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Bernie Pope

Computer scientist and bioinformatician

Overview

I am a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne. I work in the fields of computer science and bioinformatics, where I apply scalable and robust computational methodologies to key challenges in human health, particularly in genomics and cancer.

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Other Affiliations and Duties

News

Recent presentations

  • Defining a Data Commons, GA4GH Cancer Community Cancer Data Commons: insights gained and future directions, 16 September 2024.
  • GUARDIANS — Advancing human genomics research in Australia, GA4GH 12th Plenary, 18 - 19 September 2024.
  • Australian BioCommons Landscape, The landscape of international human genomics data sharing and analysis activities, 12 September 2024.

Recent activities

  • 18 September 2025: Gave presented about the role of data commons infrastructure in data governance at the InGeNA Member Session on Data Privacy & Sovereignty in Genomics
  • 16 September 2025: Gave presentation about the GUARDIANS program to the ELIXIR Human Data Communities group
  • 7 May 2025: Gave lecture on Parallelism for the Masters of Science (Bioinformatics), The University of Melbourne
  • 11-13 March 2025: Attended the Bioplatforms Australia All Hands Meeting, Yarra Valley
  • 20-21 February 2025: Attended the first in-person meeting of the GUADIANS project