Katie has a background in computational biology, obtaining her BCMS(Hons) degree in computer science from the University of Waikato, New Zealand and her PhD in statistical genetics from the University of Cambridge (based at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute).
Most recently she has spent several years in the drug discovery industry, including at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston and the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research in Switzerland, where she was working to translate genomic insights into novel therapeutics.
Katie co-leads the Population Analysis team, leveraging large-scale genomic datasets to better understand human health and disease.
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”.
