Bioinformatics

Group Head: Dr William Ritchie

The Bioinformatics group collects and makes sense of the data generated by Centenary Institute's research labs - quickening the pace of medical research.

Bioinformatics approaches utilize computational analysis of large complex data sets, representing data in new and unique ways. This enables researchers to understand the basis of many the world's most confronting medical research questions, including cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis and liver cirrhosis.

Bioinformatics is essential to the development of personalised approaches in medicine. It empowers researchers to understand the complex and multi-faceted nature of human disease, helping bring new therapies and treatments to light faster.

The establishment of the Bioinformatics Department was made possible by Centenary Foundation’s fundraising efforts.

Fundamental, highly significant biological questions, pivotal to understanding human disease require complex computational Bioinformatics analysis.

Dr Ritchie's group assesses questions raised by a broad range of medical and biological research projects and also provides specialist bioinformatics services not only to Centenary’s researchers but also to external collaborators, including the University of Sydney.