Samuel Leung

Data manager

Samuel completed a M.Sc. in computer science at the University of Victoria in 2006. He has worked as software engineer in Motorola Canada (2000-2002) and has joined the Genetic Pathology Evaluation Centre as 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 program in hematology laboratories across British Columbia. As project coordinator and researcher for the International Ki67 Working Group (https://www.ki67inbreastcancerwg.org/), he has developed a training module as well as a mobile application (iOS and Android) to help standardize assessment of Ki67 immunohistochemistry assay. His other active projects involve developing a data pipeline for extracting clinical data from British Columbia Health registry and developing/maintaining a software system for managing laboratory resource requests such as specimen request, outcome data request and informatics services request.