eResearch NZ 2015

Exciting changes for the eResearch NZ 2015 conference – we’re making a permanent move to summer in the alpine resort of Queenstown, shifting dates to March 23 – 25, 2015.Come to Queenstown, New Zea... Read more

Workshop: NeSI Python Programming - Auckland, 5 December 2014

The University of Auckland is hosting a workshop on scientific programming delivered by NeSI, the New Zealand eScience Infrastructure. It will focus on technologies used by researchers worldwide to... Read more

Pushing cancer cells’ self-destruct button

“Synthetic lethality is an interaction between two genes where only inactivation of both genes kills a cell or organism.”
Subject: 
Medical Science
Wahakura traditional Maori woven basket

Securely transferring health study data across the country

“The project team were originally going to courier hard drives across the country”
Subject: 
Medical Science

Genetics and metabolic syndrome

“By using NeSI, the length of time to complete this analysis was reduced by weeks.”
Subject: 
Medical Science

eResearch NZ 2014 round up

Many thanks to the University of Waikato for hosting eResearch NZ 2014. The whole team really enjoyed their visit.The conference was a great success, with representatives from universities, CRIs, p... Read more

Protecting New Zealand's biodiversity through collaboration

“Finding viruses is never easy. Unlike everything else, like humans, mammals, vertebrates or even bacteria, there is no common shared genes between two viruses.”
Subject: 
Biology

Improving New Zealand's weather forecasting ability

A 36 hour forecast by NZCSM takes 130 minutes to complete using 810 processors spread across 13 nodes of FitzRoy
Subject: 
Earth Science

NVIDIA visit to the University of Auckland

Staff from NVIDIA will be in Auckland for two days of free events on the 23rd and 24th of June.Day 1: NVIDIA CUDA WorkshopThis day is comprised of a series of overviews of CUDA technology. The sess... Read more

3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase (DAH7PS)

Understanding biomolecular enzymes to develop new therapies

PhD candidate Eric Lang is deepening our understanding of the Shikimate pathway, which may lead to therapies that affect bacteria, but not humans
Subject: 
Biology