Events
Check out our calendar of events and participate in our seminars, public lectures, information sessions and more.
Gen3sis: Simulating the evolution of biodiversity »
This workshop aims to develop skills required to simulate biodiversity patterns using MEEMs, and specifically the Gen3sis engine, enabling participants to design experiments and test multiple interconnected hypotheses for the evolution of biodiversity.
Insect Investigators »
Erinn Fagan-Jefferies brought together a team of expert taxonomists, educators and communicators, all passionate about documenting Australia’s unique biodiversity and inspiring young scientists.
DiversityScanner Open Day »
An opportunity to hear about and observe the DiversityScanner and discuss potential ways of testing and developing this novel technology in Australia.
Sequencing, assembling, and annotating genomes with PacBio HiFi data »
*Workshop dates TBC. Over two days workshop participants will gain knowledge and hands-on experience in analysing PacBio HiFi sequencing data, running whole genome assemblies, evaluating the quality of their genome assemblies, and will be introduced to whole genome annotation.
Threading links between the silk genotype and phenotype in caddisflies, nature’s underwater architects »
*Seminar date TBC. In this seminar, Paul Frandsen (Brigham Young University) will explore the evolution of silk genes and the links between the silk genotype and phenotype in insect order Trichoptera (caddisflies).