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Biography

Michael is a Research Scientist at the Australian eHealth Research Centre and CSIRO Health and Biosecurity Business Unit. His current research focuses on the development of computational approaches to identify novel biomarkers for the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases.

He received a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Western Australia and was a postdoctoral researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, prior to joining CSIRO in 2018.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2007-2008

    Summer of code scholarship
    Google

  • 2009-2010

    Aquimob Award
    Region Aquitaine

  • 2011-2011

    Apple Young developper Award
    Apple

  • 2012-2013

    UQ-UWA Bilateral Research collaboration Award
    University of Queensland

Academic Qualifications

  • 2007

    Bachelor degree in Molecular Biology
    University of Bordeaux

  • 2010

    Masters degree in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics
    University of Bordeaux

  • 2015

    PhD Bioinformatics
    University of Western Australia

Professional Experiences

  • 2015-2017

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology

  • 2011-2012

    Bioinformatician
    Western Australia Institute for Medical Research

  • 2010-2010

    Bioinformatician (intern)
    Queensland Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics (QFAB)

  • 2004-2005

    Scientific software developer
    Mundipharma