Published: 09 Sep 2020
Lê Cao & colleagues - PLoS Computational Biology - 2020
A simple, scalable approach to building a cross-platform transcriptome atlas
About MIG
Melbourne Integrative Genomics (MIG) is an interdisciplinary initiative of the University of Melbourne
We aim to understand biological systems, with a focus on genomes as the blueprint for each system. We are interested in biological systems of different scales, including molecular systems, cell systems, individuals, host-pathogen interactions, species interactions, and populations. For more details see our Research page.
MIG is co-hosted by the School of BioSciences and School of Mathematics & Statistics. We are supported by the Faculty of Science and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and work closely with Melbourne Bioinformatics.
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MIG News & Research Highlights
Published: 07 Aug 2020
Fresh from the Lê Cao Lab
Fruitful International collaborations
Published: 28 Jul 2020
David now Section Editor at PLOS Genetics
Mixed Methods - new section launched in PLOS Genetics
Published: 16 Jul 2020
The reception, quality and evaluation of scientific evidence in Australian courts
David part of an expert panel for this joint AAL/AAS online symposium
Published: 26 Jun 2020
Eva's 3MT entry - Win the war inside our gut
3MT®: Win the war inside our gut by Yiwen Eva Wang
Published: 23 Jun 2020
Kim Anh's Virtual Workshop - June 2020
Virtual workshop: Mathematical Frameworks for Integrative Analysis of Emerging Biological Data Types
Published: 23 May 2020
Davis receives $1.3M NHMRC Investigator Grant
Developing interpretable machine learning models for clinical imaging and single-cell genomics
Published: 25 Mar 2020
Speed, Holmes & Balding - Nature Genetics 2020
Evaluating and improving heritability models using summary statistics
Published: 22 Jan 2020
Kim-Anh & Eva's Pursuit article on the microbiome
Getting to know your microbiome better
Published: 15 Jan 2020
MIG Semester 1 Seminar Series, 2020
February - May
Published: 16 Dec 2019
NHMRC Ideas Grants success for MIG
Well done to Stephen, Davis & Allan
Published: 16 Dec 2019
Wang & Lê Cao - Briefings in Bioinformatics - Dec 2019
Managing batch effects in microbiome data
Published: 09 Dec 2019
David's ACEMS podcast interview
Weighing Up Evidence in Criminal Courts and at a King's Burial Site
Published: 05 Dec 2019
ARC DP20 success for MIG!
Congrats to Irene & Kim-Anh
Published: 19 Nov 2019
Kim-Anh awarded Dean's Award for Excellence in Research
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research recognises pioneer in ‘omics and bioinformatics
Published: 13 Nov 2019
Kim-Anh leaves for Homeward Bound (#TeamHB4) Antarctica trip
Homeward Bound Leadership program culminates with a trip to Antarctica!
Published: 15 Oct 2019
Kim-Anh wins 2019 Georgina Sweet Award
Unravelling modern biology with computational methods
Published: 20 Aug 2019
Holmes, Speed & Balding - Genetic Epidemiology 2019
Summary statistic analyses can mistake confounding bias for heritability
Published: 20 Aug 2019
Handbook of Statistical Genomics, 4th Edition - Balding
A timely update of a highly popular handbook on statistical genomics
Published: 29 Jul 2019
Lê Cao & colleagues - bioRxiv - July 2019
New framework: timeOmics on bioRxiv
Published: 18 Jul 2019
Gallego Romero, Bobowik & colleagues - bioRxiv - July 2019
A comprehensive look at genome-wide levels of gene expression and DNA methylation across the Indonesian archipelago
Published: 15 Jul 2019
MIG Semester 2 Seminar Series, 2019
August - December
Published: 17 Jun 2019
Productive collaboration between Kim-Anh & Christine Wells
Big data points the way to custom stem cells
Published: 17 Jun 2019
Irene awarded Leakey Foundation Grant
Functional evaluation of archaic Denisovan variants in Island Southeast Asia
Published: 28 May 2019
David elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
MIG's Director recognised for his outstanding contributions to science and scientific research
Published: 28 May 2019
CellBench: a new package helping researchers to select the best tool for interpreting single-cell datasets
CellBench published in Nature Methods
Published: 06 May 2019
Empowering researchers to understand microbiome data for frontier projects
MIG mixOmics microbiome workshop - April 2019
Published: 21 Mar 2019
Congrats to Damjan & Georgia
New President & ECS rep of SSA Vic
Published: 14 Mar 2019
Multi-omics data integration: method and ground-breaking neonate study
Bioinformatics & Nature Comms articles published
Published: 28 Feb 2019
Kim-Anh & Stephen jointly awarded 2019 Moran Medal
MIG's own bright stars of Australian science recognised with Academy Awards
Published: 25 Feb 2019
Balding & You - Forensic Science Int'l Genetics - Feb 2019
A comparison of software for the evaluation of complex DNA profiles
Published: 13 Feb 2019
Illumina co-locating with Melbourne Uni
New strategic partnership between the University and genomics giant Illumina
Published: 11 Feb 2019
MIG Semester 1 Seminar Series, 2019
March - June
Published: 18 Jan 2019
New group leader joins MIG
Professor Michael Stumpf joins MIG
Published: 18 Jan 2019
Davis joins MIG/SVI
Dr Davis McCarthy has joined MIG
Published: 03 Dec 2018
ARC DP success
Congrats to David
Published: 06 Nov 2018
Balding - Genealogy - November 2018
The Rise and Fall of BritainsDNA: A Tale of Misleading Claims, Media Manipulation and Threats to Academic Freedom
Published: 06 Nov 2018
Balding - PLoS Genetics - November 2018
How many individuals share a mitochondrial genome?
Published: 11 Oct 2018
Stephen, Damjan & Allan score cover of Nature
UK Biobank paper published in Nature
Published: 17 Sep 2018
Kim-Anh selected for the Homeward Bound project
Women leaders in STEMM
Published: 15 Aug 2018
Kim-Anh receives NHMRC Career Development Fellowship
4 years funding secured
Published: 13 Aug 2018
David - Pursuit article
Mongrel mutts and show clones
Published: 06 Aug 2018
Prof Murray Cox visiting Irene & MIG in 2019
Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Program 2019 success
Published: 06 Aug 2018
Stephen Leslie & Justin Rubio - grant success
Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation Grant
Published: 29 Jul 2018
MIG mixOmics Workshop - July 2018
Successful 3-day workshop
Published: 21 Jun 2018
Grant Success for Stephen Leslie
MS Research Australia Grant
Published: 21 Jun 2018
Grant Success for Stephen Leslie and Ashley Farlow
Indigenous Australian reference genome
Published: 19 Jun 2018
MIG Semester 2 Seminar Series, 2018
July - November
Published: 13 Jun 2018
Byars - Springer chapter
Sex-Specific Analysis of Cardiovascular Function
Published: 13 Jun 2018
Byars - JAMA
What are the long-term health risks of having your tonsils out?
Published: 07 Jun 2018
Dyason Fellowship success - Prof Pak Sham
Damjan secures funding
Published: 25 May 2018
Damjan's work @ Actuaries Institute Financial Services Forum
Advances in genetics and their impact on life insurance
Published: 03 May 2018
Speed & Balding - bioRxiv
Better estimation of SNP heritability from summary statistics provides a new understanding of the genetic architecture of complex traits
Published: 26 Apr 2018
Kim-Anh wins funding for global Human Cell Atlas project
Melbourne technology boosts effort to map every cell in human body
Published: 10 Apr 2018
Congratulations to Heejung!
Support for Female ECR
Published: 05 Mar 2018
Moreau & Lê Cao - Environ Sci Technol
Collaborative paper between Kim-Anh & John Moreau (AM)
Published: 05 Mar 2018
Stephen visits UK Settler's exhibition
The People of the British Isles study
Published: 28 Feb 2018
Adeus Tatiana!
Visiting PhD Student heads home to Brazil
Published: 23 Feb 2018
MIG Semester 1 Seminar Series, 2018
Semester 1 Schedule, 2018
Published: 12 Feb 2018
Vote 1 mixOmics
Bioinformatics Peer Prize III
Published: 13 Dec 2017
À bientôt Olivier & Laetitia
French connection with MIG
Published: 07 Dec 2017
NHMRC success for MIG!
Congrats to Kim-Anh & Damjan
Published: 27 Nov 2017
We have launched!
MIG Launch Event - 23rd November, 2017
Published: 08 Nov 2017
Irene awarded Leakey Foundation Grant
Functional evaluation of archaic Denisovan variants in Island Southeast Asia
Published: 08 Nov 2017
Stem Cells Australia receives additional $3M
Positioning Australian stem cell research for the future
Published: 06 Nov 2017
Balding - PLoS Genetics
How Convincing is a Y-Chromosome Profile Match?
Published: 05 Oct 2017
Balding - Nature Communications
Human hair GWAS - Altmetric Top 100 2016
Published: 04 Sep 2017
Balding, Petrovski & Silk - Genome Research
Predicting disease-potential: epilepsy genes
Published: 31 Jul 2017
Stephen, Damjan & Allan co-author UK Biobank paper
Genome-Wide Genetic Data on ~500,000 UK Biobank Participants
Published: 27 Jul 2017
MIG Seminar Series
Semester 2 Schedule, 2017
Published: 27 Jul 2017
Byars - PLOS Genetics
Genetic Connection Between Heart Disease & Human Reproduction Revealed
Published: 04 Jul 2017
Balding - Nature Genetics
SNP Heritability in Complex Traits
Published: 04 Jul 2017
Kim-Anh's latest mixOmics publications
Multi-Omic Data Integration
Published: 04 Jul 2017
Damjan's work in Aust Fin Review
Genetics Research & Life Insurance
Published: 05 May 2017
Allan wins GeneMappers ECR award
Allan Motyer Wins the ECR Award, GeneMappers 2017
Published: 02 Mar 2017
SysGen Seminar Series
Semester 1 Schedule, 2017
Published: 15 Feb 2017
SysGen/CBRI Seminar Series
2016 Schedule