Contact

Genome Innovation Hub

Institute for Molecular Bioscience

Queensland Bioscience Precinct (Building 80)

The University of Queensland

306 Carmody Road
St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia

General enquiries

Director

Professor Grant Montgomery

g.montgomery1@uq.edu.au

Phone: +61 7 3346 2612

Operations Manager

Dr. Brooke Purdue

b.purdue@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3346 2607

Staff directory

GIH research team
	Stacey Andersen Senior Research Assistant Genome Innovation Hub Senior Research Assistant IMB Sequencing Facility	s.andersen2@uq.edu.au
	Dr Jun Ma Research Assistant Genome Innovation Hub	jun.ma@imb.uq.edu.au
	Valentine Murigneux Senior research assistant Genome Innovation Hub Bioinformatician QCIF Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics	v.murigneux@uq.edu.au
	Dr Brooke Purdue Operations Manager Genome Innovation Hub	+61 7 33462607 b.purdue@uq.edu.au
	Dr Subash Rai Research Assistant Genome Innovation Hub	subash.rai@uq.edu.au
	Dr Di Xia Senior Research Assistant Genome Innovation Hub	d.xia@imb.uq.edu.au
	Jun Xu Research Assistant Genome Innovation Hub	jun.xu@uq.edu.au
	Dr Sohye Yoon Research Assistant Genome innovation Hub	s.yoon@uq.edu.au

GIH management group
	Associate Professor Scott Beatson Associate Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Affiliate Associate Professor UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine	+61 7 336 54863 scott.beatson@uq.edu.au
	Associate Professor Jessica Mar ARC Future Fellow Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) Affiliate Research Fellow Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)	j.mar@uq.edu.au
	Professor Grant Montgomery Director Genome Innovation Hub (GIH) Professorial Research Fellow - GL Institute for Molecular Biosciences (IMB) Affiliate Professorial Research Fellow Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Affiliate Professorial Research Fellow Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)	+61 7 3346 2612 g.montgomery1@uq.edu.au
	Dr Brooke Purdue Operations Manager Genome Innovation Hub	+61 7 33462607 b.purdue@uq.edu.au
	Dr Elizabeth Ross Research Fellow Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation	+61 7 334 62162 e.ross@uq.edu.au

GIH Steering Committee
	Professor Paul Clarke Director, UQ Diamantina Institute The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine	paul.clarke@uq.edu.au
	Professor Helen Cooper Deputy Director (Research) Queensland Brain Institute	h.cooper@uq.edu.au
	Associate Professor Claire Côte Director Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry Sustainable Minerals Institute	c.cote@uq.edu.au
	Professor Ian Henderson Director Institute for Molecular Bioscience Affiliate Professor UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine Affiliate Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	i.henderson@imb.uq.edu.au
	Professor Robert Henry Professor of Innovation in Agriculture Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation	robert.henry@uq.edu.au
	Associate Professor Lee Hickey Principal Research Fellow Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
	Professor Phil Hugenholtz ARC Australian Laureate Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Affiliate Professor The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine	p.hugenholtz@uq.edu.au
	Professor Grant Montgomery Director Genome Innovation Hub (GIH) Professorial Research Fellow - GL Institute for Molecular Biosciences (IMB) Affiliate Professorial Research Fellow Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Affiliate Professorial Research Fellow Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)	+61 7 3346 2612 g.montgomery1@uq.edu.au
	Professor David Paterson Director UQ Centre for Clinical Research Faculty of Medicine	d.paterson1@uq.edu.au
	Professor Alan Rowan Institute Director Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology	alan.rowan@uq.edu.au
	Professor Joe Shapter Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Res Infra) Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) Affiliate Professor Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology	j.shapter@uq.edu.au
	Dr Kirsty Short Australian Research Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	k.short@uq.edu.au
	Professor Naomi Wray NHMRC Leadership Fellow - GL Institute for Molecular Bioscience Affiliate Professor Queensland Brain Institute	naomi.wray@uq.edu.au
	Professor Paul Young Head of School School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Affiliate Professor Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Affiliated Professor Institute for Molecular Bioscience	p.young@uq.edu.au

Collaborative researchers
	Associate Professor Mikael Boden Associate Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Affiliate Research Fellow Institute for Molecular Bioscience	m.boden@uq.edu.au
	Dr Cheong Xin Chan Senior Research Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Affiliate Research Fellow Institute for Molecular Bioscience	c.chan1@uq.edu.au
	Dr. Frank Chan Max Planck Research Group Leader Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society	frank.chan@tue.mpg.de
	Dr Seth Cheetham Honorary Fellow Mater Research Institute-UQ, Faculty of Medicine	seth.cheetham@mater.uq.edu.au
	Professor Paul Clarke Director, UQ Diamantina Institute The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine	paul.clarke@uq.edu.au
	A/Prof Lachlan Coin
	Joanna Crawford Senior Research Assistant Institute for Molecular Bioscience	j.crawford@imb.uq.edu.au
	Professor Bernard Degnan Director CMS & Professor School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science	b.degnan@uq.edu.au
	Professor Sandie Degnan Professor School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science	s.degnan@uq.edu.au
	Dr Katherine Dougan Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences	k.dougan@imb.uq.edu.au
	Associate Professor Peter Erskine Program Leader/Assoc Prof Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute	p.erskine@uq.edu.au
	Dr Adam Ewing Honorary Senior Fellow Mater Research Institute-UQ, Faculty of Medicine	adam.ewing@mater.uq.edu.au
	Professor Geoff Faulkner Professor in Neuroscience Queensland Brain Institute Affiliate Professor Mater Research Institute-UQ, Faculty of Medicine	geoffrey.faulkner@mater.uq.edu.au
	Dr Brian Forde Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow UQ Centre for Clinical Research Faculty of Medicine	b.forde@uq.edu.au
	Dr Agnelo Furtado Senior Research Fellow Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation	a.furtado@uq.edu.au
	Dr Emily Goodall Research Officer Institute for Molecular Bioscience	e.goodall@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Dom Gorse Director, Data Scientist QCIF Facility for Advanced Bioinformatics	d.gorse@qfab.org
	Associate Professor Craig Hardner Principal Research Fellow Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation	craig.hardner@uq.edu.au
	Dr Patrick Harris NHMRC Early Career Fellow UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine	p.harris@uq.edu.au
	Professor Ian Henderson Director Institute for Molecular Bioscience Affiliate Professor UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine Affiliate Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	i.henderson@imb.uq.edu.au
	Professor Robert Henry Professor of Innovation in Agriculture Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation	robert.henry@uq.edu.au
	Dr Mathew Jones Research Fellow The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine	mathew.jones@uq.edu.au
	Dr Ronan Kapetanovic Senior Research Officer Institute for Molecular Bioscience	r.kapetanovic@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Denuja Karunakaran IMB Fellow Institute for Molecular Bioscience	d.karunakaran@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Sanjaya KC Research Officer Institute for Molecular Bioscience	sanjaya.kc@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Hannah Leeson Postdoctoral Research Fellow Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology	h.leeson@uq.edu.au
	A/Prof Andrew Mallett Adjunct Senior Fellow Institute for Molecular Bioscience Associate Professor Royal Brisbane Clinical Unit, Faculty of Medicine	a.mallett@uq.edu.au
	Dr Quan Nguyen Senior Research Fellow - Group Leader Institute for Molecular Bioscience	quan.nguyen@imb.uq.edu.au
	Associate Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos ARC Future Fellow School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science	d.ortizbarrientos@uq.edu.au
	Dr Dmitry Ovchinnikov Research Fellow - StemCore Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology	d.ovchinnikov@uq.edu.au
	Dr Nathan Palpant Senior Research Fellow - GL Institute for Molecular Bioscience	n.palpant@uq.edu.au
	Professor David Paterson Director UQ Centre for Clinical Research Faculty of Medicine	d.paterson1@uq.edu.au
	Dr Minh-Duy Phan Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	m.phan1@uq.edu.au
	Katherine Pinto-Irish PhD candidate Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute	k.pintoirish@uq.edu.au
	Dr Divya Ramnath Research Officer Institute for Molecular Bioscience	d.ramnath@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Rebecca San Gil FightMND Research Fellow Queensland Brain Institute	r.sangil@uq.edu.au
	Professor Mark Schembri Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	m.schembri@uq.edu.au
	Professor Matt Sweet Professorial Research Fellow - GL Institute for Molecular Bioscience Affiliated Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences	m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au
	Dr Milos Tanurdzic Senior Lecturer School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science	m.tanurdzic@uq.edu.au
	Professor Gene Tyson ARC Future Fellow School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science Deputy Director Australian Centre for Ecogenomics (ACE)	g.tyson@uq.edu.au
	Dr Delaney Burnard Postdoctoral Research Fellow UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine	d.burnard@uq.edu.au
	Dr Antony Van der Ent UQ Amplify Researcher, Senior Research Fellow Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute	a.vanderent@uq.edu.au
	Jessica von Pein PhD candidate Institute for Molecular Bioscience	jessica.vonpein@uq.net.au
	Dr Adam Walker Ross Maclean Fellow Queensland Brain Institute	adam.walker@uq.edu.au
	Professor Mark Walker Professor School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science	mark.walker@uq.edu.au
	Dr Melanie Wilkinson Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science	m.wilkinson2@uq.edu.au
	Professor Ernst Wolvetang Senior Group Leader Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology	e.wolvetang@uq.edu.au