Dr Beben Benyamin

Dr Beben Benyamin is Senior Lecturer and NHMRC Career Development Fellow at School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia. He is also an Honorary Senior Fellow at Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the University of Queensland. He uses statistics applied to large-scale omics data (big data) to understand the genetic and epigenetic causes of human traits and diseases. He graduated from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) Indonesia (2000), University of Sydney, Australia (2002) and University of Edinburgh, UK (2007). He did his postdoctoral training at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (2007-2011). Prior joining University of South Australia, he worked as Research Fellow at the Program in Complex Trait Genomics, the University of Queensland (2012-2017). He published in the area of quantitative genetics and statistical genomics of complex traits and diseases. His current interest is on the application of statistical genomic methods to neurodegenerative diseases, especially motor neuron disease.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy The University of Edinburgh

• Master of Agriculture (Animal Science) The University of Sydney

Work history

BSc (2000) Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

MAgr (2002) The University of Sydney, Australia

PhD (2007) The University of Edinburgh, UK

Research Officer (2006-2010) QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

Senior Research Officer (2010-2011)  QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

Research Fellow (2012-2017) The University of Queensland, Australia

Senior Lecturer (2017-Present) University of South Australia, Australia