Dr Pilib Ó Broin
Co-Investigator | Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics
Dr Ó Broin is an Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics in the School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences at University of Galway, where he directs the MSc Programmes in Biomedical Genomics and Genomics Data Science.
He is a PI in the Sonraí Health Data Science Research Cluster, where his group is engaged in highly innovative and impactful research in precision medicine, with a particular interest in cancer genomics. This work is primarily focused on the development and application of statistical and machine learning approaches for the integration of genetic and clinical data, in order to identify biomarkers for the prediction of disease progression, treatment response, and relapse risk.
In addition to his involvement in CluB, he is a Research Theme Lead in the €13.6M SFI Centre for Research Training (CRT) in Genomics Data Science and also leads UoG’s involvement in a €10.5M DTIF-funded project on cancer immunotherapies.