Professor Dr. David Humphreys

Biography

David Humphreys is a bioinformatician and lab scientist who manages the Genome core at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. He specializes in generating and analyzing high throughput sequencing data sets, contributing significantly to various research projects. He has extensive experience in molecular biology and computer science, managing the Genomics Bioinformatics Core Facility, where he oversees library preparation, sequencing, and downstream analysis. His active research collaborations primarily involve faculty at the Victor Chang Institute and cardiologists at St Vincent’s Hospital, utilizing RNA-Seq and exome/genome sequencing techniques. His contributions to genomics incorporate both laboratory work and bioinformatic analysis, particularly in generating sequencing libraries for RNA and DNA applications using Proton and Illumina sequencers.

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