Dr Alexandre Xavier is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Murray Cairns’ Complex Disease and Precision Medicine group at The University of Newcastle. He obtained his PhD in Medical Genetics in 2020, where his doctoral work identified novel causative genes in inherited colorectal cancer. His research now focuses on pharmacogenomics, developing computational tools and databases to accelerate the translation of genomic discoveries into precision medicine applications.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, Dr Xavier applies his expertise in bioinformatics, statistical genetics, and workflow automation to large-scale genomic datasets, including whole genome sequencing, genome-wide association studies, and methylation profiling. His current projects leverage data from diverse cohorts, including the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank and international consortia, to uncover genetic determinants of drug response and optimise treatment strategies for complex psychiatric disorders and cardiovascular disease.

Dr Xavier’s background spans both laboratory and computational science, encompassing next-generation sequencing (short- and long-read), genotyping and methylation arrays, and advanced multi-omics integration.