Gordon Smyth
Division Head at The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolGordon Smyth is a statistical bioinformatician and Division Head at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with over 23 years of experience developing statistical methods and computational algorithms for genomic data analysis. He leads a lab that translates high-throughput assays—RNA-seq, mass spectrometry, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, BS-seq and Hi-C—into interpretable insights about gene regulation and disease mechanisms such as cancer and immune disorders. Holding a PhD in Statistics, he combines deep methodological expertise with long-standing collaborative ties to biomedical researchers, shaping both tools and biological interpretation. His career spans senior academic and leadership roles across Australian and international institutions, reflecting sustained contributions to both research and training. Notably, he balances strategic division leadership with hands-on methodological development, ensuring new experimental technologies are matched by robust statistical approaches. Based in Melbourne, he serves as an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, connecting institute-scale projects with academic rigor.
23 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Honours, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Honours, Mathematics at The University of Western Australia
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Github Skills (39)
bioconductor9
bioinformatics8
genomics7
rcpp6
tensor6
glmm6
matrix6
boolean6
devtools6
distributions6
rtools6
r-package6
boolean-logic6
r6
csv5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cran/limma
Sep 2004 - Sep 2007
Contributions:41 commits in 3 years 1 month
cran/statmod
Feb 2003 - Jan 2023
Contributions:96 commits in 20 years 2 months
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