Our People
Our People
Management and Operations
A/Prof Daniel Park
A/Prof Bernie Pope
Dr Vicky Perreau
Dr Frances Taylor
On maternity leave
Huiting Wang
Dr Brett Holman
Claudia Curcio
Bioinformaticians
A/Prof Daniel Park
A/Prof Bernie Pope
Dr Vicky Perreau
Dr Anna Syme
Catherine Bromhead
Dr Thomas Harrop
Dr Gayle Philip
Dr Nuwan Goonasekera
Grace Hall
Dr Chol-Hee Jung
Dr Khalid Mahmood
Steven Morgan
Jessica Chung
Adam Taranto
PhD Students
Jessica Chung
Alex Eisner
Sam Tanner
Alice Whitehead
Remembering Simon Gladman
Simon Gladman, our Senior Research Fellow and Galaxy Lead, was a deeply valued and much-loved member of Melbourne Bioinformatics as well as the wider Galaxy community. His sudden passing on 26 November 2022 was a terrible shock to his family, friends, and colleagues, here in Australia and around the world. In the days after his death there were many tributes to him, from Australian BioCommons, Galaxy Australia, Galaxy Project, QCIF, and many of his colleagues. In addition, Simon's memory has been honoured by Australian BioCommons with the Simon Gladman Travel Grant.
Simon was incredibly passionate about Galaxy, and it is both fitting and entirely characteristic that with his last activities on behalf of Melbourne Bioinformatics he was sharing his enthusiasm and his expertise. He travelled to Freiburg in October to present on Pulsar and Total Perspective Vortex at the 2022 European Galaxy Days, and in November he worked on Galaxy workflows and pipelines as part of the 1st BioHackathon Europe Australian Outpost. Simon was also heavily involved in preparations for bringing the Galaxy Community Conference to Australia, and although he couldn’t be there he played an important part in making GCC2023 such a big success.
Our Academic Lead, A/Prof Danny Park, wrote at the time that 'to me, and I’m sure to many, Simon felt like a big brother. He has been a real community leader within our field and beyond, and his passing will leave a gaping hole in so many ways. With his contributions to Galaxy Australia, especially, Simon has left an impressive legacy that will live on.'