VBC Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium

Research in bioinformatics and providing assistance in the performance of biological research

Initiative of the Victorian State Government involving the Faculties of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences and Information Technology at Monash University and the Department of Primary Industries, Plant Biotechnology Centre, involving some 70 researchers.

Professor Ross Coppel (Director)
Associate Professor Trevor Dix (Deputy Director)
Dr James Whisstock (Scientific Director)

Building 75, Ground floor - North
Monash Science Technology Research & Innovation Precinct
and C/- Department of Microbiology, Bldg 53
Monash University
Wellington Road
Clayton, VIC. 3800
Australia
Phone: + 61 3 9905 9772
Fax: + 61 3 9905 9773

The Consortium covers several areas of bioinformatics research including genomic analysis, functional genomics analysis (in particular microarrays) and integrative databases. The Consortius has e.g. developed software tools for modeling protease activity, a database for protein renaturation and one for protein folding.