Training & Communications Officer, Australian BioCommons
Email:
melissa@biocommons.org.au
Brief bio:
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.
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