Call for Participation: Get involved with Monash Spatial Community of Practice (2026)
11 February 2026
The Monash Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform is resuming the monthly Monash Spatial Community of Practice (Spatial CoP) meeting series, which brings together researchers, students, and clinicians interested in spatial technologies, analysis, and biological insight.
Spatial technologies measure genes, proteins, and cells while preserving their location within intact tissues, enabling a deeper understanding of tissue organisation, cell–cell interactions, and disease microenvironments.
The series will run on the first Wednesday of each month (2:30–3:30 pm), March–December 2026, as a hybrid 1-hour session (in-person and Zoom). The aim is to continue building an interactive, inclusive community spanning wet-lab, computational, and translational research, rather than a traditional seminar-only series.
Sessions will rotate between invited talks, journal clubs, student and ECR spotlights, methods deep dives, data show-and-tell, and career and reproducibility discussions, with active participation encouraged throughout.
The series is open to students, postdocs, group leaders, clinicians, computational scientists, and wet-lab researchers, including those new to spatial approaches — no prior expertise required.
Express your interest via the form below (only 2 minutes to complete)
Monash Spatial CoP form
Deadline Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026
About the Genomics & Bioinformatics Platform.
The Monash Genomics and Bioinformatics Platform is a state-of-the-art research platform that combines the resources of two world-class facilities: the Monash Bioinformatics Platform and the Monash University Sequencing Facility - Micromon.
This platform provides a comprehensive suite of bioinformatics and genomics services to support research across a wide range of fields, including biology, medicine, ecology, and environmental science. Learn more here.