Senior Bioinformatician  Email: i.makunin@qcif.edu.au Skills: Comparative genomics and data analysis. Igor joined QCIF in early 2019. He looks after user support for Galaxy Australia and provides bioinformatics support to our Members.   Igor Makunin was trained as a genetics and molecular biologist. In 2003, he switched to comparative genomics and non-coding RNA, and gradually migrated from…

Research Community Engagement Email: t.nelson@qcif.edu.au, tiff@biocommons.org.au  Skills: Molecular techniques Tiff joined QCIF in early 2019 in Community Engagement for Australian BioCommons. In this role, Tiff will consult with Australia’s biomolecular researchers to identify services and infrastructure the BioCommons could facilitate creating in the future.  Tiff’s past work and experience has involved ecology and biology, specifically on…

Head of Computational Biology Email: g.price@qcif.edu.au Skills: Experimental design, assay performance, data quality control, data analysis and data interpretation. Dr Gareth Price is Head of Computational Biology at QCIF Bioinformatics. Gareth has 20 years’ experience as a Bioinformatician and Genomics Scientist. His expertise spans experimental design, assay performance, data quality control, data analysis and data…

Head of Biostatistics  Email: a.bernard@qcif.edu.au Skills: Biostatistics—data modelling applied to life science and health, high-dimensional data analysis, and R programming  Anne joined QCIF in early 2014 as a Senior Biostatistician to provide research and clinical biostatistics competencies. As Head of Biostatistics since 2018, she manages the biostatistics team and its different clinics across Queensland for…

Senior Biostatistician Email: e.ryan@qcif.edu.au Clinical trial design and analysis; data modelling applied to life science and health.  Liz joined the QCIF Bioinformatics team in January 2020 as a Senior Biostatistician to help provide biostatistics support to QCIF Members and partners. In particular, Liz helps deliver biostatistics clinics to Children’s Health Queensland, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, and Metro South…

Senior Biostatistician Email: a.mehdi@qcif.edu.au Skills: Data integration, spatial genomics and proteomics, single-cell RNAseq, multiparametric immunophenotyping, microbiome, data analysis and visualisation. Ahmed joined QCIF in January 2021 as a Senior Biostatistician. Currently, he has dual appointment with UQ Diamantina Institute (UQDI) and QCIF. Ahmed has a strong background in biostatistics and bioinformatics and has experience in…

Director, Data Scientist Email: d.gorse@qcif.edu.au Phone: +61 7 3346 2624 Skills: Information management, data governance, data mining, data modelling and software development applied to life science and health.  Dominique (Dom) Gorse joined the Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB), now QCIF Bioinformatics, in 2007. As Director of QCIF Data Science and QCIF Bioinformatics, he provides…