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About BioCommons
What we do, and how we do it
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What is Australian BioCommons?
What does BioCommons do for life science researchers?
How is Australian BioCommons funded?
Our team and collaborators
Background
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How to cite Australian BioCommons
Cookies, data collection and privacy statements
Services
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What services are available?
Who can use the services?
What support or expertise is available when accessing BioCommons associated platforms/services?
Where can I find technical documentation?
Activities
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What activities are BioCommons coordinating?
Communities
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What are BioCommons communities?
How can I suggest a new community?
What is the BioCommons community engagement strategy?
Training
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What is the Australian BioCommons training program?
What is the National Bioinformatics Training Co-operative?
Does Australian BioCommons co-host or sponsor events?
What type of training does Australian BioCommons provide?
Who is the training for?
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Get involved
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How do I stay updated?
How can I influence what infrastructure the Australian BioCommons supports or coordinates the development of?
Data Analysis using Galaxy Australia
Getting started
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What is Galaxy Australia?
Can I use Galaxy Australia for data analysis?
Is Galaxy Australia just for genomics?
How can I access and use Galaxy Australia?
How can I learn more about using Galaxy?
Using Galaxy to support your research
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Biological data analysis using Galaxy
Galaxy Tips and Tricks
Using and customising workflows in Galaxy Australia
Advanced features of Galaxy
How to use Vertebrate Genome Project (VGP) genome assembly workflows in Galaxy Australia
Command line analysis (HPC, cloud)
Getting started
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What is the command line?
What's a command line interface (CLI)?
What’s a graphical user interface (GUI)?
Why would I use the command line for analysis?
How do I use the command line? How do I get started?
HPC and cloud computers
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What are HPC and cloud computers?
What coding skills do I need to use HPC or cloud computers?
How can I access HPCs and cloud compute in Australia?
Compute systems at the BioCommons partner infrastructures
How do I log in to HPC or cloud systems?
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Portable software using containers
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What's a container? Why are they needed?
How do you build a customised container image?
Scaling your research with containers
Software deployments
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CernVM-FS
Spack
Singularity HPC (SHPC)
Infrastructure to support human genomics data management
Managing human genome data using Gen3
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What is Gen3?
What groups in Australia are using Gen3?
How do I establish/deploy a Gen3 instance?
How do I develop a Gen3 data dictionary?
Creating Virtual Cohorts across multiple genomic repositories
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Background - Virtual Cohorts
National community needs - Virtual Cohort Assembly (2022)
The GA4GH Beacon protocol which enabled discovery of virtual cohorts across multiple sites
GA4GH Beacon implementation guides
Helping automate the work of Data Access Committees (DACs)
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Background - DAC automation
National community needs - DAC Automation (2022)
REMS and its deployment in AWS
Experiences using the REMS (Resource Entitlement Management System) software package
Federated Identity & Access Management (IAM)
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Background - Federated Identity and Access
National community needs - Federated IAM (2022)
CILogon and COmanage for federated access management in Australia
CILogon and how it enables identity management
Human Genomic Data and Metadata Archiving
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Background - Human Genome Data Archiving
