Michael is a software engineer with a passion for creative solutions that make existing processes easier and more efficient. Michael obtained a Bachelor of Science (Maths and Physics) and Bachelor of Computer Science from Monash University. Prior to joining the CPG, Michael worked across the University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre building workflow systems for truly portable genomics analysis, and has also worked for the Bureau of Meteorology and the Compass school management platform. At the CPG, Michael led the software team, which builds out software systems to scale and support the analysis of genomics.
The Centre for Population Genomics is a joint national initiative of Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The Institutes are national leaders in genomic research, with complementary strengths spanning large-scale genomics, data science, population health, and clinical impact.
The Centre for Population Genomics values diversity in our team and our work. We believe that including all human diversity in genomic research will empower medical care that benefits everyone.
We pay our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to their Elders past and present. We gratefully accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart “to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future”.