Dr Lilly Yuen is a Senior Medical Scientist and Bioinformatician in the Research and Molecular Development (R&MD) Department of the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL). Her work is focused on the application of bioinformatics to all research projects in the department. The main areas that Lilly is currently working on include molecular evolution of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and management of complex datasets generated by high-throughput instruments. The latter involves the development of databases and in-house computer programs to ensure rapid, reliable and consistent methodologies are used for complex data processing and mining in a clinical setting.
