About
I am one half of the Computational Biology Facility (CBF) Management team and a data scientist. In my dual role, I provide strategic and operational support to a team of data scientists, overseeing projects, line management, and day-to-day coordination whilst still working on data science projects. I am passionate about addressing biological inquiries using multi-omic approaches that encompass both fine-scale and broad-scale factors, ranging from individual genes and proteins to systems biology and evolutionary ecology. I teach on CBF courses in a variety of topics, largely the basics of using R, Data Science and data visualisation best practices.
My previous research work at the CBF involved me acting as liaison to EATC4C at Alder Hey hospital, working a number of projects geared towards using various -omics approaches (transcriptomics and methylomics) and data integration in order to determine distinguishing patterns of rare paediatric diseases. I have also worked in integrating microbiome and metabolomic datasets and written bespoke software.
I was at the University of Liverpool as a student for some time prior to becoming staff. I completed my PhD under the supervision of Seth Barribeau, wherein I investigated the immune system of bees of various social lifestyles using evolutionary, transcriptomic and microbial ecological approaches. It was during this time that I honed my skills in bioinformatics, molecular science, wet-lab techniques and data science.