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Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform awarded the 2023 Research Platforms Excellence Award

Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform received the Monash Research Platforms Excellence Award 2023, in recognition of their outstanding contribution over the years for the development of a regionally renowned platform fostering research, teaching, and services in genomics and bioinformatics.

The Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform team ( Left to Right) : Professor Qasim Ayub, Dr Hong Leong Cheah, Ms Ling Fong Yoke, Dr Aswini Leela, Ms Lim Shu Yong and Professor Sadequr Rahman

Upcoming Events

Breaking Boundaries with Single Cells: Empowering Discovery with Illumina Single Cell 3' RNA Prep

Past Events

International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Genomics 2025
Breaking AMR Barriers: Advances in Omics and Public Health in Asia Pacific.

Twist Bioscience Comprehensive Viral Research Panel (CVRP) Workshop

29th Sept 2025 - 1st October 2025

Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform's Open Day

April 25th, 2025

Pre-Conference Event 2: Conservation Genomics

April 23rd, 2025

DNA SIP Workshop

June 24th -  28th , 2024

Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform (MUMGP) Open Day

April 25th, 2024

UCSC Genomic Browser Workshop

December 5th, 2023

ICESCO PRECISION MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP

14th August – 18th August, 2023

Under the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Health Consortium and Healthcare Initiative, the Institute for Medical Research will be organizing the ICESCO PRECISION MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP. Monash University Malaysia Genomics Facility will be co -organizing the workshop  at  National Institutes of Health, Setia Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Insights from this event will include: * Population Genomics * Polygenic Risk Score * HLA & Disease associations * Cancer Genomics * Liquid Biopsy * Spatial Transcriptomics

SARS-COV-2 Bioinformatics for Beginners 2022

31st October – 2nd December, 2022

Monash University Malaysia Genomics Facility, School of Science is happy to co-host the SARS-CoV-2 Bioinformatics for Beginners blended learning virtual workshop in collaboration with Wellcome Connecting Science and the COVID-19 Genomics Global Training teams.The course is aimed at postgraduate scientists, postdoctoral scientists, junior faculty members, clinicians, healthcare professionals based in the regions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America & the Caribbean. It does not require bioinformatics skills as a prerequisite.The course is free to attend and will be delivered across 5 weeks from October 31, 2022 to December 2, 2022. There will be twice weekly face-to-face contact sessions with experts (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) for the duration of the course. These will be hosted at the Bioinformatics and Big Data Laboratory Monash University Malaysia Genomics Facility.

Human Genomic Epidemiology - Asia (Virtual) 2022

June 13 – 17, 2022

An Overseas Course co-organised with Wellcome Genome Campus, Advanced Courses Scientific Conferences.

The course is subsidised by Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences and is free to attend for non-commercial applicants.

For more info → https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/our-events/next-generation-sequencing-bioinformatics-malaysia-2022/

Next Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics 2022

January 17 – 21, 2022

An Overseas Course co-organised with Wellcome Genome Campus, Advanced Courses Scientific Conferences.

The course is subsidised by Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences and is free to attend for non-commercial applicants.

For more info → https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/our-events/next-generation-sequencing-bioinformatics-malaysia-2022/

Next Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics 2020

09 - 14 February 2020

An Overseas Course co-organised with Wellcome Genome Campus, Advanced Courses Scientific Conferences.

The course is subsidised by Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences and is free to attend for non-commercial applicants.

For more info → https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/our-events/next-generation-sequencing-bioinformatics-malaysia-2020/

Seminar: Advance Your Microbiome Research

20 August 2019

Co-organised with QIAGEN Malaysia SDN BHD. Let us share how to sample the unknown with confidence.

Flyer download here

For more info → https://go.qiagen.com/LP=1929

The UCSC Genome Browser Workshop 2019

(10 CPD Points available)

Date    : 16-17 January 2019
Venue : Clinical School Johor Bahru

This two-day workshop will give an overview of current sequencing technologies and their relevance for medicine and guide the novice through the latest version of the UCSC Genome Browser.

For more info →  Download E-brochure

Introduction to Ensembl Workshop 2019

Date     : 18 February 2019
Venue  : Monash University Malaysia, Learning Suite 6 Four (Building 6B, Room 6-6-04)
Time    : 8:30AM - 5:00PM

This one-day workshop offers academics, students and non-academic researchers in biological sciences, medicine or the pharmaceutical industry the necessary background information and practical hands-on experience in the use of the Ensembl genome browser. We will introduce and explain the salient features of the browser and participants will learn how to explore the genomes of their species of interest.

For more info → Download E-brochure