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Michael Hipwell

Michael Hipwell
Michael Hipwell

Senior Hospital Scientist, Statewide Services - Genomics

Awabakal. Michael Hipwell

Michael has worked as a sci­en­tist in diag­nos­tic genet­ic lab­o­ra­to­ries for approx­i­mate­ly 20 years in the pri­vate and pub­lic sec­tors. He has recent­ly tak­en up the Senior Sci­en­tist posi­tion in Genomics Statewide Ser­vices and is work­ing to estab­lish the Sequenc­ing Ser­vice at New­cas­tle to help strength­en the NSW Health Pathol­o­gy Genomics net­work across the state. Michael will be work­ing close­ly with the oth­er mem­bers of the Genomics team to devel­op the New­cas­tle ser­vice enabling it to pro­vide genomics sequenc­ing data for pathol­o­gists to report on and pro­vide to refer­rers so they can deliv­er a greater lev­el of per­son­alised care to the patients of NSW Health.

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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap

NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap
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