@biocommons.org.au)
Schmidt-Lebuhn, Alexander (orcid: 0000-0002-7402-8941)
Phylogenetics, Bioinformatics, Phylogeny, Genomics, Target capture sequencing
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities...
Keywords: AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Accelerating skills development in Data science and AI at scale
https://zenodo.org/record/4287746
https://dresa.org.au/materials/accelerating-skills-development-in-data-science-and-ai-at-scale
At the Monash Data Science and AI platform, we believe that upskilling our research community and building a workforce with data science skills are key to accelerating the application of data science in research. To achieve this, we create and leverage new and existing training capabilities within and outside Monash University. In this talk, we will discuss the principles and purpose of establishing collaborative models to accelerate skills development at scale. We will talk about our approach to identifying gaps in the existing skills and training available in data science, key areas of interest as identified by the research community and various sources of training available in the marketplace. We will provide insights into the collaborations we currently have and intend to develop in the future within the university and also nationally.
The talk will also cover our approach as outlined below
• Combined survey of gaps in skills and trainings for Data science and AI
• Provide seats to partners
• Share associate instructors/helpers/volunteers
• Develop combined training materials
• Publish a repository of open source trainings
• Train the trainer activities
• Establish a network of volunteers to deliver trainings at their local regions
Industry plays a significant role in making some invaluable training available to the research community either through self learning platforms like AWS Machine Learning University or Instructor led courses like NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute. We will discuss how we leverage our partnerships with Industry to bring these trainings to our research community.
Finally, we will discuss how we map our training to the ARDC skills roadmap and how the ARDC platforms project “Environments to accelerate Machine Learning based Discovery” has enabled collaboration between Monash University and University of Queensland to develop and deliver training together.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Tang, Titus
AI, machine learning, eresearch skills, training, train the trainer, volunteer instructors, training partnerships, training material
Monash University - University of Queensland training partnership in Data science and AI
We describe the peer network exchange for training that has been recently created via an ARDC funded partnership between Monash University and Universities of Queensland under the umbrella of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF). As part of a training program in machine learning,...
Keywords: data skills, training partnerships, data science, AI, training material
Monash University - University of Queensland training partnership in Data science and AI
https://zenodo.org/record/4287864
https://dresa.org.au/materials/monash-university-university-of-queensland-training-partnership-in-data-science-and-ai
We describe the peer network exchange for training that has been recently created via an ARDC funded partnership between Monash University and Universities of Queensland under the umbrella of the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF). As part of a training program in machine learning, visualisation, and computing tools, we have established a series of over 20 workshops over the year where either Monash or QCIF hosts the event for some 20-40 of their researchers and students, while some 5 places are offered to participants from the other institution. In the longer term we aim to share material developed at one institution and have trainers present it at the other. In this talk we will describe the many benefits we have found to this approach including access to a wider range of expertise in several rapidly developing fields, upskilling of trainers, faster identification of emerging training needs, and peer learning for trainers.
contact@ardc.edu.au
Tang, Titus
data skills, training partnerships, data science, AI, training material