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Dr. JUE SHENG ONG
Statistical Geneticist
Herston, Brisbane,Australia
Summary
Passionate and diversely trained early-career academician with a track record of >70 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has an interest in research-commercialisation for projects in data sciences.
Research: My research studies the use of statistical models applied to large-scale genetic and biobank data to help us understand what causes diseases such as cancers in diverse populations. I was recently awarded the Australian NHMRC Investigator grant EL1 ($650,000) for 2023-2027.
Commercialisation: Apart from academic research, I also co-lead the establishment of a biobank analytics project in Malaysia. Currently, I am the principal lead and co-founder for a e-cohort and clinical trial recruitment SaaS platform commercialisation project (QIMR) in Australia.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder
QTrialBank E-Analytics
Brisbane, QLD
01.2023 - Current
- Start-up commercial project (QtrialBank) to embed information from an e-cohort to be delivered as a Software-as-a-service online dashboard product to navigate recruitment processes for targeted trials.
- Initialised the business concept and product design for the SaaS platform. Conducted target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
- Draft business proposals for fundraising.
Senior Research Officer (MacGregor Lab)
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
01.2023 - Current
- Lead and support publications of scientific discoveries spearheaded by MacGregor Lab on the genetics of complex traits.
- Engage researchers from LMICs to discuss economic and equity-related concerns of talent acquisition and development of genomic resources (as part of my research into genetics in diverse ancestries)
- Liaise external collaborations on research work in glaucoma, cancers and gut disorders.
- Provide day-to-day subject mentorship and studentship support to PhD students and other early-career researchers in the department. Currently, co-supervisor for 2 PhD student, and anticipated principal supervisor for 1 upcoming PhD student (starting Jul 2023).
Co-founder, Strategist
Angsana Biobank Analytics
11.2022 - Current
- Initiated start-up project for establishing a biobank-based analytics program in Malaysia.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Designed study protocol, project milestones and proposals for data-partnership.
Research Officer (MacGregor Lab)
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
04.2019 - 12.2022
- Authored professional scientific papers for publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
- Managed on-site biobank datasets.
- Provide training and technical support on study methodologies, including co-supervision for 1 PhD student.
Research Assistant (Broer Lab)
ANU Research School of Biology
04.2015 - 09.2015
- Designed and utilized advanced analytical models (amino acid homeostasis) to analyze data sets.
- Performed statistical and quantitative analysis for lab experiments.
Research Assistant (Foret Lab)
ANU Research School of Biology
08.2014 - 02.2015
- Developed machine learning software to analyze and classify transcriptomic data.
- Work featured in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reed Studies 2014 annual report
Education
Ph.D. - Statistical Genetics
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD 07.2015 -
Master of Mathematical Science -
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 07.2013 -
Graduate Certificate of Studies -
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 02.2013 -
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies -
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 02.2010 -
Skills
Genetics and Programming Software Proficiencyundefined
Additional Information
- Best Poster Award (ECR category) Genemappers, Hobart 2023
- QIMR Breakthrough Award (2021) - Joint recipient
- Scientific Reports Top 100 (2017) - work voted top 100 in journal for extensive reach.
- QIMR Berghofer PhD Top-Up Scholarship (2017)
- Summer in Statistical Genetics (SISG) Brisbane 2017 Tuition Fee Scholarship
- University of Queensland International Scholarship (2015)
- UQ Winter School Travel Bursary 2014
- ANU Vice Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation (2013 and 2014)
- AMSI Competitive Conference Travel Award for BioInfo'Summer 2013
Grants
Awarded:
• QIMRB Research Support Package 2023: competitive $125,000 AUD awarded with 1 fully supported PhD studentship
• Australian NHMRC Investigator grant (EL1) 2022 : competitive $650,000 AUD awarded
• Australian NHMRC project grant 2017*: competitive $392,638 AUD awarded to Prof. Stuart MacGregor in 2017.
* Jue Sheng Ong was involved in drafting and provided critical feedback on the proposal. Ong delivered 8 publications as first author for projects supported by this grant.
Applied:
• QIMR Berghofer Q-Accelerator grant 2023 - at EOI stage (Budget $385,000 AUD)
To support the establishment and development of MVP for research commercialization project, QTrialBank, aimed at delivering data-driven solutions for more efficient and economic trial recruitment strategies through the use of cloud computing services.
Software
Statistical package R
Shell
MS Office
Management software (Jira)
LaTeX typesetting
Adobe Illustrator
Certification
CPA Australia (Associate)
Work Availability
monday
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wednesday
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friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Timeline
Founder
QTrialBank E-Analytics
01.2023 - Current
Senior Research Officer (MacGregor Lab)
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
01.2023 - Current
Co-founder, Strategist
Angsana Biobank Analytics
11.2022 - Current
Research Officer (MacGregor Lab)
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
04.2019 - 12.2022
Ph.D. - Statistical Genetics
University of Queensland
07.2015 -
Research Assistant (Broer Lab)
ANU Research School of Biology
04.2015 - 09.2015
Research Assistant (Foret Lab)
ANU Research School of Biology
08.2014 - 02.2015
CPA Australia (Associate)
08-2013
Master of Mathematical Science -
Australian National University
07.2013 -
Graduate Certificate of Studies -
Australian National University
02.2013 -
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies -
Australian National University
02.2010 -
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