MSc | Data Manager

Samuel Leung

Samuel completed a M.Sc. in computer science at the University of Victoria in 2006. He worked as a software engineer at Motorola Canada (2000-2002) and joined the Genetic Pathology Evaluation Centre as a data manager in 2005. His passion is in data pipelines and custom software development to support clinical research. He has developed a pathology image database (www.gpec.ubc.ca/atlas) that is being used in quality assurance programs in hematology laboratories across British Columbia. As project coordinator and researcher for the International Ki67 Working Group (www.ki67inbreastcancerwg.org), he has developed a training module as well as a mobile application (iOS and Android) to help standardize the assessment of Ki67 immunohistochemistry assays. His other active projects involve developing a data pipeline for extracting clinical data from the British Columbia Health Registry and developing/maintaining a software system for managing laboratory resource requests such as specimen, outcome data, and informatics service requests.