About Us

About COMBINE

COMBINE is a student-run Australian society for students in computational biology, bioinformatics, and related fields. COMBINE is the student subcommittee of The Australian Bioinformatics And Computational Biology Society (ABACBS) as well as the official International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Regional Student Group (RSG) for Australia. We aim to bring together students and early-career researchers from the computational and life sciences for networking, collaboration, and professional development.

COMBINE is made up of university students from all across Australia.

Australia has many research institutes, each with their own cohorts of students. Aside from conferences, there are few opportunities that bring these students together, allowing them to discover the different kinds of research going on at other institutes. COMBINE aims to bridge this institutional divide by organising seminars, workshops and social events, also as the yearly COMBINE Student Symposium. Together, these events allow students to connect with each other and build a network in a casual environment.

2024 COMMITTEE

Bhavya Papudeshi
President
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Susie Grigson
Vice President
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Malvika Kharbanda
Treasurer
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Mona Taouk
Secretary
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Halimat C. Atanda
Media and communications Officer
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Ishika Mahajan
Media and communications Officer
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Bethany Cross
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Sirui (Cathy) Weng
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Farhan Ameen
Symposium Coordinator
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Andy Tran
Symposium Coordinator
Bianca Renee Palombi
Industry Coordinator
Junli Nie
Industry Coordinator
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Carissa Chen
ABACBS Student Representative
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Alex Qin
Training and Events Coordinator
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Liyang Fei
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Claire Cheng
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Lachlan Peterson
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Lijun Xu
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Jenna Supper
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Max Galettis
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Oliver Cheng
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Gayathry Krishnamurthy
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Art Hussnain
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Caitlin Page
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Jevin Parmar
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Murali Aadhitya M.S
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Tyrone Chen
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Sam Davis
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Sachinta Wijegunasekara
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