About the Speaker Prof. Aaron Darling, Founder and Director of Third Hop Bioconsulting, brings extensive experience spanning academia, startups, industry, and biotech. With a wealth of knowledge about the diverse fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, he offers unique insights into the varied career opportunities within these domains. In addition to his academic achievements, he

Key Takeaways from Chat About the Speaker Emily is a Principal Data Scientist at Suncorp Australia, leading a team of 10 talented data scientists within Suncorp’s Data Science and AI Centre of Excellence. Her team collaborates with various business units to develop and implement innovative solutions that drive operational efficiency. Currently, she focuses on utilising

Key Takeaways from Chat About the Speaker Natalie is a Senior Research Scientist and leads the Genome Insights team within CSIRO’s Transformational Bioinformatics Group. She is a recognised expert in her domain, with research achievements in population-scale genomics, complex genetic diseases, and precision medicine. She is passionate about developing technology to impact health and understand

James Breen is a Bioinformatician & Chief Data Scientist at Black Ochre Data Labs, an Indigenous Genomics and public health research team co-funded by Telethon Kids Institute and Australian National University. In this Q&A talk, he discusses the non-traditional path he took to become a team leader in Bioinformatics, from starting off as a failed

Julien is a Senior Scientist – Bioinformatician at Pathology Queensland and Adjunct Associate Lecturer at The University of Adelaide. He commenced his training in bioinformatics during a Masters in molecular biology back in France, where he decided to specialize in evolutionary genetics. At that time, manipulation of larger datasets had just begun to emerge as the