Dr Melissa Burke
Training & Communications Officer, Australian BioCommons
Skills
Developing and delivering bioinformatics training for Australian researchers
Melissa joined QCIF in September 2020 as the Training and Communications Officer for the Australian BioCommons. This is a joint appointment with the University of Queensland’s Research Computing Centre (RCC). In this role Melissa works with a national network of bioinformatics experts and trainers to design, develop and organise bioinformatics-focused webinars and workshops.
She joined the team from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Cambridge, UK, where she worked as a Scientific Training Officer managing the day-to-day running of EMBL-EBI’s bioinformatics e-learning program.. A molecular parasitologist by training, Melissa applies her scientific expertise to connect biologists with the bioinformatics training they need.
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Research Interests
Bioinformatics training
Learning design
Online learning
Qualifications
PhD, Molecular Parasitology, University of Queensland, 2010
PGCert Learning Technologies, University of Leicester (UK), 2019
MSc Clinical Microbiology, Griffith University, 2005
Bachelor Biomedical Science, Griffith University, 2004