Steven J. Robbins

Dr. Steven J. Robbins has extensive experience in the field of microbial genomics and data analysis. From 2015 to 2018, they worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, where they focused on recovering genomes from microbial taxa associated with corals in the Great Barrier Reef. During their time there, Dr. Robbins made significant contributions to the field by successfully achieving this feat for the first time.

In 2018, Dr. Robbins moved to The University of Queensland, where they took on the role of Lead Data Scientist. In this position, they spearheaded research and coordination efforts for Australia's Integrated Marine Observing Station (IMOS) Microbial Genomes initiative. Their work involved using long-read Oxford Nanopore sequencing (ONT) to identify microbial indicators of reef stress and establish a database of 10,000 microbial genomes from the Great Barrier Reef.

Dr. Robbins continued their work at The University of Queensland until present, where they currently hold the role of Lead Data Analyst. Their research aims to assemble the largest high-quality database of microbial genomes from the Great Barrier Reef, furthering our understanding of reef health and stress indicators.

Steven J. Robbins, PhD earned their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology, General from Kent State University from 2006 to 2011. Steven J. went on to complete their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Bioinformatics and Microbial Ecology at The University of Queensland from 2011 to 2015.