The COMBINE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM is back in 2025 and will be held at the Adelaide Oval!
Date: 24th November 2025
Location: Adelaide Oval
Registrations are now closed!
To access discounted member tickets, you need to have a valid ABACBS membership at the time of registration ($20 for students). You can manage your ABACBS membership through the ABACBS website. Visit the conference website here for more details.
You can also apply for a travel award here. This award is now closed!
Keynote Speaker:
Karin Kassahn
- Head of Technology Advancement Unit, SA Pathology; Affiliate Professor, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide
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Career Panel Speakers:
Jo Mcentyre
- EMBL-EBI
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Chelsea Mayoh
- Children’s Cancer Institute
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Amit Kumar
- Monash Health, Diagnostic Genomics
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Karin Kassahn
- Head of Technology Advancement Unit, SA Pathology; Affiliate Professor, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide
- Speaker profile
Tips for Cheaper Travel to Adelaide
Travelling to the COMBINE Symposium and/or ABACBS Conference this year? Here’s some tips for an affordable trip to the event of the year!
Accommodation near the conference venue*
| Accommodation | Type | Approx time to Adelaide Oval (transport method) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Camp Hostel | Hostel | 15 mins (bus), 24 mins (walk) |
| Tequila Sunrise Hostel Adelaide | Hostel | 14 mins (bus), 17 mins (walk) |
| YHA Adelaide Central | Hostel | 14 mins (bus), 17 mins (walk) |
| Comfort Inn & Suites Sombrero | Motel | 20-30 mins (bus) |
| Adelaide Inn | Hotel | 8 mins (bus), 18 mins (walk) |
| Mile End Hotel | Hotel | 20 mins (train) |
| Walkers Arms Hotel | Hotel | 21 mins (bus) |
| Adelaide Paringa | Hotel | 9 mins (bus), 12 mins (walk) |
| Econo Lodge North Adelaide | Hotel | 9 mins (bus), 24 mins (walk) |
| Adelaide Riviera Hotel | Hotel | 13 mins (bus/tram), 15 mins (walk) |
| Comfort Hotel Adelaide Meridien | Hotel | 9 mins (bus), 24 mins (walk) |
| Aspen Holidays Adelaide Caravan Park | 6-person Cabin | 23 mins (bus), 31 mins (walk) |
* We have not included privately listed accommodation (e.g., properties on Airbnb, Stayz and individual houses/apartments on Booking.com). The list is not exhaustive, just some suggestions 🙂
Tips for finding discounts on accommodation
- Consider booking through budget travel websites for discounts and deals
- Holiday rental sites:
Stayz and
VRBO,
Airbnb - Budget accommodation sites:
Hostelworld,
Wotif,
Booking.com,
Expedia - Price comparison:
Trivago - If you have used a price comparison website, or Google Hotels, it is often cheapest to book directly through the hotel’s website, or to book by calling the hotel.
- You may already be a member of a company that offers travel discounts or allows you to book using points:
- Motoring clubs (e.g., RAA, RACV, NRMA, RACQ, RAC)
- Airlines (e.g., Qantas, Virgin Australia)
- Banks/Credit Cards (e.g., Commbank, Amex)
- Rewards Programs (e.g., Flybuys)
- We recognise this won’t be the case for many, but if you have the option to stay with a group and split costs, this is often the most affordable option.
Transport
- Adelaide’s public transport system is run by Adelaide Metro.
- Buses to and from the city centre run regularly, and you can pay for these either with a credit/debit card or a Metro Card.
- We also have a small number of tram and train lines.
- Bus fares: A one-way bus fare costs $2.60 – $4.55. A single public transport fare lasts 2 hours (additional rides within this time frame will be free). Learn more about fares here.
- Adelaide airport is a 15 minute drive from the city centre. There are two bus lines running frequently between the airport and the city. Standard bus fares apply for the airport lines.
- Adelaide has two free city bus lines, and a free tram zone:
- Tram travel is free in the city centre (but note there are just two lines)
- The 99C (Clockwise) and 99A (Anticlockwise) free buses can transport you around the CBD
- The 98C and 98A free buses link the 99A/C route with North Adelaide
- If you’re staying outside the CBD, then it’s worth checking whether you’re on a bus/train/tram route using the Adelaide Metro website or Google Maps. Some trips may require 2-3 buses.
2025 COMBINE Symposium Committee
The organising committee is composed of volunteer students from across the country, and across a variety of research disciplines.
Conference chairs:
- George Bouras – University of Adelaide;Basil Hetzel Institute
- Muneeza Maqsood – University of South Australia; Centre for Cancer Biology
Committee members:
- Bethany Cross – University of Adelaide; School of Biological Sciences
- Sehaj Dhariwal – University of Adelaide; The Kids Research Institute; Black Ochre Data Labs
- Malvika Kharbanda – SAiGENCI
- Galen Pereira – SAiGENCI
- Yen-Kai Chen – Flinders University
- Selin Cildir – University of South Australia
- Alli Foster – The Kids Research Institute
- Taha Osman – SAiGENCI
- Holly Massacci – The Kids Research Institute
- Sam Davis – University of Queensland
- Oliver Hughes – University of Queensland
- Tayla Albertini – University of South Australia; Centre for Cancer Biology
- Aayushi Notra – University of South Australia; Centre for Cancer Biology
For any enquiries please email symposium@combine.org.au.
See our past symposiums here.