@macsys.bsky.social
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Mathematical Analysis of Cellular Systems - an initiative to generate whole cell models for fundamental science, design in synthetic biology, and biotechnology. We compute life.
📢We're hiring! Come join us in sunny☀️Brisbane. We are recruiting a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join us at QUT. This position is intended for applied mathematicians.
🔷Level A/B, Fixed-term, 2 years
📍Gardens Point (hybrid option available)
👉More info/apply: lnkd.in/gA_tJqHV
@mjsimpson.bsky.social
Well it turns out if you know something about the distributions of x and y, you *can* (sometimes) separately estimate their population means.
We explored some biological applications of this idea here:
doi.org/10.1007/s115...
Suppose you know that x+y=100 and want to know what x and y are. You’re stuck right – there’s a whole range of possibilities for two numbers that sum to 100 (in maths we call this non-identifiability).
02.03.2026 03:46 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Come and work with us! I'm looking for a PDRA in data-driven modelling of collective cell behaviour to join the group. More information at www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/80472
27.02.2026 11:27 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU). 2026 PhD applications are now open for two exciting projects.👇
macsys.org/phd-scholars...
@lornegenome.bsky.social @traudebeilharz.bsky.social
20.02.2026 04:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Honoured to have a member of our Intl Scientific Advisory Board in Australia this week. Prof Brenda Andrews from the Univ of Toronto (pictured right) delivered an invited talk at the Lorne Genome Conference and caught up with our Chief Investigator Traude Beilharz, president of the Conference Board.
20.02.2026 04:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Congratulations to MACSYS PhD student Yong See (Elijah) Foo from The University of Melbourne - awarded the prize for best student talk at the recent ANZIAM Conference. The Australia & New Zealand Industrial & Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) conference was held in Canberra.
👉 macsys.org/macsys-phd-s...
That's a wrap for Lorne Genome 2026! Thanks to all the speakers for fascinating talks, poster presenters for hot of the press science, trade for making the experiments possible and of course all the attendees for great discussion. See you next year!
18.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Meet Dr Joshua Hamey, one of our outstanding MACSYS Research Fellows. Based at our UNSW node, Josh is a molecular biologist studying how proteins are made inside cells.
In this video, Josh shares insights into his research and what inspired him to join MACSYS.
youtu.be/MuAfPxFXWZk?...
2026 Winner of the Lorne Genome Julian Wells Medal: Christine Wells (no relation!) @stemcellsystems.bsky.social congratulations, well deserved!!
18.02.2026 00:18 — 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0We are so privileged to have Professor Brenda Andrews on our Centre's International Scientific Advisory Board - and pleased to see her sharing her expertise at the Lorne Genome Conference this week. @lornegenome.bsky.social
18.02.2026 00:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU).
👉Info on the 2 PhD projects & how to apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...
MACSYS at ANZIAM!
This past week, members from three of our nodes represented the Centre at the Conference of the Australia & New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) held this year in Canberra. Among the highlights, PhD Student Yong See Foo winning the prize for best student paper.
What a week it's been at the 2026 Lorne Proteins Conference! Centre Director Trevor Lithgow & members of his lab from Monash University attended - showing off their work and taking in the latest research that this important conference showcases. @lorneproteins.bsky.social #lorneproteins2026
12.02.2026 03:21 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Do cutting-edge research at the frontiers of AI-driven Whole Cell Modelling! We invite applications for two fully funded, 3.5-year PhD positions based with MACSYS at The Australian National University (ANU).
👉Info on the 2 PhD projects & how to apply: macsys.org/phd-scholars...
It was a hybrid event, with our Melbourne & Monash node members gathering at The University of Melbourne. We had another in-person gathering at UNSW, while others from QUT and ANU nodes joined online. The event was organised by our Centre's Equity, People, and Culture Committee.
11.02.2026 05:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Did you know that only around 20% of all biographies on Wikipedia are about women? To mark the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, MACSYS hosted a Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon to help address this imbalance by improving & creating pages about #WomenInSTEM.
11.02.2026 05:19 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Their expertise spans biology, mathematics, statistics, machine learning, AI, computer science and computational modelling. Their collaborative work is bridging disciplines & pushing the boundaries of what we can understand about life at the molecular level!
#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, MACSYS proudly celebrates the exceptional women who are advancing our mission to model a whole cell - one of the most ambitious challenges in modern science. Pictured here are our Chief Investigators, Research Fellows, and PhD candidates.
11.02.2026 01:14 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
🔦 Spotlighting Prof @edueyras.bsky.social - EMBL Australia Group Leader & newly appointed Director of the Shine‑Dalgarno Centre for #RNA Innovation at ANU!
🔗 Read about his vision for the Centre:
www.emblaustralia.org/eduardo-eyra...
First time I've been able to go to the opening of @lorneproteins.bsky.social, 11th time I've attended #can'tgetkeysbefore3pm
08.02.2026 04:15 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Proteomics on the Great Ocean Road! MACSYS Chief Investigator Marc Wilkins (2nd from right) and his lab a strong showing at the 31st Annual Proteomics Symposium in Lorne.
Talks from Nicola Karakatsanis and Tara Keogh, plus posters from Heather, James, Josh, and Tara. Great work, Team Wilkins Lab.
Our Centre node at QUT to is pleased to welcome Johann Fredrik Jadebeck for a visit this month. Johann is a researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich (IBG-1) - and is giving a lecture this Friday. Join us in person at QUT or online: macsys.org/event/johann...
📆Fri, 16 January: 11 am AEST/ 12 pm AEDT
You can now find MACSYS on YouTube!
📽️ www.youtube.com/@MACSYS-Centre
Find out more about our Centre's research mission, our people, and more! And while you're there, please subscribe to our channel.
From last year: a short video from the ARC Centre of Excellence MACSYS @macsys.bsky.social where I talk about my research on bringing domain knowledge into data-driven AI methods for complex biology
08.01.2026 04:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
✨ Cheers to 2026! 🍾
At MACSYS, we’re looking forward to a year of collaboration, exploration, and discovery with our partners, universities, colleagues and communities. Together, we’ll continue to learn, innovate, and grow. Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to an inspiring year ahead!
MACSYS was proud to partner with EMBL Australia for the 2025 edition of its flagship PhD training course. As a course sponsor, MACSYS led two dedicated teaching days, introducing participants to our mission of modelling an entire cell. This video📽️explains how: youtu.be/Gsm2taPZffI
@emblaustralia.org
A huge thanks to @macsys.bsky.social for supporting our 10th PhD Course - we could not have done it without you! 👏
05.12.2025 02:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The students were given a good taste of the interdisciplinary nature of MACSYS research - from biology, to maths, to AI, machine learning and computer science - with the hopes this next generation will feel more comfortable working across disciplines to tackle big scientific challenges!
05.12.2025 01:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0